Orchestrion (album)

Orchestrion is a studio album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny that was released by Nonesuch Records on January 26, 2010.

Orchestrion
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2010 (2010-01-26)
RecordedOctober 2009
StudioLegacy/MSR Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length52:04
LabelNonesuch
ProducerPat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
Quartet Live
(2009)
Orchestrion
(2010)
What's It All About
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
All About Jazz[2]

Metheny's orchestrionics were built by Eric Singer and the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots (LEMUR), Ken Caulkins at Ragtime West, Mark Herbert, Cyril Lance, and Peterson Electro-Musical Products. The set includes pianos, marimba, vibraphone, orchestra bells, basses, GuitarBots, percussion, cymbals and drums, blown bottles and other custom-fabricated, acoustic, mechanical instruments.

Track listing

All music is composed by Pat Metheny.

No.TitleLength
1."Orchestrion"15:48
2."Entry Point"10:28
3."Expansion"8:35
4."Soul Search"9:19
5."Spirit of the Air"7:45
Total length:52:04

Personnel

Charts

AlbumBillboard

Year Chart Position
2010 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 3[3]
2010 Billboard 200 114[3]

References

  1. Jurek, Thom. Pat Metheny: Orchestrion > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
  2. Kelman, John (19 January 2010). "Pat Metheny: Orchestrion". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. "Orchestrion - Pat Metheny". Allmusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
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