Orchestrion is a studio album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny that was released by Nonesuch Records on January 26, 2010.
Metheny's orchestrionics were built by Eric Singer and the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots, Ken Caulkins at Ragtime West, Mark Herbert, Cyril Lance, and Peterson Electro-Musical Products. The set includes pianos, marimba, vibraphone, orchestra bells, basses, GuitarBots, percussion, cymbals and drums, blown bottles and other custom-fabricated, acoustic, mechanical instruments.
Track listing
Personnel Pat Metheny – guitar and orchestrionics
Technical personnel Pat Metheny – producer Steve Rodby – associate producer Robert Hurwitz – executive producer Joe Ferla – recording, mixing Mark Wilder – mastering at Battery Sound, NYC, USA Barbara De Wilde – artwork Henry Leutwyler – photography
Score In 2011 the complete score was published.Pat Metheny: Orchestrion: The Complete Score by Hal Leonard Pub
Charts Year Chart Position 2010 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 3 2010 Billboard 200 114
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