Released May 1981 (1981-05) Length 43:34 Artists Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays Producer Manfred Eicher Genres Jazz, Jazz fusion | Recorded September 1980 As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
(1981) Offramp
(1982) Release date May 1981 Label ECM Records | |
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Studio Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway Similar Pat Metheny albums, Jazz fusion albums | ||
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls is a collaborative album by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, released in 1981. The title makes reference to Wichita, Kansas and Wichita Falls, Texas. The title tune is just under 21 minutes.
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It is one of the few albums where Metheny not only acts as both the lead and accompanying guitarist but also the bassist, as each track uses fair amounts of overdubbing. The track "September Fifteenth" is in reference to September 15, 1980, the day the American jazz pianist Bill Evans died. Metheny and Mays cite Evans as a main influence. Both "September Fifteenth" and "'It's for You'" appear in the score for the 1985 film Fandango. "'It's for You'" would later be covered by Akiko Yano, with Metheny on guitar, for her 1989 album Welcome Back.
The front cover photograph is a reference to the lyrics the song "Wichita Lineman" by Jimmy Webb.
Track listing
All music composed by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays.
Personnel
Charts
Album – Billboard
Songs
1As Falls Wichita - So Falls Wichita Falls20:46
2Ozark4:04
3September Fifteenth (Dedicated to Bill Evans)7:45