The Road to You is the second live album by the Pat Metheny Group that won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance.[3]

The Road to You
Live album by
Released1993 (1993)
VenueItaly, France
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length70:12
LabelGeffen
ProducerPat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
Secret Story
(1992)
The Road to You
(1993)
Zero Tolerance for Silence
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

The songs were recorded during concerts in Naples, Bari, Pescara, and Iesi, Italy; and Paris, Marseille, and Besançon, France. The last song is a solo guitar studio recording from the video More Travels.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Pat Metheny except where noted:

Side one:
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Have You Heard" 6:48
2."First Circle"Metheny, Mays9:03
Side two:
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Road to You" 5:45
2."Half Life of Absolution"Metheny, Mays15:19
3."Last Train Home" 5:10
Side three:
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Better Days Ahead" 5:12
2."Naked Moon" 5:30
3."Beat 70"Metheny, Mays5:06
Side four:
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Letter from Home" 2:33
2."Third Wind"Metheny, Mays9:50
3."Solo from More Travels" 3:40

Personnel

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Awards

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Grammy Awards

Year Category
1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "The Road to You: Recorded Live in Europe - Pat Metheny". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 994. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  4. ^ The Road to You (booklet). Geffen Records. 1993. p. 5.