Kin (Pat Metheny album)
KIN (←→) | ||||
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MSR, New York City | ||||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 70:16 | |||
Label | Nonesuch | |||
Producer | Pat Metheny | |||
Pat Metheny chronology | ||||
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Kin (stylized as KIN (←→)) is a studio album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and his Unity Group, an expanded version of 2012's Unity Band, with multi-instrumentalist Giulio Carmassi and saxophonist Chris Potter. Kin was released in February 2014 by Nonesuch Records. It was recorded in June 2013 at MSR Studios in New York.[1]
Background
Metheny has said that his idea behind Kin was to push the quartet-led concept that led to Unity Band further forward by adding more orchestration to the instrumental core of the band, so that Kin would be "more like the Technicolor, IMAX version of what a band like this could be—but with that hardcore thing still sitting right in the middle of it all."
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Source | Rating |
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Reception
The reviewer Thom Jurek of
Track listing
All music is composed by Pat Metheny
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "On Day One" | 15:16 |
2. | "Rise Up" | 11:57 |
3. | "Adagia" | 2:14 |
4. | "Sign of the Season" | 10:14 |
5. | "KIN (←→)" | 11:06 |
6. | "Born" | 7:51 |
7. | "Genealogy" | 0:38 |
8. | "We Go On" | 5:33 |
9. | "Kqu" | 5:27 |
Total length: | 70:16 |
Personnel
- Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, electronics, orchestrionics, synthesizers
- Chris Potter – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute, bass flute
- Giulio Carmassi – piano, trumpet, trombone, French horn, cello, vibraphone, clarinet, flute, recorder, alto saxophone, Wurlitzer, whistling, vocals
- Ben Williams – acoustic and electric bass
- Antonio Sánchez – drums and cajón[2]
Charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 66 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 100 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 65 |
French Albums ( SNEP)[8]
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161 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 64 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] | 14 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[11] | 21 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[12] | 24 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] | 66 |
US Billboard 200[14] | 50 |
US | 1 |
References
- ^ a b "Pat Metheny Unity Group: Kin (←→)". Musical review. Nonesuch. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ Himes, Geoffrey (2014-04-11). "Pat MethenyUnity Group Kin (←→)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ "CD Review: Pat Metheny Unity Group – Kin ()". 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Pat Metheny – Kin (↔)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Pat Metheny – Kin (↔)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pat Metheny – Kin (↔)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Pat Metheny – Kin (↔)". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Pat Metheny – Kin (↔)". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- . Retrieved February 14, 2014.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Pat Metheny – Kin (↔)". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Pat Metheny – Kin (↔)". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ "Pat Metheny Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "Pat Metheny Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2023.