ɪt wʌz fˈɜːst ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən baɪ ɡɪtˈɑːɹɹɪst pˈæt mˈɛθɛni, hˌuː mˌeɪd ɛkstˈɛnsɪv jˈuːs ʌv ˌoʊvɚdˈʌbɪŋ, ænd wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɹˈaɪxs dˈɪfɹənt tɹˈeɪnz, pɚfˈɔːɹmd baɪ ðə kɹˈoʊnoʊz kwɔːɹtˈɛt, ˌɔn nˌɑːnˈɛsʌtʃ ɹˈɛkɚdz kˈæɾɐlˌɑːɡ nˈʌmbɚ nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks dˈæʃ tˈuː.
It was first recorded in 1987 by guitarist Pat Metheny, who made extensive use of overdubbing, and was released along with Reich's Different Trains, performed by the Kronos Quartet, on Nonesuch Records (catalogue number 979 176-2).