Rejoicing (album)

Rejoicing is an album by the guitarist Pat Metheny that was released in 1984 by ECM. It features the guitarist in a trio with Charlie Haden on bass and Billy Higgins on drums, both of whom played and recorded with Ornette Coleman in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In addition to his own compositions, Metheny plays three compositions by Coleman, and Horace Silver's Lonely Woman (not to be confused with the Coleman composition of the same title, which Metheny does not play on the album).

Rejoicing
Studio album by Pat Metheny
Released	1984 (1984)
Recorded	November 29–30, 1983
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:53
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Pat Metheny chronology
Travels (1983) Rejoicing (1984) First Circle (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars and said, "Throughout this excellent set, Metheny and his sidemen engage in close communication and create memorable and unpredictable music."[1]

Track listing

Side one:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lonely Woman" (Horace Silver)	6:50
2.	"Tears Inside" (Ornette Coleman)	3:50
3.	"Humpty Dumpty" (Ornette Coleman)	5:42
4.	"Blues for Pat" (Charlie Haden)	6:06
5.	"Rejoicing" (Ornette Coleman)	3:24

Side two:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Story from a Stranger" (Pat Metheny)	5:53
2.	"The Calling" (Pat Metheny)	9:52
3.	"Waiting for an Answer" (Pat Metheny/Charlie Haden)	2:16

Personnel

• Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer
• Charlie Haden – double bass
• Billy Higgins – drums

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review: Rejoicing accessed 8 May 2011
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.