Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) explained

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]

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past Winners Search . GRAMMY.com . October 12, 2011.
2. Book: Charlie Haden. Pat Metheny . Booklet: beyond the Missouri Sky (short stories) . 1997 .
3. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 9th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2008. Penguin. New York. 978-0-141-03401-0. 624. Charlie Haden.
4. Gioffre, D. AllMusic Review accessed April 3, 2012