Unity Band
by Pat Metheny
  • Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: Jun 12, 2012
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Mojo
    Jul 19, 2012
    80
    Unity Band is now a scintillating platform for Metheny's fretboard wizardry. [Aug 2012, p/94]
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    Jun 25, 2012
    80
    Each of these nine pieces has its own character – playful, mysterious, rhythmically compelling or folkishly tuneful – each one exquisitely performed and uniquely absorbing.
  3. BBC Music
    Jun 12, 2012
    80
    One of Metheny's best releases in recent times.
  5. AllMusic
    Jun 12, 2012
    80
    Metheny and [sax player, Chris] Potter are free to sprint and they do; both dazzle with their lyric invention and knotty, imaginative, nearly boppish solos. The two front-line players are surely at their best in one another's company.
  6. The Guardian
    Jun 11, 2012
    80
    The themes are typical Metheny: sensuous Latin grooves, synth-guitar fusion, folksy ballads, a good deal of jazz swing – and the rhythm section is mindboggling, not to mention beautifully recorded.

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  1. Sergei1926
    May 23, 2014
    10
    Not a weak track on the CD. This is great rhythm section, hugely energetic. Pat and Chris Potter play wonderfully together and the soloingNot a weak track on the CD. This is great rhythm section, hugely energetic. Pat and Chris Potter play wonderfully together and the soloing is sometimes breathtaking.… Full Review »
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