Letter from Home (album)

For the orchestral composition, see Aaron Copland.

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Letter from Home is an album by Pat Metheny Group, released in 1989 by Geffen Records. It picks up where Still Life (Talking) leaves off, continuing to infuse Brazilian elements into jazz.

Track listing

All music is composed by Pat Metheny, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Have You Heard"	6:25
2.	"Every Summer Night"	7:13
3.	"Better Days Ahead"	3:02
4.	"Spring Ain't Here"	6:55
5.	"45/8" (Metheny, Lyle Mays)	0:56
6.	"5-5-7" (Metheny, Mays)	7:54
7.	"Beat 70" (Metheny, Mays)	4:53
8.	"Dream of the Return" (Spanish lyrics by Pedro Aznar)	5:25
9.	"Are We There Yet" (Mays)	7:55
10.	"Vidala" (Aznar)	3:04
11.	"Slip Away"	5:24
12.	"Letter from Home"	2:33

• "Every Summer Night" is dedicated to the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
• "Spring Ain't Here" is dedicated to and inspired by Stanley Turrentine.

Personnel

• Pat Metheny - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, 12 String Guitar, Soprano Guitars, Tiple, Guitar Synthesizers, Synclavier
• Lyle Mays - Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Accordion, Trumpet, Synclavier
• Steve Rodby – Acoustic and Electric Basses
• Paul Wertico – Drums, Caja, Additional Percussion
• Pedro Aznar – Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Marimba, Vibes, Tenor Sax, Charango, Melodica, Panpipe, Additional Percussion
• Armando Marçal – Percussion

The album was recorded at The Power Station, New York, New York in Spring 1989.

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1990	Pat Metheny Group	Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance