| Orchestrion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 26, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | October 2009 | |||
| Studio | MSR, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:04 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Pat Metheny | |||
| Pat Metheny chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[1] |
| All About Jazz | 
[2] |
Orchestrion is a studio album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny that was released by Nonesuch Records on January 26, 2010.
Metheny's orchestrionics were built by Eric Singer and the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots, Ken Caulkins at Ragtime West, Mark Herbert, Cyril Lance, and Peterson Electro-Musical Products. The set includes pianos, marimba, vibraphone, orchestra bells, basses, GuitarBots, percussion, cymbals and drums, blown bottles and other custom-fabricated, acoustic, mechanical instruments.
Track listing
All music is composed by Pat Metheny
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Orchestrion" | 15:48 |
| 2. | "Entry Point" | 10:28 |
| 3. | "Expansion" | 8:35 |
| 4. | "Soul Search" | 9:19 |
| 5. | "Spirit of the Air" | 7:45 |
| Total length: | 52:04 | |
Personnel
- Pat Metheny – guitar and orchestrionics
Technical personnel
- Pat Metheny – producer
- Steve Rodby – associate producer
- Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
- Joe Ferla – recording and mixing
- Mark Wilder – mastering at Battery Studios, New York City, USA
- Barbara De Wilde – artwork
- Henry Leutwyler – photography
Score
In 2011 the complete score was published. [3]
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 3 [4] |
| 2010 | Billboard 200 | 114 [4] |
References
- ^ Jurek, Thom. Pat Metheny: Orchestrion > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
- ^ Kelman, John (19 January 2010). "Pat Metheny: Orchestrion". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ Pat Metheny: Orchestrion: The Complete Score by Hal Leonard Pub ISBN 978-1423476030
- ^ a b "Orchestrion - Pat Metheny". Allmusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
| Orchestrion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 26, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | October 2009 | |||
| Studio | MSR, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:04 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Pat Metheny | |||
| Pat Metheny chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
[1] |
| All About Jazz |
[2] |
Orchestrion is a studio album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny that was released by Nonesuch Records on January 26, 2010.
Metheny's orchestrionics were built by Eric Singer and the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots, Ken Caulkins at Ragtime West, Mark Herbert, Cyril Lance, and Peterson Electro-Musical Products. The set includes pianos, marimba, vibraphone, orchestra bells, basses, GuitarBots, percussion, cymbals and drums, blown bottles and other custom-fabricated, acoustic, mechanical instruments.
Track listing
All music is composed by Pat Metheny
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Orchestrion" | 15:48 |
| 2. | "Entry Point" | 10:28 |
| 3. | "Expansion" | 8:35 |
| 4. | "Soul Search" | 9:19 |
| 5. | "Spirit of the Air" | 7:45 |
| Total length: | 52:04 | |
Personnel
- Pat Metheny – guitar and orchestrionics
Technical personnel
- Pat Metheny – producer
- Steve Rodby – associate producer
- Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
- Joe Ferla – recording and mixing
- Mark Wilder – mastering at Battery Studios, New York City, USA
- Barbara De Wilde – artwork
- Henry Leutwyler – photography
Score
In 2011 the complete score was published. [3]
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 3 [4] |
| 2010 | Billboard 200 | 114 [4] |
References
- ^ Jurek, Thom. Pat Metheny: Orchestrion > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
- ^ Kelman, John (19 January 2010). "Pat Metheny: Orchestrion". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ Pat Metheny: Orchestrion: The Complete Score by Hal Leonard Pub ISBN 978-1423476030
- ^ a b "Orchestrion - Pat Metheny". Allmusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.