New Chautauqua

New Chautauqua is a solo album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, recorded in August 1978 and released on ECM in April 1979.

New Chautauqua
Studio album by Pat Metheny
Released	March 1, 1979 (1979-03-01)[1]
Recorded	August 1978
Studio	Talent, Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz fusion[2]
Length	38:28
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Pat Metheny chronology
Pat Metheny Group (1978) New Chautauqua (1979) American Garage (1979)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
DownBeat	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[7]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[8]

The Richmond Times-Dispatch wrote: "For all its delights, and they are considerable, Metheny's first solo venture is an exercise in arrangement and effect. As pure music, it drifts. The listener's attention does likewise."^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Chautauqua"	5:19
2.	"Country Poem"	2:34
3.	"Long-Ago Child/Fallen Star"	10:19

Side two

No.	Title	Length
4.	"Hermitage"	5:39
5.	"Sueño con Mexico"	5:59
6.	"Daybreak"	8:38

Personnel

• Pat Metheny – electric 6- and 12-string guitars, acoustic guitar, 15-string harp guitar, electric bass

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Billboard Jazz Albums	3
1979	Billboard Pop Albums[10]	44