Search - Artist/Band: Gary Burton

• Name: Gary Burton
• Birthday: 01/23/1943
• Birth Place: Anderson, IN
• Decades Active: 1960,1970,1980,1990,2000
• Genre: Jazz
• Styles: Fusion, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz, Third Stream, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz
• Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Cerebral, Complex, Elegant, Freewheeling, Intimate, Joyous, Laid-Back/Mellow, Passionate, Refined/Mannered, Sophisticated, Atmospheric, Dramatic, Earnest, Exuberant, Literate, Playful, Poignant, Reflective, Searching, Stylish, Warm, Wistful, Witty

Title	Release
Lofty Fake Anagram/A Genuine Tong Funeral WA	07/04/2006
Next Generation WA	04/12/2005
Generations WA	04/13/2004
Rarum, Vol. 4: Selected Recordings WA	05/21/2002
Virtuosi WA	03/12/2002
For Hamp, Red, Bags, and Cal WA	03/13/2001
Libertango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla WA	04/04/2000
Like Minds WA	11/03/1998
Astor Piazzolla Reunion: A Tango Excursion WA	02/24/1998
Departure	03/04/1997
Collection	09/09/1996
Face to Face	03/14/1995
Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett/Throb WA	02/22/1994
It's Another Day	05/1993
Green Apple WA	1993
Six Pack	1992
Cool Nights	1991
Right Time, Right Place WA	03/29/1990
Artist's Choice WA	1989
Reunion	1989
Times Like These WA	1988
Works WA	1988
Whiz Kids	06/1986
Gary Burton and the Berklee All Stars WA	07/28/1985
Real Life Hits WA	11/1984
Duet WA	1979
Times Square WA	01/1978
Passengers WA	11/1976
Dreams So Real WA	12/1975
Matchbook WA	07/26/1975
Hotel Hello WA	1975
Ring WA	1974
The New Quartet WA	1973
Crystal Silence WA	11/06/1972
Turn of the Century WA	06/19/1971
Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett WA	01/12/1971
Alone at Last WA	1971
Paris Encounter WA	11/04/1969
Country Roads and Other Places WA	1969
Good Vibes WA	1969
A Genuine Tong Funeral WA	11/20/1967
Duster WA	1967
Lofty Fake Anagram WA	1967
Tennessee Firebird WA	1966
The Groovy Sound of Music	1965
3 in Jazz	02/14/1963
Who Is Gary Burton?	09/14/1962
New Vibe Man in Town WA	1961

One of the two great vibraphonists to emerge in the 1960s (along with Bobby Hutcherson), Gary Burton's remarkable four-mallet technique (best displayed on an unaccompanied version of "No More Blues" from 1971) can make him sound like two or three players at once. He recorded in a wide variety of settings and always sounds distinctive. Self-taught on vibes, Burton made his recording debut with country guitarist Hank Garland when he was 17, started recording regularly for RCA in 1961, and toured with George Shearing's quintet in 1963. He gained some fame while with Stan Getz's piano-less quartet during 1964-1966, and then put together his own groups. In 1967, with guitarist Larry Coryell, he led one of the early "fusion" bands; Coryell would later be succeeded by Sam Brown, Mick Goodrick, John Scofield, Jerry Hahn, and Pat Metheny. Burton recorded duet sets with Chick Corea (they also toured extensively), Ralph Towner, Steve Swallow, and Paul Bley, and collaborated on an album apiece with Stéphane Grappelli and Keith Jarrett. Among his sidemen in the late '70s and '80s were Makoto Ozone, Tiger Okoshi, and Tommy Smith. Very active as an educator at Berklee since joining its faculty in 1971, Burton (who teamed up with Eddie Daniels in the early '90s for an interesting Benny Goodman/Lionel Hampton tribute tour and recording) remained a prominent stylist. He recorded during different periods of his career extensively for RCA, Atlantic, ECM, GRP, and Concord, releasing Like Minds through the latter in 1998. Two years later, Libertango, his tribute to tango master Astor Piazzolla, arrived. The very personal composition For Hamp, Red, Bags, and Cal was issued in 2001 and in 2002 he explored classical music with a duet album Virtuosi recorded with pianist Makoto Ozone. 2004 found Burton back on more familiar ground with the release of Generations a bop-influenced album featuring a quartet of younger musicians. Burton paired with the same group for 2005's Next Generation. In 2009, Burton released Quartet Live featuring guitarist Pat Metheny and bassist Gary Swallow on Concord. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide