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

Critical reception

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."

Track listing

Personnel

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

Technical staff

• Manfred Eicher – producer

• Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording engineer

• Dieter Rehm – cover photography, design

• JoJi Sawa – back cover photography

Charts

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