New Chautauqua

by Pat Metheny

New Chautauqua cover art

Showcasing a deeply intimate side of the celebrated jazz guitarist, this solo effort entirely relies on multi-tracked acoustic and electric guitars without any backing rhythm section. The vast, pastoral compositions evoke the expansive landscapes of the American Midwest, seamlessly blending progressive folk techniques with fluid jazz phrasing. The album beautifully highlights his distinctive capacity for creating evocative, cinematic spaces through solitary instrumentation.

Genres

  • ECM Style Jazz
  • Progressive Folk

Tracklist

  1. New Chautauqua
  2. Country Poem
  3. Long Ago Child / Fallen Star
  4. Hermitage
  5. Sueño Con Mexico
  6. Daybreak