New Chautauqua
| New Chautauqua | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | August 1978 | |||
| Studios | Talent, Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 38:28 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Pat Metheny chronology | ||||
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New Chautauqua is a solo album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, recorded in August 1978 and released on ECM in April 1979.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| DownBeat | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed) |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
The Richmond Times-Dispatch wrote: "For all its delights, and they are considerable, Metheny's first solo venture is an exercise in arrangement and effect. As pure music, it drifts. The listener's attention does likewise."
Track listing
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "New Chautauqua" | 5:19 |
| 2. | "Country Poem" | 2:34 |
| 3. | "Long-Ago Child/Fallen Star" | 10:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hermitage" | 5:39 |
| 2. | "Sueño con Mexico" | 5:59 |
| 3. | "Daybreak" | 8:38 |
Personnel
- Pat Metheny – electric 6- and 12-string guitars, acoustic guitar, 15-string harp guitar, electric bass
Technical staff
- Manfred Eicher – producer
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording engineer
- Dieter Rehm – cover photography, design
- JoJi Sawa – back cover photography
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 3 |
| 1979 | Billboard Pop Albums | 44 |
References
- ↑ "New Chautauqua".
- ↑ Brisbane, Arthur S. (April 28, 1979). "Metheny's 'Chautauqua' Travels New Avenues of Pop". Kansas City Times. p. 9C.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "New Chautauqua - Pat Metheny | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ↑ DownBeat review, September 6, 1979, p. 36
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 993. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Gilmore, Mikal (2011). "Pat Metheny: New Chautauqua : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Bustard, C.A. (May 2, 1979). "Revolutions Per Minute". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. B6.
- ↑ "Pat Metheny Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
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