Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)
1997 studio album by Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny
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Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) is a jazz album by the bassist Charlie Haden and the guitarist Pat Metheny. It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.[1]
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| Released | February 25, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Dates before and April 15, 1996 | |||
| Studio | Right Track, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 69:11 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny | |||
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Composition
"Tears of Rain" is an original composition for this project by Metheny, recorded with his sitar-guitar. In the CD booklet, Haden writes that Johnny Mandel's "The Moon Song" had never been recorded before, unaware of pianist Fred Hersch's 1994 recording of this composition first released in 1996.[2][3]
Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[4] AllMusic called it "a fine record when the material is happening, but a bit of a chore when it is not".[5]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Waltz for Ruth" | Charlie Haden | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Our Spanish Love Song" | Charlie Haden | 5:40 |
| 3. | "Message to a Friend" | Pat Metheny | 6:13 |
| 4. | "Two for the Road" | Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse | 5:16 |
| 5. | "First Song (for Ruth)" | Charlie Haden | 6:37 |
| 6. | "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" | Jimmy Webb | 4:05 |
| 7. | "The Precious Jewel" | Roy Acuff | 3:47 |
| 8. | "He's Gone Away" | Traditional | 4:18 |
| 9. | "The Moon Song" | Johnny Mandel | 6:56 |
| 10. | "Tears of Rain" | Pat Metheny | 5:30 |
| 11. | "Cinema Paradiso" (Love Theme) | Andrea Morricone | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Cinema Paradiso" (Main Theme) | Ennio Morricone | 4:24 |
| 13. | "Spiritual" | Josh Haden | 8:22 |
Personnel
- Charlie Haden – double bass
- Pat Metheny – acoustic guitars and all other instruments
Technical personnel
- Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny – producers
- Jean-Philippe Allard, Daniel Richard – executive producers
- Jay Newland – recording, mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA
- Latifa Azhar, Janush Kawa – session photography
- CB Graphic – design
- Patrice Beausejour – art director
Awards
1997 – 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards[1]
| Year | Category |
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| 1998 | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance |