What's It All About (Pat Metheny album)
What's It All About is a solo album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, released by Nonesuch Records on June 14, 2011. It is Metheny's first album which does not include his own material. On February 12, 2012, What's It All About received a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.
| What's It All About | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | June 14, 2011 |
| Recorded | February 2011 |
| Genre | Jazz, folk jazz |
| Length | 55:50 |
| Label | Nonesuch |
| Producer | Pat Metheny |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| All About Jazz | |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Sound of Silence" (Paul Simon) | 6:33 |
| 2. | "Cherish" (Terry Kirkman) | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Alfie" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) | 7:46 |
| 4. | "Pipeline" (Bob Spickard, Brian Carman) | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Garota de Ipanema" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) | 5:12 |
| 6. | "Rainy Days and Mondays" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) | 7:12 |
| 7. | "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" (Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman) | 6:03 |
| 8. | "Slow Hot Wind" (Henry Mancini, Norman Gimbel) | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Betcha by Golly, Wow" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) | 5:18 |
| 10. | "And I Love Her" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) | 6:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "This Nearly Was Mine" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) | 4:29 |
Personnel
- Pat Metheny – baritone guitar, 42-string guitar (track 1), 6-string guitar (track 4), nylon-string guitar (track 10)
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200[3] | 125 |
Awards
| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Grammy Award for Best New Age Album |
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References
- Jurek, Thom. Pat Metheny: What's It All About > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
- Georgievski, Nenad (9 October 2011). "Pat Metheny: What's It All About". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- "What's It All About - Pat Metheny". Allmusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
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