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
Pat Metheny Group chronology
Still Life (Talking)
(1987)		 Letter from Home
 The Road to You

Letter from Home is an album by the Pat Metheny Group, released in 1989 by Geffen Records. It picks up where Still Life (Talking) leaves off, continuing to infuse Brazilian elements into light jazz.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Have You Heard" (Pat Metheny) – 6:25
  2. "Every Summer Night" (Metheny; dedicated to the Montreal International Jazz Festival) – 7:13
  3. "Better Days Ahead" (Metheny) – 3:03
  4. "Spring Ain't Here" (Metheny; dedicated to and inspired by Stanley Turrentine) – 6:55
  5. "45/8" (Metheny, Lyle 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 Pedro Aznar) – 5:26
  9. "Are We There Yet" (Mays) – 7:55
  10. "Vidala" (Pedro Aznar) – 3:03
  11. "Slip Away" (Metheny) – 5:25
  12. "Letter from Home" (Metheny) – 2:33

[edit] Personnel

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
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