Rejoicing (album)

Rejoicing
Studio album by Pat Metheny
Released	1984
Recorded	November 29-30, 1983 Power Station, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:53
Label	ECM ECM 1271
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Pat Metheny chronology
Travels (1983) Rejoicing (1984) First Circle (1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Rejoicing is an album by the guitarist Pat Metheny that was released in 1984 by ECM. It features the guitarist in a trio with Charlie Haden on bass and Billy Higgins on drums, playing a mixture of originals and compositions by Ornette Coleman.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "Throughout this excellent set, Metheny and his sidemen engage in close communication and create memorable and unpredictable music".^[1]

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Lonely Woman"	Horace Silver	6:50
2.	"Tears Inside"	Ornette Coleman	3:50
3.	"Humpty Dumpty"	Coleman	5:42
4.	"Blues for Pat"	Charlie Haden	6:06
5.	"Rejoicing"	Coleman	3:24

Side B
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Story from a Stranger"	Metheny	5:53
2.	"The Calling"	Metheny	9:52
3.	"Waiting for an Answer"	Metheny, Haden	2:16

Personnel

• Pat Metheny - guitars
• Charlie Haden - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review: Rejoicing accessed 8 May 2011
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.