2012 studio album by Pat Metheny, Chris Potter, Ben Williams, Antonio Sánchez
Unity Band |
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Studio album by Pat Metheny, Chris Potter, Ben Williams, Antonio Sánchez |
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Released | June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12) |
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Recorded | February 2012 |
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Studio | Avatar Studios, New York City |
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Genre | Jazz |
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Length | 65:49 |
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Label | Nonesuch |
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Producer | Pat Metheny |
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Pat Metheny chronology |
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What's It All About (2011) | Unity Band (2012) | The Orchestrion Project (2013) | |
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [1] |
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BBC | favorable[3] |
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Unity Band is a studio album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny along with saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Ben Williams and drummer Antonio Sánchez. The album was released through Nonesuch Records on June 12, 2012, and received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album during the 2013 Grammy Awards, marking Metheny's 20th Grammy win.
Track listing
All music is composed by Pat Metheny
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "New Year" | 7:37 |
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2. | "Roofdogs" | 5:33 |
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3. | "Come and See" | 8:28 |
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4. | "This Belongs to You" | 5:20 |
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5. | "Leaving Town" | 6:24 |
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6. | "Interval Waltz" | 6:26 |
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7. | "Signals (Orchestrion Sketch)" | 11:26 |
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8. | "Then and Now" | 5:57 |
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9. | "Breakdealer" | 8:34 |
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Total length: | 65:49 |
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Personnel
Technical personnel
- Pat Metheny – producer
- Steve Rodby – associate producer
- Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
- James Farber – recording
- Pete Karam – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA
- Barbara De Wilde – artwork
- Jack Vartoogian, Jimmy Katz – photography
Charts
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
US Billboard 200[6] | 146 |
US Billboard Top Jazz Albums[7] | 2 |
Awards
Grammy Awards
References
- ^ Jurek, Thom. Unity Band - Pat Metheny : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ Gelly, Dave (June 24, 2012). "Pat Metheny: Unity Band ? review". The Observer. London. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ Le Gendre, Kevin. "BBC - Music - Review of Pat Metheny - Unity Band". BBC. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ Fordham, John (June 7, 2012). "Pat Metheny: Unity Band ? review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Phil (June 10, 2012). "Album: Pat Metheny, Unity Band (Nonesuch) - Reviews - Music - The Independent". London: The Independent. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Pat Metheny Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Pat Metheny Chart History: Jazz Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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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