Beyond the Missouri Sky
(Short Stories)
Studio album by
Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)
RecordedDates before and April 15, 1996
StudioRight Track, New York City
GenreJazz
Length69:11
LabelVerve
ProducerCharlie Haden, Pat Metheny
Charlie Haden chronology
Now Is the Hour
(1996) 		Beyond the Missouri Sky
(Short Stories)
(1997) 		None but the Lonely Heart
(1997)
Pat Metheny chronology
Quartet
(1996) 		Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories)
(1997) 		Imaginary Day
(1997)

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]

Composition

"Tears of Rain" is an original composition for this project by Metheny, recorded with his sitar-guitar. In the CD booklet, Haden asserts (incorrectly) that Johnny Mandel's "The Moon Song" had never been recorded before.[2]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[3] AllMusic called it "a fine record when the material is happening, but a bit of a chore when it is not".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waltz for Ruth"Charlie Haden4:28
2."Our Spanish Love Song"Charlie Haden5:40
3."Message to a Friend"Pat Metheny6:13
4."Two for the Road"Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse5:16
5."First Song (for Ruth)"Charlie Haden6:37
6."The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress"Jimmy Webb4:05
7."The Precious Jewel"Roy Acuff3:47
8."He's Gone Away"Traditional4:18
9."The Moon Song"Johnny Mandel6:56
10."Tears of Rain"Pat Metheny5:30
11."Cinema Paradiso" (Love Theme)Andrea Morricone3:35
12."Cinema Paradiso" (Main Theme)Ennio Morricone4:24
13."Spiritual"Josh Haden8:22

Personnel

Awards

1997 – 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards[1]

Year Category
1998 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance

References

  1. ^ a b "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  2. ^ Charlie Haden; Pat Metheny (1997). Booklet: beyond the Missouri Sky (short stories).
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Charlie Haden". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 624. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ a b Gioffre, D. AllMusic Review accessed April 3, 2012
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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