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As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
Jazz · 1981 · 5 tracks

As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls

Pat Metheny

A sprawling, cinematic masterpiece of pastoral jazz. Shimmering synthesizers and liquid guitar lines map the emotional geography of the American heartland.

1981 · ECM Records

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A vast, cinematic sense of wonder balanced by a quiet, midwestern melancholy.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
20:44
02
Ozark
4:03
03
September Fifteenth (Dedicated to Bill Evans)
7:44
04
“It’s for You”
8:20
05
Estupenda graça
2:40
Moments Worth Listening For
The eerie opening of the title track where crowd noises and synth swells emerge from a deep, cavernous silence.
The transition into the driving, folk-inflected piano melody of Ozark that feels like a sudden burst of sunlight.
The delicate, heartbreaking piano interplay on September Fifteenth that honors Bill Evans through pure melodic restraint.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls sound next to the rest of Pat Metheny's catalogue?

Keys/Synth+3.6σ

The instrumentation foregrounds keys/synth far more than the catalogue usually does.

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