The Way Up

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The Way Up
Right Track, New York City
Genre	Jazz, jazz fusion
Length	68:07
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
One Quiet Night (2003) The Way Up (2005) Metheny/Mehldau (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The Way Up is the eleventh and final studio album by the Pat Metheny Group. It was released in 2005 and won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 2006. It is the last Pat Metheny album to feature long-time collaborator Lyle Mays.

Background

The album consists of one 68-minute-long piece, split into four tracks. The album is a showcase for the band's ability in solo improvisation and dynamics. Swiss multi-instrumentalist

joined the Group for the album's recording and tour, being showcased on the harmonica.

As part of the album's promotional tour, the Group performed at the

and a concert was recorded in South Korea and released on DVD.

Track listing

Personnel

• Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, slide guitar, toy guitar, producer
• Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards, toy xylophone, producer
• Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass, cello, violin, producer
• Cuong Vu – trumpet, vocals, toy whistle
• Grégoire Maret – harmonica
• Antonio Sánchez
  – drums, toy xylophone

Additional musicians

• Richard Bona – percussion, vocals, toy guitar
• Dave Samuels – percussion

Awards

Year	Category
2006	Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album

References