''Imaginary Day'' is the ninth studio album by the
Pat Metheny Group. It was released in 1997 by
Warner Bros. Records. The album was strongly inspired by
world music from
Iran and
Indonesia, and won the 1999
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. The song "The Roots of Coincidence" won a
Grammy Award for
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance was an honor presented to recording artists for quality instrumental rock performances at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Award ...
; critic Richard Ginnell of
AllMusic described the song as a dramatic departure for the group: "
nout-and-out
rock piece with
thrash metal and
techno-pop episodes joined by abrupt jump cuts."
The album cover uses a simple pictographic
Substitution cipher for the name of the group and the title of the album.
History
This album marks the final appearance of longtime drummer
Paul Wertico, who would leave in 2001 before the recording of ''
Speaking of Now'' to work on other projects.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars,
guitar synthesizer,
42-string Pikasso guitar
*
Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards
*
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 teacher ...
– acoustic and electric bass, cello
*
Paul Wertico – drums
* David Blamires – vocals, guitar, trumpet, violin,
mellophone
The mellophone is a brass instrument typically pitched in the key of F, though models in E, D, C, and G (as a bugle) have also historically existed. It has a conical bore, like that of the euphonium and flugelhorn. The mellophone is used as the m ...
,
recorder
*
Mark Ledford – vocals,
flugelhorn
The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...
, trumpet
*
Dave Samuels – percussion
*
Glen Velez – percussion
*
Don Alias – percussion
*
Mino Cinélu – percussion
Production
* Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby – producers
* Mastered by
Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York City
Certifications
Awards
Grammy Awards
See also
*
Pikasso guitar
References
External links
Translated liner notes
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Pat Metheny albums
1997 albums
Albums with cover art by Stefan Sagmeister
Warner Records albums
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Albums recorded at MSR Studios