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Here is a preview of The Unity Sessions, taken from a filmed performance with Pat Metheny Unity Group—Chris Potter on sax and bass clarinet, Antonio Sanchez on drums, Ben Williams on bass, and multi-instrumentalist Giulio Carmassi—first released on DVD in 2015. The set comprises 13 songs by Metheny, one he co-wrote with Ornette Coleman, and one well known standard by Ray Noble.
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On 2012's Grammy-winning album Unity Band, Pat Metheny recorded with a band that highlighted tenor saxophone for the first time since 1980, featuring Chris Potter on sax and bass clarinet, Antonio Sanchez on drums, and Ben Williams on bass. With Kin (←→), out February 2014, Metheny has added multi-instrumentalist Giulio Carmassi and christened the ensemble Pat Metheny Unity Group. Watch a preview, set to various songs from the album, here.
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Watch a preview of Pat Metheny's upcoming album, Unity Band, featuring Chris Potter on sax and bass clarinet, longtime collaborator Antonio Sanchez on drums, and the up-and-coming Ben Williams on bass.
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Pat Metheny performs The Beatles' "And I Love Her," from his album What's It All About.
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Pat Metheny performs "Cherish," written by Terry Kirkman and made famous by The Association, off his album, What's It All About, released June 14, 2011.
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Pat Metheny performs "Garota de Ipanema" ("Girl from Ipanema") by Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes, off his album What's It All About, out on June 14, 2011.
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Pat Metheny performs "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be," by Carly Simon & Jacob Brackman, off his album What's It All About, out on June 14, 2011.
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Nonesuch Records releases What's It All About—a solo acoustic album from guitarist and composer Pat Metheny—on June 14, 2011. After nearly 40 recordings under his name, this marks the first time there is not a single Metheny composition represented. Rather, What's It All About comprises 10 classic songs, some very well known, that hold personal meanings for the guitarist. Listen to an excerpt from the album track "Alfie," by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
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In this seven-minute film, Pat Metheny walks viewers through the Orchestrion experience, explaining its origins and performing music from the adventurous “solo” recording that pairs the composer-guitarist with a phalanx of remarkable, custom-made instruments, played via solenoid switches and pneumatics.
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