1997 studio album by Pat Metheny Group
Imaginary Day |
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Studio album by Pat Metheny Group |
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Released | October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07) |
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Recorded | Spring 1997 |
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Studio | Right Track, New York City |
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Genre | Jazz fusion |
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Length | 63:49 |
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Label | Warner Bros. |
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Producer | Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby |
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Pat Metheny chronology |
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Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) (1997) | Imaginary Day (1997) | Like Minds (1998) | |
Imaginary Day is the ninth studio album by the Pat Metheny Group. It was released in 1997 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was strongly inspired by world music from Iran and Indonesia, and won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. The song "The Roots of Coincidence" won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance; critic Richard Ginnell of AllMusic described the song as a dramatic departure for the group: "[an] out-and-out rock piece with thrash metal and techno-pop episodes joined by abrupt jump cuts."
The album cover design by Stefan Sagmeister uses a simple pictographic substitution cipher for the name of the group and the title of the album.
DVD recorded live at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga, California, USA, July 1998, released em 2001
History
This album marks the final appearance of longtime drummer Paul Wertico, who would leave in 2001 before the recording of Speaking of Now to work on other projects.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays except where noted:
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Imaginary Day" | | 10:11 |
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2. | "Follow Me" | | 5:56 |
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3. | "Into the Dream" | Metheny | 2:27 |
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4. | "A Story Within the Story" | | 8:01 |
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5. | "The Heat of the Day" | | 9:44 |
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6. | "Across the Sky" ("Across the Sky" lasts for 4:46; hidden intro for "The Roots of Coincidence" directly follows) | | 5:13 |
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7. | "The Roots of Coincidence" | | 7:48 |
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8. | "Too Soon Tomorrow" | Metheny | 5:45 |
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9. | "The Awakening" | | 9:28 |
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Personnel
- Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, 42-string Pikasso guitar
- Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards
- Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass, cello
- Paul Wertico – drums
- David Blamires – vocals, guitar, trumpet, mellophone, violin, recorder
- Mark Ledford – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
- Dave Samuels – percussion
- Glen Velez – percussion
- Don Alias – percussion
- Mino Cinélu – percussion
Production
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
Poland (ZPAV)[4] | Gold | 50,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Awards
Grammy Awards
See also
References
External links
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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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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