The Unity Sessions
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| Live album by Pat Metheny | ||||
| Released | May 6, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | December 2014 | |||
| Venue | New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 116:03 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Pat Metheny, Steve Rodby | |||
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The Unity Sessions is a live album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, Chris Potter on saxophone and bass clarinet, Ben Williams on bass, and Antonio Sánchez on drums. It was recorded live in a black box theatre without an audience except for sound, lighting, and camera crew. The recording was released on DVD and Blu-Ray disc in 2015, then as a double CD in 2016.
The album received generally favourable reviews with Metacritic giving it a score of 80% from 4 reviews. The AllMusic review by Matt Collar states "Ultimately, while Metheny is the undisputed leader here, it's the thoughtful interplay of all the Unity Group's members that makes these sessions so involving". In The Observer Dave Gelly wrote, "This double album, recorded at the end of a year-long tour by his Unity Band, is as polished and sophisticated as any, but moments such as the opening melody of "This Belongs to You" or the gradual unfolding of "Born" are just plain elegant". Writing for The Guardian, John Fordham observed, "there's a generally exhilarating sense of freedom here, notably in improv exchanges between the players and with Metheny's one-man-band Orchestrion machine, that testifies to how attuned constant gigging has made them".
All compositions by Pat Metheny except where noted
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