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Pat Metheny takes the first solo with one chorus of electric guitar on his own composition "We Had a Sister," a ballad at approximately 56 BPM from Joshua Redman's album Wish. His lyrical phrasing and rich harmonic choices are perfectly suited to the piece's unusual 20-bar form in G-flat minor, the nonstandard structure and dark tonality giving the composition a distinctive, melancholic character. Metheny's solo demonstrates a deep intimacy with his own material, his warm tone painting a contemplative soundscape over Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins's spacious accompaniment. The brevity of a single chorus reflects the musicians' sensitivity to the composition's introspective mood.
Pat Metheny was 38 to 39 years old at the time.
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