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Pat Metheny acoustic guitars and all other instruments

 first met Pat Methenyalmost 25 years ago. In 1973, I was
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II in Miami,Floridaplayinga concert with Ornette Coleman
I when Pat,who would havebeen about 18 at the time,
I "t;ontctrrporitry
I i n t r o d u c e d h i m s e l ft o m e . O v e r t h e n e x t f e w y e a r s ,
t h r o u g h o u t t h e m i d - 7 0 ' s ,w e w o u l d s o m e t i m e st a l k o n t h e
occasionswhen we would play concerts opposite each other
during Pat's stay in Gary Burton's band, and mine with Keith
Jarrett. lt wasn't reallytill 1980, however,when he asked me to
p l a y o n h i s a l b u m " 8 0 / 8 1 " a n d t h e e x t e n s i v et o u r i n g t h a t
followed it, that we became the close friends that we are today.
Since then we have toured, played and recorded together in
l o t s o f d i f f e r e n t c o n t e x t s ;f r o m O r n e t t e C o l e m a nt o M i c h a e l
B r e c k e rt o A b b e y L i n c o l n a n d m a n y o t h e r s . W h e n R u t h
"best man".
Cameronand I were marriedin 1989, Pat was my
Ruth and I reallyfeel like he is part of our family.
Pat and I have talked about makingthis duet album for
many years and now, finally,we've taken the time to record it.
I h a v ea l w a y s a d m i r e dP a t ' s m u s i c a lv i s i o n . H i s m e l o d i e s ,
chords and voicing are unique unto him. He is an innovatorin
the sound he gets, as he is in his composingand improvising.
H e h a s a r a r e g i f t t h a t e n a b l e s h i m t o c o m m u n i c a t et h e
h a r m o n i e sa n d m e l o d i e sh e h e a r s i n a w a y t h a t r e a c h e s a l l
, h i l e a l w a y s r e t a i n i n gt h e k i n d o f
d i f f e r e n tk i n d s o f l i s t e n e r sw
depth and beautyonly found in the best improvisedmusic. His
musicalpresentationis always beyond catcgory,and his sense
of the sound in music that comes f rom the ftrclingof this country
is uncanny.Of course,he is from Missouri,as I am, which surely
h a s s o m e t h i n gt o d o w i t h i t . l c a l l h i s s o u n d ,
imoressionisticamericana".
Pat wanted to do a completelyacoustic duet album. My
feeling was that this would limit the possibilitiesof what a true
collaborationbetween the two of us could be, given the range
of music that we are both interestedand involvedin. I wanted
to do somethingthat would obviouslyincludestraightduets, but
would also include the more expansiveuse of modern musical
i n s t r u m e n t sa n d t h e r e c o r d i n g s t u d i o i t s e l f , w h i c h I h a v e
admired as a trademark of Pat's own records for many years.
I have been saving songs for this recordingfor some time now'
S o m e a r e s o n g s t h a t w o u l d o b v i o u s l yf u n c t i o nw e l l a s d u e t s ,
but some are songs where I could imaginean almostorchestral
approach,using the various additionalguitars and synths that
Pat has managed to incorporate so naturallyand organically
into hissound.
I n t h e e n d , l t h i n k w e h a v ec o m e u p w i t h a n i n t e r e s t i n g
hybrid. We recordedall of this music as a straightduo' then' on
about half the tunes, used the materialthat was suggested in
5 t h e d u e t s t h e m s e l v e sa s s t a r t i n g p o i n t s f o r s o m e s u b t l e
a d d i t i o n a lo r c h e s t r a t i o n st o f i l l t h e t u n e s o u t ; s o m e t i m e s a
singleextraacousticguitar,sometimesmore involvedsynclavier
orchestration,but always in the service of, and derived from,
what we actuallyplayed.
O u r c r i t e r i af o r c h o o s i n g s o n g s w e r e s i m p l y t o f i n d
beautifulmelodiesand chordsthat inspiredus. At the beginning
of the project, I sent Pat a cassette of four songs I had been
thinkingabout for this record to inspirehim and to give him an
idea about what kind of record I wanted to make. He called me
back right away to say that he loved all of the songs, and in fact,
we went on to record them all. Theywere : "The Precious Jewel'l
a song made famous by the DelmoreBrothers,a group whose
harmonyhas influencedall of countrymusicfrom the 30's to the
presentand whose music has had an enormousinfluenceon my
life; "The Moon ls a Harsh Mistress", a Jim Webb song that
Joe Cocker played for me many years ago; a Jo Stafford/Paul
Weston versionof "He's Gone Away",an old folk song that my
motherused to sing on our Hadenfamilyradio show in the 40's
underthe title "The RailroadMan"; and the mainthemefrom the
film "Cinema Paradiso" by Ennio Morricone. I also had two of
my originalcompositions,"Our Spanish Love Song" and "First
Song" in mind,and a brand new piece, which lalso composed
e s p e c i a l l yf o r t h i s a l b u m ,t h a t I d e d i c a t e d t o m y w i f e , c a l l e d
" W a l t zf o r R u t h " . P a t a n d I
both liked one of my son Josh's
" S p i r i t u a l " ,w h i c h h e r e c o r d c d w t t l t l t t : ; r ; t . t t 1 r
songs called
" T h e B l u e M o o d s o l S p i t r r r "t ,i o l l t ; t l w . t : .
Spainon their album
n a t u r a l l yi n c l u d e d . P a t c o n t r i b u t e dt w o o f h i s t : o t t t p o r t t l t t t r t ' t '
" M e s s a g e t o a F r i e n d " ( w h i c h h e s a y s w a s w r i t t o t rw l r r l .
thinkingabout me) and a brand new compositionwrittcttlttsl lor
"Tearsof Rain",with it markingthe first timo hc ltir:i
this project
recordedwith his new acousticsitar/guitar.Pat also suggestod
"Two for the Road",and tho
Henry Mancini'sgreat composition
"Love Theme" from "Cinema Paradiso" written by Morricone's
"The
s o n , A n d r e a M o r r i c o n e . M a k i n gt h e a l b u m c o m p l e t e i s
Moon Song", a new Johnny Mandel song that has never been
recorded until now.
I reallywant to thank Pat Methenyfor all the hard work
a n d d e d i c a t i o nh e p u t i n t o m a k i n gt h i s m u s i cv e r y s p e c i a la n d
beautiful.I also want to thank my wife Ruthfor all of her creative
i n s p i r a t i o n ,i n s i g h t ,a n d f e e d b a c k t h r o u g h o u t ,J e a n - P h i l i p p e
Allard for believingin my music,my son Josh for his great song,
and my daughters Rachel, Petra and Tanyafor their great ears'
I hope everyoneenjoys listeningto this music as much as
I enjoyed makingit. lt was a labor of love.
Charlie Haden
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words and music by Roy Acuff
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words and musicby Jim Webb

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Buried deep in the grave lies the one that I rove.
See her how she flies, S h e w a s c a l l e df r o m t h i s e a r t h a j e w e l f o r h e a v e n
Goldensails acrossthe sky, M o r e p r e c i o u st h a n d i a m o n d sm o r e p r e c i o u st h a n g o l d
C l o s e e n o u g ht o t o u c h ,
B u t c a r e fu l i f y o u t r y , A jewel here on earth a jewel in heaven
T h e m o o n ,s h e l o o k s a s w a r m a s g o l d , S h e ' l l b r i g h t e nt h e k i n g d o m a r o u n dG o d s g r e a t t h r o n e .
T h e m o o n ' sa h a r s h m i s t r e s s , May the angels have peace God bless her in neaven
The moon can be so cold. T h e y ' v eb r o k e n m y h e a r t a n d t h e y ' v e l e f t m e t o r o a m .

Oncethe sun did shine, When a girl of sixteenwe courted each other
Lord,it felt so fine, S h e p r o m i s e ds o m e d a y t o b e c o m e m y s w e e t w i f e ,
The moon a phantom rose, I boughther the ring to wear on her finger,
T h r u t h e m o u n t a i n sa n d t h e p i n e s , B u t t h e a n g e l st h e y c a l l e d h e r t o h e a v e no n e n i g h t .
A n d t h e n t h e d a r k n e s sf e l l ,
T h e m o o n ' sa h a r d m i s t r e s s , This world has its wealth its trials and troubles
It's hard to love her well. M o t h e r e a r t h h o l d s h e r t r e a s u r e so f d i a m o n d sa n d g o l d ,
B u t i t c a n ' t h o l d t h e s o u l o f o n e p r e c i o u sj e w e l
S h e ' s r e s t i n gi n p e a c e w h i t h t h e h e a v e n l yf o l d .
 He's Gone Away
traditional
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He's gone away words and musicby Josh Haden
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For to stay a little while,
B u t h e ' s c o m i n gb a c k J e s u s I, d o n ' tw a n tt o d i e a l o n e
lf he goes I0,000 miles. J e s u so , h J e s u s I, d o n ' tw a n tt o d i e a l o n e
Oh who willtle my shoe M y l o v ew a s n ' t r u e
And who will glovemy hand N o w a l l I h a v ei s y o u
And who will kiss J e s u so, h J e s u s I, d o n ' tw a n tt o d i e a l o n e
My rubylipswhen he is gone.
J e s u s ,i f y o u h e a rm y l a s t b r e a t h
Look Away, Look Away, D o n ' tl e a v em e h e r e
Over Yonder. L e f t t o d i e a l o n e l yd e a t h
I k n o wI h a v es i n n e d
He's gone away for to stay B u t L o r d I ' ms u f f e r i n g
A l i t t l ew h i l e , J e s u so , h J e s u s i,f y o u h e a r
B u t h e ' s c o m i n gb a c k i f h e M y l a s tb r e a t h .
Goes l0,000 miles.
And its papa who ties my shoe A l l m yt r o u b l e s
A n d m a m a w h o g l o v e sm y b a n d All mypain
And you will kiss my rubylips W i l l l e a v em e
When he is gone. O n c ea g a i n
O n c ea g a i n
Look Away, Look Away.
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