2002 studio album by Pat Metheny Group
Speaking of Now |
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Studio album by Pat Metheny Group |
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Released | February 12, 2002 (February 12, 2002) |
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Studio | Right Track, New York City |
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Genre | Jazz fusion |
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Length | 72:05 |
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Label | Warner Bros. |
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Producer | Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays |
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Pat Metheny chronology |
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Trio → Live (2000) | Speaking of Now (2002) | One Quiet Night (2003) | |
Speaking of Now is the tenth studio album by the Pat Metheny Group. It was released in 2002 by Warner Bros. The band was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for the album in 2003.
Speaking of Now marks the first appearances of drummer Antonio Sánchez and multi-instrumentalist Cuong Vu as members of Metheny's band. Cameroonian musician Richard Bona also participated in the album's recording and tour, the latter of which particularly showcased his abilities on vocals and bass guitar.
In 2003, as part of the album's promotion, a concert was recorded in Japan and released on DVD and the Group performed on the PBS series Austin City Limits.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "As It Is" | | 7:42 |
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2. | "Proof" | | 10:18 |
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3. | "Another Life" | Metheny | 7:13 |
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4. | "The Gathering Sky" | | 9:27 |
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5. | "You" (song ends at 8:25; hidden intro to "On Her Way" directly follows) | Metheny | 8:57 |
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6. | "On Her Way" | | 5:42 |
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7. | "A Place in the World" | | 9:54 |
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8. | "Afternoon" | Metheny | 4:46 |
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9. | "Wherever You Go" | | 8:04 |
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Total length: | 72:05 |
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Bonus Track for JapanNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Epilogue" (Japanese bonus track) | Metheny | 4:07 |
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Total length: | 76:35 |
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On the Japanese pressing, an extra 30 seconds of silence is added at the end of "Wherever You Go" to create a longer gap before the bonus track "Epilogue".
Personnel
Additional musicians
Awards
Grammy Awards
References
- ^ Tauss, Lucy. "Speaking of Now - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Hovan, C. Andrew (1 February 2002). "Pat Metheny Group: Speaking of Now". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 995. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Group albums | As leader | |
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As group member/side man | |
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Solo albums | |
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Collaborations | - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1981, Mays)
- Song X (1986, Coleman)
- Electric Counterpoint (1989)
- I Can See Your House from Here (1994, Scofield)
- Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) (1997, Haden)
- Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (1999, Hall)
- Upojenie (2002, Jopek)
- Metheny Mehldau (2006, Mehldau)
- Metheny Mehldau Quartet (2007, Mehldau)
- Tap:John Zorn's Book of Angels Vol. 20 (2013, Zorn)
- Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny (2016, Vu)
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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