What's It All About (Pat Metheny album)

What's It All About is a solo album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, released by Nonesuch Records on June 14, 2011. It is Metheny's first album which does not include his own material. On February 12, 2012, What's It All About received a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.

What's It All About
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 14, 2011 (2011-06-14)
RecordedFebruary 2011
StudioRight Track, New York City
GenreJazz, folk jazz, Americana
Length55:50
LabelNonesuch
ProducerPat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
Orchestrion
(2010)
What's It All About
(2011)
Unity Band
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
All About Jazz[2]

Track listing

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Bonus track on LP and digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."'Round Midnight"Thelonious Monk6:37
Bonus track on LP
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."This Nearly Was Mine"Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II4:29

Personnel

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Technical personnel

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  • Pat Metheny – producer
  • Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
  • Pat Metheny, Pete Karam, David Oakes – recording
  • Pete Karam – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA
  • Barbara de Wilde – design
  • Sandrine Lee – photography

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[3] 1
US Billboard 200[3] 125

Awards

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Grammy Awards

Year Category
2012 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album

References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. Pat Metheny: What's It All About > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
  2. ^ Georgievski, Nenad (9 October 2011). "Pat Metheny: What's It All About". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b "What's It All About - Pat Metheny". Allmusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.