Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny has recently released a new album — What’s It All About. From the Nonesuch Records site:

After nearly 40 recordings under his own name, this is the first Pat Metheny album where there is not a single Metheny composition represented. This is a personal view of ten classic songs, some very well known, some less so, filtered through the harmonic and melodic ideology of a modern master with a most individual approach.

Of the three videos he’s released so far of performances from the album, this is probably my favorite. About it, Metheny himself says (at the same page linked above):

This was a huge hit in the late 60’s. One day i started playing around with it and while under the hood of the tune I found myself marveling at all the interesting moves that happen with the chords, especially on the bridge. And I used the same whole step modulation for the final A section of the song that was on the record, although I added a tag that is really not exactly derived from any obvious single point in the tune.

Gorgeous.

And, just for completeness’s sake, here’s the original, recorded in 1966 by The Association:

[Below, click Play button to begin Cherish. While audio is playing, volume control appears at left — a row of little vertical bars. This clip is 3:26 long.]