| Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny | ||||
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| Studio album by Cuong Vu Trio and Pat Metheny | ||||
| Released | May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06) | |||
| Recorded | February 4–6, 2015 | |||
| Studio | Avatar Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz, avant-garde jazz | |||
| Length | 53:19 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Cuong Vu | |||
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Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny is a studio album by Vietnamese jazz trumpeter Cuong Vu and American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, with additional musicians Stomu Takeishi on fretless five-string bass guitar, and Ted Poor on drums. The album was released on May 6, 2016 via Nonesuch label.
Vu had previously been a member of the Pat Metheny Group for two albums and tours before this recording.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Jazz Mann | |
| The Guardian | |
The AllMusic review by Matt Collar states "Together, the quartet plays a set of original songs that straddle the line between ambient tone poems, exploratory modal jazz, and punk-inflected noise jams". They also selected it as one of their Favorite Jazz Albums of 2016. In The Jazz Mann Ian Mann wrote "This is music that sounds fresh, spontaneous and adventurous but still with enough structure and compositional awareness to appeal to most discerning listeners". Writing for The Guardian John Fordham observed "Metheny enters completely into the exploratory spirit, and gives Vu’s intriguing music a fresh dimension and creative support".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Cuong Vu except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Acid Kiss" | 9:05 | |
| 2. | "Not Crazy (Just Giddy Upping) (For Vina)" | 6:05 | |
| 3. | "Seeds of Doubt" | 7:00 | |
| 4. | "Tiny Little Pieces" | 10:29 | |
| 5. | "Telescope" | Pat Metheny | 7:05 |
| 6. | "Let's Get Back (For Liduvina)" | 7:23 | |
| 7. | "Tune Blues" | Andrew D'Angelo | 6:16 |
| Total length: | 53:19 | ||
Personnel
- Cuong Vu – trumpet
- Stomu Takeishi – bass
- Ted Poor – drums
- Pat Metheny – guitar
Technical personnel
- Cuong Vu, Pat Metheny – producers, liner notes
- Pete Karam – recording, mixing, mastering
- Tim Marchiafava – Engineer
- Latifa Metheny, Peter Purgar, Petra Cvelbar – photography
References
- "Nonesuch Releases Two New Albums from Pat Metheny on May 6: "The Unity Sessions," "Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny"". Nonesuch Records. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ Collar, Matt. Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny – Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ Mann, Ian (2016-06-10). "Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny — Cuong Vu Trio". The Jazz Mann. London. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ Fordham, John (2016-05-26). "Cuong Vu Trio Meets Pat Metheny review – jazz with an exploratory spirit". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- Allmusic Favorite Jazz Albums of 2016