Road to the Sun

Road to the Sun is a studio album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, released in March 2021 on BMG's Modern Recordings label. The liner notes include credits for photos of a roseate tern and sooty tern, while the bird on the front cover most closely resembles a black-billed magpie.

Road to the Sun
Studio album by Pat Metheny
Released	March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
Studio	John Kilgore Sound and Recording (tracks 1–4) Henson Recording Studios (tracks 5–10) 67 Studio, NYC67 Studio, NYC (track 11)
Genre	Classical crossover chamber jazz chamber music
Length	56:39
Label	BMG-Modern
Producer	Pat Metheny, Steve Rodby
Pat Metheny chronology
From This Place (2020) Road to the Sun (2021) Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) (2021)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
All About Jazz
Tom Hull	B

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny, except the final, which is by Arvo Pärt.

Four Paths of Light

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Part 1"	4:15
2.	"Part 2"	6:22
3.	"Part 3"	5:30
4.	"Part 4"	3:10

Road to the Sun

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Part 1"	4:22
6.	"Part 2"	6:45
7.	"Part 3"	3:29
8.	"Part 4"	4:06
9.	"Part 5"	6:25
10.	"Part 6"	3:24

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Für Alina"	Arvo Pärt	8:31

Personnel

• Jason Vieaux – guitar (tracks 1–4)
• Los Angeles Guitar Quartet – guitars (tracks 5–10)
• Pat Metheny – guitar (tracks 6,9), 42-string Pikasso guitar (track 11)

Technical personnel

• Pat Metheny – producer
• Steve Rodby – co-producer
• Pete Karam – recording, mixing, mastering
• Doyle Partners – artwork and design

External links

• "Pat Metheny – Road to the Sun". Discogs.