As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls is an album by jazz guitarist
Pat Metheny and jazz pianist
Lyle Mays recorded in September 1980 and released on
ECM April the following year. The trio features percussionist
Naná Vasconcelos.
Throughout the album, Metheny acts as the lead guitarist, accompanying guitarist, and bassist using the
overdubbing technique. 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" was later covered by
Akiko Yano, with Metheny on guitar, for her 1989 album, Welcome Back.
A section of the title track (starting at 14:56) has been used by
Christian Dior for the
Fahrenheit perfume and cologne ads since 1988.