The Unity Sessions

The Unity Sessions
Live album by Pat Metheny
Released May 6, 2016
Recorded December 2014, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 116:03
Label Nonesuch
554569-2
Producer Pat Metheny and Steve Rodby
Pat Metheny chronology
KIN (←→)
(2014)		 The Unity Sessions
(2016)		 Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny
(2016)

The Unity Sessions is an album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, Chris Potter on saxophone and bass clarinet, Ben Williams on bass, and Antonio Sánchez on drums recorded live in a black box theatre without an audience except for sound, lighting and camera crew.[1] The recording was first released on DVD and Blu-Ray disc in 2015 then as a double CD in 2016.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Observer[4]
The Guardian[5]

The album received generally favourable reviews with Metacritic giving it a score of 80% from 4 reviews.[6] The AllMusic review by Matt Collar states "Ultimately, while Metheny is the undisputed leader here, it's the thoughtful interplay of all the Unity Group's members that makes these sessions so involving".[3] In The Observer Dave Gelly wrote "This double album, recorded at the end of a year-long tour by his Unity Band, is as polished and sophisticated as any, but moments such as the opening melody of "This Belongs to You" or the gradual unfolding of "Born" are just plain elegant".[4] Writing for The Guardian John Fordham observed "there’s a generally exhilarating sense of freedom here, notably in improv exchanges between the players and with Metheny’s one-man-band Orchestrion machine, that testifies to how attuned constant gigging has made them".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Pat Metheny except as indicated

  1. "Adagia" - 2:09
  2. "Sign of the Season" - 10:43
  3. "This Belongs to You" - 5:40
  4. "Roofdogs" - 7:50
  5. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 5:02
  6. "Genealogy" - 2:05
  7. "On Day One" - 15:18
  8. "Medley" - 10:53
  9. "Come and See" - 12:55
  10. "Police People" (Ornette Coleman, Pat Metheny) - 2:53
  11. "Two Folk Songs (#1)" - 4:59
  12. "Born" - 7:52
  13. "Kin" - 11:07
  14. "Rise Up" - 12:29
  15. "Go Get It" - 4:19

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Nonesuch Record album info, accessed September 14, 2016
  2. ↑ Pat Metheny website: The Unity Sessions DVD entry, accessed September 14, 2016
  3. 1 2 Collar, Matt. Pat Metheny – The Unity Sessions > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Gelly, Dave (May 15, 2016). "Pat Metheny: The Unity Sessions review – everything flows beautifully". The Observer. London. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Fordham, John (May 13, 2016). "Pat Metheny: The Unity Sessions review - old gems and new favourites". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ Metacritic summary, accessed September 14, 2016
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