Road to the Sun

Road to the Sun
Road to the Sun
Studio album by Pat Metheny
Released	March 5, 2021
Studio	John Kilgore Sound and Recording (tracks 1-4); Henson Recording Studios (tracks 5-10); 67 Studio, NYC67 Studio, NYC (track 11);
Genre	Classical crossover; chamber jazz; chamber music;
Length	56:39
Label	BMG-Modern
Producer	Pat Metheny, Steve Rodby
Pat Metheny chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
All About Jazz	^[3]

Road to the Sun is a studio album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, released in March 2021 on BMG's Modern Recordings label.^[4] The liner notes include credits for photos of a roseate tern and sooty tern, while the bird on the front cover most closely resembles a black-billed magpie.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny, except the final, which is by Arvo Pärt.

Four Paths of Light
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Part 1"	4:15
2.	"Part 2"	6:22
3.	"Part 3"	5:30
4.	"Part 4"	3:10

Road to the Sun
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Part 1"	4:22
6.	"Part 2"	6:45
7.	"Part 3"	3:29
8.	"Part 4"	4:06
9.	"Part 5"	6:25
10.	"Part 6"	3:24

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Für Alina"	Arvo Pärt	8:31

Personnel

Jason Vieaux – guitar (tracks 1-4)
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet – guitars (tracks 5-10)
Pat Metheny – guitar (tracks 6,9), 42-string Pikasso guitar (track 11)

Technical personnel

Pat Metheny – producer
Steve Rodby – co-producer
Pete Karam – recording, mixing, mastering
Doyle Partners – artwork and design

References

^ "Pat Metheny: Road to the Sun". Metacritic.
^ Jurek, Thom. "Pat Metheny: Road to the Sun". AllMusic.
^ Calvitti, Mario. "Pat Metheny: Road to the Sun". All About Jazz.
^ "Road to the Sun". patmetheny.com.
^ Alderton, David (2019). The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds of the World. Anness Publishing Ltd. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-7548-3423-6.

External links

"Pat Metheny – Road to the Sun". Discogs.

[1] "Pat Metheny: Road to the Sun". Metacritic.

[2] Jurek, Thom. "Pat Metheny: Road to the Sun". AllMusic.

[3] Calvitti, Mario. "Pat Metheny: Road to the Sun". All About Jazz.

[4] "Road to the Sun". patmetheny.com.

[5] Alderton, David (2019). The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds of the World. Anness Publishing Ltd. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-7548-3423-6.

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