Pat Metheny Group
Letter From Home
The Story
"Letter From Home" is another great Pat Metheny-Lyle Mays work, this time stressing Brazilian elements and finding Metheny and Mays dabbling with the Synclavier on many cuts. The all-digital "Letter From Home" contains the type of depth and honesty not typical in many smooth jazz releases. True to form, Metheny makes extensive use of technology, but is insightful enough to do so in a very warm and soulful fashion. Like "Still Life (Talking)", "Letter From Home" is an excellent example of a CD release that is both a commercial and an artistic success.
The Music
| 06:25 | Have You Heard | Instrumental |
| 07:13 | Every Summer Night | Instrumental |
| 03:02 | Better Days Ahead | Instrumental |
| 06:55 | Spring Ain't Here | Instrumental |
| 00:56 | 45/8 | Instrumental |
| 07:54 | 5-5-7 | Instrumental |
| 04:52 | Beat 70 | Instrumental |
| 05:24 | Dream Of The Return | Instrumental |
| 07:54 | Are We There Yet | Instrumental |
| 03:03 | Vidala | Vocal |
| 05:23 | Slip Away | Instrumental |
| 02:33 | Letter From Home | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Pat Metheny | Electric and Acoustic Guitars, 12 String Guitar, Soprano Guitars, Tiple, Guitar Synthesizers, Synclavier, Production, Arrangements |
| Lyle Mays | Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Accordion, Trumpet, Synclavier, Production, Arrangements, Orchestration |
| Steve Rodby | Acoustic and Electric Basses, Production, Arrangements |
| Paul Wertico | Drums, Caja, Additional Percussion, Associate Production |
| Pedro Aznar | Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Marimba, Vibes, Tenor Sax, Charango, Melodica, Additional Percussion, Arrangements |
| Armando Marcal | Percussion |
| David Oakes | Associate Production |
| Rob Eaton | Engineering, Mixing |
| Alexander Haas | Mixing |
| Bruce Calder | Engineering Assistance |
| Roy Hendrickson | Additional Engineering |
| Niki Gatos | Technical Assistance |
| David Sholemson | Project Coordination |
| Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| Joji Sawa | Photography |
| Christopher Kehoe | Photography |
| Marc Katz | Photography |
| Mario Luiz Thompson | Photography |
| Skip Brown | Photography |
| Recorded spring 1989 at Power Station, NYC.
Mastered at Masterdisk. This album was recorded, mixed and mastered digitally. |
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