''Orchestrion'' is a studio album by jazz guitarist

Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He was the leader of the Pat Metheny Group (1977–2010) and continues to work in various small-combo, duet, and solo settings, as well as other side pr ...

that was released by

Nonesuch Records Nonesuch Records is an American record company and label owned by Warner Music Group, distributed by Warner Records (formerly Warner Bros. Records), and based in New York City. Founded by Jac Holzman in 1964 as a budget classical label, Nonesuch ...

on January 26, 2010. Metheny's orchestrionics were built by Eric Singer and the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots, Ken Caulkins at Ragtime West, Mark Herbert, Cyril Lance, and Peterson Electro-Musical Products. The set includes pianos, marimba, vibraphone, orchestra bells, basses, GuitarBots, percussion, cymbals and drums, blown bottles and other custom-fabricated, acoustic, mechanical instruments.

Track listing

Personnel

– guitar and orchestrionics

Technical personnel

* Pat Metheny – producer *

Steve Rodby Steve Rodby (born December 9, 1954, in Joliet, Illinois) is an American jazz bassist and producer known for his time with the Pat Metheny Group. Biography Rodby was born in Joliet, Illinois, into a musical family. His father was a music teache ...

– associate producer * Robert Hurwitz – executive producer * Joe Ferla – recording, mixing * Mark Wilder – mastering at Battery Studios, NYC, USA * Barbara De Wilde – artwork * Henry Leutwyler – photography

Score

In 2011 the complete score was published.Pat Metheny: Orchestrion: The Complete Score by Hal Leonard Pub

Charts

References

{{Authority control Pat Metheny albums 2010 albums Nonesuch Records albums 2010s instrumental albums