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The Way Up

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The Way Up
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
Recorded2003–2004
StudioRight Track, New York City
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length68:07
LabelNonesuch
ProducerPat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
One Quiet Night
(2003)
The Way Up
(2005)
Metheny/Mehldau
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
All About Jazz(favourable)[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The Way Up is the eleventh and final studio album by the Pat Metheny Group. It was released in 2005 and won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 2006. It is the last album in the prolific three-decade collaboration of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays.

Background

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The album consists of one 68-minute-long piece, split into four tracks. The piece is through composed, featuring complex shifts of dynamics and meter, and precise transitions between solo improvisation sections.

Swiss multi-instrumentalist Gregoire Maret is showcased on the harmonica and joined the Group for the album's world tour. The tour included a performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival, and an official concert recording of the Seoul, South Korea appearance was released on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays

No.TitleLength
1."Opening"5:17
2."Part One"26:27
3."Part Two"20:29
4."Part Three"15:54

Personnel

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Additional musicians

Technical personnel

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  • Pat Metheny – producer
  • Steve Rodby, Lyle Mays – co-producers
  • Rob Eaton – recording, mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA
  • Doyle Partners – design, photography

Awards

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Grammy Awards

Year Category
2006 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album

References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Way Up - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ Kelman, John (20 January 2005). "Pat Metheny Group: The Way Up". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 995. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.