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The vibraphone legend calls this wide-ranging tribute collection his most satisfying effort to date (this is a major catalog), and the one that hits closest to home. No doubt that's because he's digging deep into his past and paying homage to the legends of the instrument who shaped his own inimitable style. The four mentioned by the album title all had unique roles in the development of the instrument as a jazz focal point, and it's amazing to realize the vibes were only invented 75 years ago -- just one generation before Burton was born. Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo pioneered mallet jazz; Milt "Bags" Jackson gave it the lyrical phrasing of a horn, achieving a great transformation, and Cal Tjader made it a staple of the cool school and '50s Latin jazz. As a result, Burton can pretty much go wild rhythmically, improvisationally, and stylistically -- the disc rolls like one big mallet party, surprising listeners with where it darts next. The first two tracks, a frenetic rendering of Tjader's "Afro Blue" and a lighthearted skip through "Bag's Groove," set the pace as far as the project's diversity. The Hampton pieces are the moody "Midnight Sun" and feisty, jamming "Flying Home"; Norvo's tunes are the whimsical ragtime influence "Hole in the Wall" and the ambient and experimental "Dance of the Octopus"; Tjader's are the Brazilian fiesta "Joao" and lyrical "Body and Soul"; and "Django" captures the gentle side of Bags. This is a well-rounded jazz disc for even the most casual listener, but it's paradise for a hardcore vibes fan -- a fun, hour-long history lesson on the instrument by a professor who has so beautifully carried on its legacy.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Mongo Santamaria, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burton, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Milt Jackson, Composer - Gary Burton, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Gary Burton, MainArtist - Denzil De Costa, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - SONNY BURKE, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Hampton, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burton, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Benny Goodman, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burton, MainArtist - Sydney Robin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
John Lewis, Composer - Gary Burton, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
James Hanley, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burton, MainArtist - BALLARD MACDONALD, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Green, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burton, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Music Group, Inc.
George Wallington, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burton, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Clare Fischer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Burton, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Gary Burton, MainArtist - Red Norvo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
Dance Of The Octopus (Norvo Red)
Gary Burton, MainArtist - Red Norvo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
The vibraphone legend calls this wide-ranging tribute collection his most satisfying effort to date (this is a major catalog), and the one that hits closest to home. No doubt that's because he's digging deep into his past and paying homage to the legends of the instrument who shaped his own inimitable style. The four mentioned by the album title all had unique roles in the development of the instrument as a jazz focal point, and it's amazing to realize the vibes were only invented 75 years ago -- just one generation before Burton was born. Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo pioneered mallet jazz; Milt "Bags" Jackson gave it the lyrical phrasing of a horn, achieving a great transformation, and Cal Tjader made it a staple of the cool school and '50s Latin jazz. As a result, Burton can pretty much go wild rhythmically, improvisationally, and stylistically -- the disc rolls like one big mallet party, surprising listeners with where it darts next. The first two tracks, a frenetic rendering of Tjader's "Afro Blue" and a lighthearted skip through "Bag's Groove," set the pace as far as the project's diversity. The Hampton pieces are the moody "Midnight Sun" and feisty, jamming "Flying Home"; Norvo's tunes are the whimsical ragtime influence "Hole in the Wall" and the ambient and experimental "Dance of the Octopus"; Tjader's are the Brazilian fiesta "Joao" and lyrical "Body and Soul"; and "Django" captures the gentle side of Bags. This is a well-rounded jazz disc for even the most casual listener, but it's paradise for a hardcore vibes fan -- a fun, hour-long history lesson on the instrument by a professor who has so beautifully carried on its legacy.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:04
- Main artists: Gary Burton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2001 Concord Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Concord Records, Inc.
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