Gary Burton

[Big Beat Steve]

BTW, I first encountered him here:

Man, that's a great album. I just got the CD last Winter.

Agreed!

And another one that goes very nicely with it and has a very early "crossover" line-up (before this term existed at all) is

AFTER THE RIOT AT NEWPORT by THE NASHVILLE ALL STARTS

on RCA LPM-2302 (reissued on Bear Family)

As for the rest, as I never really liked fusion (fusion was all the rage in jazz when I got into jazz in the 70s and sort of crowded out all the "straight-ahead blowing" rest, leaving you kind of dizzy, wondering what jazz in some people's minds was supposed to be about after all ;) ) I never felt any urge to get into G.B.'s "later" work. My loss, maybe, but there is soooo much jazz to listen to anyway.

Edited June 24, 2007 by Big Beat Steve

[Bright Moments]

just what the heck is that on the cover of "throb" anyway?

[Bright Moments]

today is gary burton's birthday! spin some duster!

happy birthday gary!

[Bright Moments]

lofty fake anagram!!

[.:.impossible]

I'll play Dreams So Real.

[Larry Kart]

just what the heck is that on the cover of "throb" anyway?

I would say, a woman's breasts photographed close up, and then the image was turned upside down.

P.S. I reviewed the album for Down Beat when it came out. Nice stuff.

[deeznuts]

"nobody else but me", the getz album, is worth searching for. it is about the best getz i have heard and burton deserves much of the credit. the album is actually a bit tougher than you would expect. simmering...

[alocispepraluger102]

i've loved this since it came out.

GARY BURTON - SEVEN SONGS for QUARTET & CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: Music by MICHAEL GIBBS.

Vinyl LP. ECM Records 1040. Stereo. COVER: VG+ to VG++ some edge & ring wear. VINYL: VG++ to NM- plays great.

Featuring GARY BURTON, Steve Swallow, Michael Goodrick, Ted Seibs, NDR Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg conducted by Michael Gibbs. 1974.

NOCTURNE VULGAIRE / ARISE HER EYES

THROB

BY WAY OF A PREFACE

PHASES

THE RAIN BEFORE IT FALLS

THREE

Edited February 9, 2009 by alocispepraluger102

[MartyJazz]

Recently picked up a CD by the best jazz accordionist on the planet, Richard Galliano, that consists of a quartet collaboration featuring Burton. As GB has worked with and played the music of Piazzolla, the CD features 5 compositions by the Argentine master. Worth checking out:

[Shrdlu]

I always liked Gary's "Duster" album. Gary is an excellent player.

But no-one will ever dislodge Milt Jackson as my all-time favorite vibes player.

[clifford_thornton]

Yeah, dug that one out last night from the racks and enjoyed it very much. I also have his Genuine Tong Funeral w/ the Jazz Composers' Orchestra, really good as well. I have gotten a lot less mileage out of other and subsequent releases.

[aparxa]

Recently picked up a CD by the best jazz accordionist on the planet, Richard Galliano, that consists of a quartet collaboration featuring Burton. As GB has worked with and played the music of Piazzolla, the CD features 5 compositions by the Argentine master. Worth checking out:

Thanks for the recommendation. I saw Galliano & Burton live 3 years back in Grenoble. Really enjoyed the Piazzolas tunes but did not know about the album.

[mjzee]

Just saw this on Amazon; no release date listed.

Amazon

[marcello]

I just ordered a signed copy from the vibesworkshop.com

[xybert]

I would be interested to read Burton's autobiography... might have to see if my local library has a copy...

Doesn't look like it's been discussed here so FWIW: Burton has been releasing some top notch stuff in the last few years. Hot House with Chick Corea is quite possibly my favourite album from the duo. The two albums he's recorded with Scott Colley, Julian Lage and Antonio Sanchez, Common Ground and Guided Tour, are both fantastic, IMO.

[mr jazz]

He's at Blues Alley in DC next month for a 70th birthday engagement. I will have to see if I can swing this.

[CJ Shearn]

I have "Common Ground", it's very good.

[Mark Stryker]

Just saw this on Amazon; no release date listed.

Amazon

I've read some of the book in an uncorrected advance proof and what I've gone through is excellent. Candid, entertaining and detailed stories, self-aware, readable. We don't have a lot of first-hand documents like this of players of his generation, and, needless to say, his homosexuality creates a personal arc in the narrative that's unique among jazz autobiography. (FWIW, I did find an error in dates related to an all-star tour with with Cedar Walton, Joe Henderson, Roy Haynes and others that in the way Gary writes about it suggests it happened in the early 80s but which in fact had to have taken place a decade earlierr given evidence like bootleg recordings. I sent a note the publisher and a few days later received a nice note back from Gary thanking me for the correction and for pointing out a bootleg that he was not aware of. He said the book was already at the printers but they'd fix in the next printing.)

[Ted O'Reilly]

Back in post #35 I wrote "I have a 1971 live-in-Tokyo album that was only issued in Japan (and Canada!) that has some good stuff, too -- Sam Brown's on guitar, with Tony Levin on bass." It has been quite a rarity, but no more!

Organissimo member Tony Reif informed me that it's just been released as a CD in Japan, so I've ordered it (Atlantic WPR-27379) and await its arrival.

I wrote the English liner notes for the Canadian issue, but I doubt that they'll use them, if they're even aware that they exist. I'll have to figure a way to get the Japanese notes translated.

[mjzee]

Back in post #35 I wrote "I have a 1971 live-in-Tokyo album that was only issued in Japan (and Canada!) that has some good stuff, too -- Sam Brown's on guitar, with Tony Levin on bass." It has been quite a rarity, but no more!

Organissimo member Tony Reif informed me that it's just been released as a CD in Japan, so I've ordered it (Atlantic WPR-27379) and await its arrival.

I wrote the English liner notes for the Canadian issue, but I doubt that they'll use them, if they're even aware that they exist. I'll have to figure a way to get the Japanese notes translated.

Is it this one?

[Ted O'Reilly]

Back in post #35 I wrote "I have a 1971 live-in-Tokyo album that was only issued in Japan (and Canada!) that has some good stuff, too -- Sam Brown's on guitar, with Tony Levin on bass." It has been quite a rarity, but no more!

Organissimo member Tony Reif informed me that it's just been released as a CD in Japan, so I've ordered it (Atlantic WPR-27379) and await its arrival.

I wrote the English liner notes for the Canadian issue, but I doubt that they'll use them, if they're even aware that they exist. I'll have to figure a way to get the Japanese notes translated.

Is it this one?

Yes.

[Justin V]

I caught the late set of his quartet in Pittsburgh on Saturday. I had only previously seen him with the Mack Avenue SuperBand. Although I've seen Julian Lage with his own group and Antonio Sanchez with Pat Metheny, it was my first time seeing Scott Colley. It is was an amazing concert. Some of the highlights for me were: Gary's long solo introduction to Keith Jarrett's 'In Your Quiet Place'; their take on Sanchez's tricky 'Caminos', which the group pulled off flawlessly, despite Burton's warning beforehand that they were still working out the kinks; and, the curiously titled Burton piece, 'Jane Fonda Called Again', the title of which Burton didn't explain. Burton shows no signs of slowing down, with his creative playing and appearance belying his age.

My wife, who worked third shift the night before and wasn't enthusiastic about making the trip to Pittsburgh, loved it. Listening to Generations, Lage's recorded debut with Burton from 2004, he's really grown immensely. It's hard to believe that he is only 25, and I can't wait to see how he progresses. Sanchez really impressed me; he is a sensitive drummer of intense focus and his time-feel is remarkable. With his chops, it'd be easy for him to overplay, but he really walked the fine line between power and finesse. Colley has to be one of the finest bassists on the scene, displaying the intelligence and dark tone that so drew me to his playing upon first hearing him years ago on Jim Hall's Magic Meeting. To sum up, Burton has once again managed to assemble a group of talented, like-minded musicians.

I also picked up Burton's autobiography after the gig, joining the long line of people waiting to meet Gary. Although I only own 3 of his albums, I am really into the book. I wasn't aware that he was a child prodigy who was part of a family band. It is an honest, frequently laugh-out-loud read, with insightful and touching stories of his friends and colleagues. I imagine that it will get more into his personal life later on, which should be interesting. Combined with seeing his quartet live, It's really piquing my interest in his work.

[xybert]

I caught the late set of his quartet in Pittsburgh on Saturday. I had only previously seen him with the Mack Avenue SuperBand. Although I've seen Julian Lage with his own group and Antonio Sanchez with Pat Metheny, it was my first time seeing Scott Colley. It is was an amazing concert. Some of the highlights for me were: Gary's long solo introduction to Keith Jarrett's 'In Your Quiet Place'; their take on Sanchez's tricky 'Caminos', which the group pulled off flawlessly, despite Burton's warning beforehand that they were still working out the kinks; and, the curiously titled Burton piece, 'Jane Fonda Called Again', the title of which Burton didn't explain. Burton shows no signs of slowing down, with his creative playing and appearance belying his age.

My wife, who worked third shift the night before and wasn't enthusiastic about making the trip to Pittsburgh, loved it. Listening to Generations, Lage's recorded debut with Burton from 2004, he's really grown immensely. It's hard to believe that he is only 25, and I can't wait to see how he progresses. Sanchez really impressed me; he is a sensitive drummer of intense focus and his time-feel is remarkable. With his chops, it'd be easy for him to overplay, but he really walked the fine line between power and finesse. Colley has to be one of the finest bassists on the scene, displaying the intelligence and dark tone that so drew me to his playing upon first hearing him years ago on Jim Hall's Magic Meeting. To sum up, Burton has once again managed to assemble a group of talented, like-minded musicians.

I also picked up Burton's autobiography after the gig, joining the long line of people waiting to meet Gary. Although I only own 3 of his albums, I am really into the book. I wasn't aware that he was a child prodigy who was part of a family band. It is an honest, frequently laugh-out-loud read, with insightful and touching stories of his friends and colleagues. I imagine that it will get more into his personal life later on, which should be interesting. Combined with seeing his quartet live, It's really piquing my interest in his work.

'Jane Fonda Called Again' is probably my favourite (certainly my most played) track off their latest album. Would love to see this group play live. Gary Burton is a true great IMO. His discography is pretty consistently excellent; i don't think i've ever heard a Burton album that i didn't at least like. I've been hearing a lot of good things about his autobiography; i also didn't know that he was a child prodigy (or heard it somewhere but didn't register) this probably added to his connection with Metheny and in particular Lage.

[marcello]

I've seen Burton several time, but I saw him and his current band at the Blue Note a couple of weeks ago and was well, disappointed Really good band and musicians, but there was something about the songs them selves , with the exception of a song by Sanchez, that didn't grab me.

To make matters worse ( of course the Blue Note packs people in uncomfortably) Auto Sandoval plated a couple of tune and REALLL stuck up the place. Horrible!

I'm happy you experiences were better.

[mjzee]

On 8/22/2013 at 11:17 PM, mjzee said:

 

Is it this one?

 

Listening now to Live In Tokyo for the first time.  Wonderful, wonderful stuff.  June 1971...this has the sophistication and detail of his ECM recordings with the fire of his Atlantic days.  Great band: Sam Brown, guitar, Tony Levin, bass, Bill Goodwin, drums.  If you love Burton, you have to have it.  Great sound, too.