From This Place

From This Place
Studio album by
Pat Metheny
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)
StudiosAvatar Studios in New York City, Sony Scoring Stage (orchestra) and Igloo Studio (percussion) in Los Angeles
GenreJazz Fusion
Length1:16:37
LabelNonesuch
ProducersPat Metheny, Steve Rodby
Pat Metheny chronology
Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny
(2016)		 From This Place
(2020)		 Road to the Sun
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
The GuardianStarStarStarStar
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStarStar
Tom HullB+((1-star Honorable Mention))

From This Place is a studio album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, released in February 2020 on the Nonesuch label.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny.

No.TitleLength
1."America Undefined"13:22
2."Wide and Far"8:26
3."You Are"6:13
4."Same River"6:43
5."Pathmaker"8:19
6."The Past in Us"6:23
7."Everything Explained"6:52
8."From This Place"4:40
9."Sixty-Six"9:38
10."Love May Take A While" (bonus track)5:57
Total length:1:16:37

Personnel

The image on the front cover is of a Category F5 tornado approaching Elie, Manitoba.

The individuals involved in the making of the album include Metheny and his traveling ensemble, plus a number of studio musicians, listed below.

Guest artists

References

  1. ↑ "Critic Reviews for From This Place". Metacritic.
  2. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Pat Metheny – From This Place". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Fordham, John (March 6, 2020). "Pat Metheny: From This Place review – wide-horizons music with freewheeling relish". The Guardian. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Layman, Will (April 13, 2020). "Pat Metheny Adds Strings to His Quartet on From This Place". PopMatters. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Pat Metheny". Tom Hull. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Pat Metheny : News: NEW ALBUM 'FROM THIS PLACE' AVAILABLE NOW". Patmetheny.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ West, Michael J. "Pat Metheny: From This Place (Nonesuch)". Jazztimes.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. ↑ "From This Place - Pat Metheny | Credits", AllMusic, retrieved September 16, 2020