Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) is a jazz album by the bassist Charlie Haden and the guitarist Pat Metheny. It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.
Composition "Tears of Rain" is an original composition for this project by Metheny, recorded with his sitar-guitar. In the CD booklet, Haden writes that Johnny Mandel's "The Moon Song" had never been recorded before, unaware of pianist Fred Hersch's 1994 recording of this composition first released in 1996.
Reception The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection. AllMusic called it "a fine record when the material is happening, but a bit of a chore when it is not".Gioffre, D. AllMusic Review accessed April 3, 2012
Track listing
Personnel Charlie Haden – double bass Pat Metheny – acoustic guitars and all other instruments
Technical personnel Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny – producers Jean-Philippe Allard, Daniel Richard – executive producers Jay Newland – recording, mixing Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA Latifa Azhar, Janush Kawa – session photography CB Graphic – design Patrice Beausejour – art director
Awards 1997 – 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards YearCategory1998Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance
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