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Pat Metheny follows Joshua Redman with eight choruses of electric guitar on his own composition "Whittlin'," bringing his distinctive harmonic sensibility and fluid technique to the minor blues in D at approximately 252 BPM. His extended solo builds on the energy established by Redman's twelve-chorus tenor feature, the chemistry between the two soloists evident in the way Metheny's ideas pick up where Redman's left off. Together, the two soloists account for twenty choruses of improvisation over the 12-bar form, making this one of the most substantial blowing vehicles on the album. Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins provide a responsive, driving foundation that evolves organically with each soloist's ideas.
Pat Metheny was 38 to 39 years old at the time.
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