Letter from Home

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Letter from Home
Studio album by Pat Metheny Group
Released	March 1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	Fusion, Jazz
Length	61:39
Label	Geffen
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link
Pat Metheny Group chronology
Still Life (Talking) (1987)	Letter from Home	The Road to You

Letter from Home, released in 1989 picks up where Still Life (Talking) leaves off, continuing to infuse Brazilian elements into light jazz.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Have You Heard" (Metheny) – 6:25
2. "Every Summer Night" (Metheny; dedicated to the city of Montreal, Quebec Canada) – 7:13
3. "Better Days Ahead" (Metheny) – 3:03
4. "Spring Ain't Here" (Metheny; dedicated to Stanley Turrentine) – 6:55
5. "45/8" (Metheny/Mays) – 0:57
6. "5-5-7" (Metheny/Mays) – 7:54
7. "Beat 70" (Metheny/Mays) – 4:55
8. "Dream of the Return" (Metheny; Spanish lyrics by Aznar) – 5:26
9. "Are We There Yet" (Mays) – 7:55
10. "Vidala" (Aznar) – 3:03
11. "Slip Away" (Metheny) – 5:25
12. "Letter from Home" (Metheny) – 2:33

[edit] Personnel

• Pat Metheny (acoustic & electric guitars, Synclavier, synthesizer)
• Pedro Aznar (vocals, tenor saxophone, pipes, melodica, vibraphone, marimba, acoustic guitar, charango, percussion)
• Lyle Mays (trumpet, piano, organ, keyboards, Synclavier)
• Steve Rodby (acoustic bass & electric bass)
• Paul Wertico (drums, percussion)
• Armando Marcal (percussion)

The album was recorded at The Power Station, New York, New York in 1989.

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1990	Pat Metheny Group	Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Pat Metheny Group
Pat Metheny | Lyle Mays | Steve Rodby | Antonio Sanchez | Cuong Vu | Grégoire Maret | Nando Lauria
Mark Egan | Dan Gottlieb | Nana Vasconcelos | Pedro Aznar | Paul Wertico | Armando Marcal | David Blamires | Mark Ledford | Luis Conte | Richard Bona
Discography
Pat Metheny Group | American Garage | Offramp | Travels | First Circle | The Falcon and the Snowman | Still Life (Talking) | Letter from Home | The Road to You | We Live Here | Quartet | Imaginary Day | Speaking of Now | The Way Up