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Pat Metheny follows Joshua Redman with two choruses of electric guitar on "The Deserving Many" at approximately 270 BPM, matching Redman's energy while bringing his own distinctive melodic logic to the challenging AABA changes in B-flat minor. His playing navigates the rapid tempo with fluency, his characteristic legato phrasing and harmonic sophistication providing a contrasting voice to Redman's more hard-edged saxophone approach. As the second of three soloists, Metheny's two-chorus statement maintains the performance's intensity while shifting its timbral and harmonic character, bridging the gap between Redman's opening feature and Billy Higgins's closing drum solo.
Pat Metheny was 38 to 39 years old at the time.
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