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Beyond the Missouri Sky
(Short Stories)
Studio album by
Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)
Recorded1996
StudioRight Track Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length69:11
LabelVerve
ProducerCharlie Haden, Pat Metheny
Charlie Haden chronology
Night and the City
(1996) 		Beyond the Missouri Sky
(Short Stories)
(1997) 		None But the Lonely Heart
(1997)
Pat Metheny chronology
Quartet
(1996) 		Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)
(1997) 		Imaginary Day
(1997)

Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) is a jazz album by bassist Charlie Haden and guitarist Pat Metheny that won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.[1]

Composition

"Tears of Rain" is an original composition for this project by Metheny, recorded with his sitar guitar. According to Haden, "The Moon Song" by Johnny Mandel had never been recorded before.[2]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[3] The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a fine record when the material is happening, but a bit of a chore when it is not".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
AllMusic[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Waltz for Ruth" (Charlie Haden)4:28
2."Our Spanish Love Song" (Charlie Haden)5:40
3."Message to a Friend" (Pat Metheny)6:13
4."Two for the Road" (Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse)5:16
5."First Song (for Ruth)" (Charlie Haden)6:37
6."The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" (Jimmy Webb)4:05
7."The Precious Jewel" (Roy Acuff)3:47
8."He's Gone Away" (Traditional)4:18
9."The Moon Song" (Johnny Mandel)6:56
10."Tears of Rain" (Pat Metheny)5:30
11."Cinema Paradiso (Love Theme)" (Andrea Morricone)3:35
12."Cinema Paradiso (Main Theme)" (Ennio Morricone)4:24
13."Spiritual" (Josh Haden)8:22

Personnel

  • Charlie Haden – double bass
  • Pat Metheny – acoustic guitars and all other instruments

Awards

1997 – 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards[1]

Year Category
1998 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance

References

  1. ^ a b "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  2. ^ Charlie Haden; Pat Metheny (1997). "Booklet: beyond the Missouri Sky (short stories)". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Charlie Haden". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 624. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ a b Gioffre, D. Allmusic Review accessed April 3, 2012
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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