Orchestrion (album)
2010 studio album by Pat Metheny
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Orchestrion is a studio album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny that was released by Nonesuch Records on January 26, 2010.
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| Released | January 26, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | October 2009 | |||
| Studios | MSR Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:04 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Pat Metheny | |||
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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 |
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| 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, mixing
- Mark Wilder – mastering at Battery Sound, NYC, USA
- Barbara De Wilde – artwork
- Henry Leutwyler – photography
Score
In 2011 the complete score was published.[4]
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2010 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 3[5] |
| 2010 | Billboard 200 | 114[5] |