The Orchestrion Project

The Orchestrion Project
Live album by Pat Metheny
Released	August 27, 2012
Recorded	November 2010 at St Elias Church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Genre	Jazz
Length	106:40
Label	Nonesuch 7559-79611-3
Producer	Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
Unity Band (2012) The Orchestrion Project (2012) Tap: Book of Angels Volume 20 (2013)

The Orchestrion Project is an album by American guitarist and composer Pat Metheny released on the Nonesuch label in 2012.^[1][2] The album was recorded on the tour following Metheny's 2010 release utilising orchestrionic instruments, Orchestrion and also released on DVD.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Observer	[3]

The album received generally favourable reviews with Metacritic giving it a score of 83% from 5 reviews.^[4] AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and in its review by Thom Jurek, states "While this album's predecessor evidenced his accomplishment in the instrument's creation and operation, The Orchestrion Project reveals that Metheny's possibilities with it have only been tapped".^[1] The Observer's Dave Gelly exclaimed "I have never heard anything quite like it".^[3] BBC Music's Peter Marsh was less impressed stating "The Orchestrion is impressive when seen in action. But Metheny’s use of it here delivers a pale, expensive shadow of what a real band can achieve. The project doesn’t feel like it has longevity, and this release is for the hardcore only".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Pat Metheny except as indicated

Disc One:

1. "Improvisation #1" - 4:51
2. "Antonia" - 6:14
3. "Entry Point" - 10:27
4. "Expansion" - 8:43
5. "Improvisation #2" - 10:07
6. "80-81/Broadway Blues" (Metheny/Ornette Coleman) - 4:23
7. "Orchestrion" - 15:59

Disc Two:

1. "Soul Search" - 9:54
2. "Spirit of the Air" - 8:38
3. "Stranger in Town" - 5:39
4. "Sueño con Mexico" - 8:53
5. "Tell Her You Saw Me" - 5:17
6. "Unity Village" - 7:35

DVD:

1. "Unity Village" - 7:35
2. "Orchestrion" - 15:59
3. "Entry Point" - 10:27
4. "Expansion" - 8:43
5. "Soul Search" - 9:54
6. "Spirit of the Air" - 8:38
7. "Sueño con Mexico" - 8:53
8. "Improvisation #2" - 10:07
9. "Stranger in Town" - 5:39
10. "Improvisation #1" - 4:51
11. "80-81/Broadway Blues" (Metheny/Ornette Coleman) - 4:23
12. "Tell Her You Saw Me" - 5:17
13. "Antonia" - 6:14

The final four songs are indexed separately from the main film as bonus tracks.

Personnel

• Pat Metheny - guitar and orchestrionics

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Pat Metheny The Orchestrion Project - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
2. "Discography of Pat Metheny". Retrieved 2014-02-05.
3. Gelly, D., Pat Metheny: The Orchestrion Project Review, The Observer, February 10, 2013
4. Metacritic summary, accessed February 5, 2014
5. Marsh, P. Pat Metheny: The Orchestrion Project Review, BBC Music, accessed February 5, 2014