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1997 studio album by Pat Metheny Group
Imaginary Day is the ninth studio album by the Pat Metheny Group . It was released in 1997 by Warner Bros. Records . The album was strongly inspired by world music from Iran and Indonesia , and won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album . The song "The Roots of Coincidence" won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance ; critic Richard Ginnell of AllMusic described the song as a dramatic departure for the group: "[an] out-and-out rock piece with thrash metal and techno-pop episodes joined by abrupt jump cuts."
The album cover design by Stefan Sagmeister uses a simple pictographic substitution cipher for the name of the group and the title of the album.
History [ edit ]
This album marks the final appearance of longtime drummer Paul Wertico , who would leave in 2001 before the recording of Speaking of Now to work on other projects.
Track listing [ edit ]
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays except where noted:
Title Writer(s) 1. "Imaginary Day" 10:11 2. "Follow Me" 5:56 3. "Into the Dream" Metheny 2:27 4. "A Story Within the Story" 8:01 5. "The Heat of the Day" 9:44 6. "Across the Sky" ("Across the Sky" lasts for 4:46; hidden intro for "The Roots of Coincidence" directly follows) 5:13 7. "The Roots of Coincidence" 7:48 8. "Too Soon Tomorrow" Metheny 5:45 9. "The Awakening" 9:28
Personnel [ edit ]
Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer , 42-string Pikasso guitar
Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards
Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass, cello
Paul Wertico – drums
David Blamires – vocals, guitar, trumpet, mellophone , violin, recorder
Mark Ledford – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
Dave Samuels – percussion
Glen Velez – percussion
Don Alias – percussion
Mino Cinélu – percussion
Production [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
Grammy Awards
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Group albums
As leader
As group member/side man
Solo albums Collaborations
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1981, Mays )
Song X (1986, Coleman )
Electric Counterpoint (1989)
I Can See Your House from Here (1994, Scofield )
Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) (1997, Haden )
Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (1999, Hall )
Upojenie (2002, Jopek )
Metheny Mehldau (2006, Mehldau )
Metheny Mehldau Quartet (2007, Mehldau)
Tap:John Zorn's Book of Angels Vol. 20 (2013, Zorn )
Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny (2016, Vu )