Gary Burton

Gary Burton

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Creating the sort of melodic instrumental music that fills lounges and elevators, vibraphone player Gary Burton's harmonic jazz fusions have won seven Grammy Awards and crafted out a unique place in music. Learning the marimba and vibraphone at the age of six, Burton grew up playing at state fairs and talent contests in Indiana before dropping out of Berklee College of Music at 17 to record with Chet Atkins and Hank Garland and later tour with pianist George Shearing and saxophonist Stan Getz. Forming his own quartet in 1967, he won his first Grammy in 1972 for the album Alone At Last and started a successful 40-year partnership with Chick Corea, which produced the acclaimed albums Duet (1979), In Concert (1982) and The New Crystal Silence (2004). Noted for an unusual playing technique which used four mallets and created a sound which drew from the jazz improvisations of Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, Burton went on to experiment with jazz-rock, Argentinean tango and country-pop sounds and collaborate with artists as diverse as k.d. Lang, Herbie Hancock and B.B. King.

Top tracks

05
Crystal Silence
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence
09:01
Composers: Chick Corea
01
Question And Answer
Gary Burton
Like Minds
06:23
Composers: Pat Metheny
04
Pain in My Heart
Gary Burton
Good Vibes
04:47
Writer: Naomi Neville
04
Icarus
Ralph Towner
Matchbook
05:48
Composers: Ralph Towner
06
Radio
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
05:11
Composers: Steve Swallow
09
La Fiesta
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
10:18
Composers: Chick Corea
08
Never
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
07:33
Composers: Steve Swallow
05
Like Minds (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Like Minds
05:50
Composers: Gary Burton
02
Some Other Time
Ralph Towner
Matchbook
06:12
Composers: Leonard Bernstein - Adolph Green - Betty Comden
10
Little Girl Blue
Stan Getz
Getz For Lovers
03:38
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
02
Las Vegas Tango
Gary Burton
Good Vibes
06:31
Writer: Gil Evans
02
Arise, Her Eyes
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
05:05
Composers: Steve Swallow
07
Feelings And Things
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
04:46
Composers: Michael Gibbs
09
What Game Shall We Play Today
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
03:42
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
08
Soon (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Like Minds
06:24
Writer: Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
05
Armando's Rhumba
Chick Corea
Native Sense: The New Duets
03:48
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
02
Elucidation (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Like Minds
05:21
Composers: Pat Metheny
08
Children's Song
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence
02:12
Composers: Chick Corea
07
Song To Gayle
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
07:09
Composers: Chick Corea
01
Senor Mouse
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
06:21
Composers: Chick Corea
06
Falling Grace
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
02:42
Composers: Steve Swallow
04
Desert Air
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence
06:26
Composers: Chick Corea
10
Reunion
Gary Burton
GRP 30: The Digital Master Company 30th Anniversary
05:15
Composers: Mitchel Forman
10
Straight Up And Down (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Like Minds
09:01
Composers: Chick Corea
02
Children's Song: No. 15
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
01:13
Composers: Chick Corea
05
Children's Song: No. 6
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
02:10
Composers: Chick Corea
02
Eleanor Rigby
Chick Corea
Hot House
06:59
Writer: John Lennon - Paul McCartney / Composers: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
02
Moonchild / In Your Quiet Place
Gary Burton
Throb
07:23
Writer: Keith Jarrett
03
Windows (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Like Minds
06:17
Composers: Chick Corea
03
Boston Marathon
Gary Burton
Good Vibes
07:22
Writer: Gary Burton
01
Grow Your Own
Gary Burton
Throb
04:54
Writer: Keith Jarrett
02
Blue in Green
Gary Burton
Paris Encounter
03:39
Writer: Carmen Lombardo - Gus Kahn - Johnny Green
05
Leroy the Magician
Gary Burton
Good Vibes
06:13
Writer: Gary Burton
03
I'm Your Pal
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence
04:00
Composers: Steve Swallow
01
Senor Mouse
Chick Corea
In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979
09:51
Composers: Chick Corea
04
Futures (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Like Minds
10:41
Composers: Chick Corea
01
Libertango
Gary Burton
Libertango
04:38
Composers: Astor Piazzolla
09
For A Thousand Years (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Like Minds
05:23
Composers: Pat Metheny
02
Love Castle (Album Version)
Chick Corea
Native Sense: The New Duets
07:29
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
01
Vibrafinger
Gary Burton
Good Vibes
06:38
Writer: Gary Burton
03
Children's Song: No. 2
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
00:54
Composers: Chick Corea
07
Chairs And Children
Gary Burton
Reunion
05:55
Composers: Vince Mendoza
07
Light Blue
Chick Corea
Hot House
06:01
Writer: Thelonious Monk / Composers: Thelonious Monk
08
You Stepped out of a Dream (Remastered)
Gary Burton
New Vibe Man In Town
04:30
Composers: Nacio Herb Brown - Gus Kahn
10
Move
Gary Burton
Conception
04:28
01
Duet Suite
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
15:43
Composers: Chick Corea
01
Native Sense
Chick Corea
Native Sense: The New Duets
06:33
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
02
Over the Rainbow (Remastered)
Gary Burton
New Vibe Man In Town
04:22
Composers: E.Y. Harbourg - Harold Arlen
03
Como En Vietnam
Gary Burton
Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett
07:04
Writer: Steve Swallow
07
Sir John
Gary Burton
Conception
04:13
04
Fortune Smiles
Gary Burton
Throb
08:27
Writer: Keith Jarrett
01
Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly
Gary Burton
The New Quartet
06:38
Composers: Chick Corea
01
Drifting Petals
Ralph Towner
Matchbook
05:14
Composers: Ralph Towner
06
So Many Things (Remastered)
Gary Burton
New Vibe Man In Town
04:14
Composers: Marian McPartland
10
Rhumbata (Album Version)
Chick Corea
Native Sense: The New Duets
09:39
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
07
Post Script (Album Version)
Chick Corea
Native Sense: The New Duets
05:45
Writer: Chick Corea / Composers: Chick Corea
12
Riot-Chous (Hank Garland and the All-Stars Version)
Gary Burton
Conception
07:53
01
Joy Spring (Remastered)
Gary Burton
New Vibe Man In Town
03:38
Composers: Clifford Brown
04
Tweak (Live)
Chick Corea
In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979
05:58
Composers: Chick Corea
13
Nos Padré (The Lord's Prayer)
Richard Stoltzman
Brasil
03:43
Composers: Albert Hay Malotte
09
Three-Four, The Blues
Gary Burton
Conception
04:01

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  • Discography
Albums
The Gershwin Moment (Live)
â„— 2018 myrios classics
16-02-2018
The Gershwin Moment (Live)
01
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Orch. Grofé) (Live)
Kirill Gerstein
The Gershwin Moment (Live)
17:34
Composers: George Gershwin
02
Wild: 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: No. 2, Somebody Loves Me (Live)
Kirill Gerstein
The Gershwin Moment (Live)
03:32
Composers: Earl Wild
03
Wild: 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: No. 6, I Got Rhythm (Live)
Kirill Gerstein
The Gershwin Moment (Live)
02:23
Composers: Earl Wild
04
Blame It On My Youth (Arr. for Vibraphone & Piano) (Live)
Kirill Gerstein
The Gershwin Moment (Live)
07:18
Composers: Oscar Levant - DuBose Heyward
05
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Arr. for Voice & Piano): Summertime (Lullaby) (Live)
Kirill Gerstein
The Gershwin Moment (Live)
05:35
Writer: Ira Gershwin - DuBose Heyward / Composers: George Gershwin
06
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F Major: I. Allegro (Live)
Kirill Gerstein
The Gershwin Moment (Live)
13:31
Composers: George Gershwin
07
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F Major: II. Adagio (Live)
David Robertson
The Gershwin Moment (Live)
12:39
Composers: George Gershwin
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Jazz Interview in New York City
2016 Bluemusicgroup.com
28-11-2016
Jazz Interview in New York City
01
Back Home Again in Indiana
Gary Burton
Jazz Interview in New York City
00:22
Composers: Mika Antero Pohjola
02
Jazz Scene in Indiana
Gary Burton
Jazz Interview in New York City
01:53
Composers: Mika Antero Pohjola
03
Family Support for Music
Gary Burton
Jazz Interview in New York City
02:31
Composers: Mika Antero Pohjola
04
Following Father's Footsteps
Gary Burton
Jazz Interview in New York City
01:33
Composers: Mika Antero Pohjola
05
When Hearing the First Benny Goodman Record
Gary Burton
Jazz Interview in New York City
01:13
Composers: Mika Antero Pohjola
06
Professional Musician
Gary Burton
Jazz Interview in New York City
01:09
Composers: Mika Antero Pohjola
07
Record Contract
Gary Burton
Jazz Interview in New York City
01:05
Composers: Mika Antero Pohjola
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Conception
â„— 2014 Cherry Red Records
25-08-2014
Conception
01
Storm
Gary Burton
Conception
04:17
02
I've Just Seen Her
Gary Burton
Conception
04:18
03
Fly Time Fly (Sigh)
Gary Burton
Conception
04:30
04
Conception
Gary Burton
Conception
04:03
05
Get Away Blues
Gary Burton
Conception
05:42
06
My Funny Valentine
Gary Burton
Conception
05:27
07
One Note
Gary Burton
Conception
04:54
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Guided Tour
2013 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
29-04-2013
Guided Tour
01
Caminos
Gary Burton
Guided Tour
07:20
Writer: Antonio Sanchez / Composers: Antonio Sanchez
02
The Lookout
Gary Burton
Guided Tour
05:55
Writer: Julian Lage / Composers: Julian Lage
03
Jane Fonda Called Again
Gary Burton
Guided Tour
06:25
Writer: Gary Burton / Composers: Gary Burton
04
Jackalope
Gary Burton
Guided Tour
06:35
Writer: Fred Hersch / Composers: Fred Hersch
05
Once Upon a Summertime
Gary Burton
Guided Tour
06:45
Writer: Eddie Barclay - Michel Legrand - Johnny Mercer / Composers: Eddie Barclay - Michel Legrand - Johnny Mercer
06
Sunday's Uncle
Gary Burton
Guided Tour
06:06
Writer: Julian Lage / Composers: Julian Lage
07
Remembering Tano
Gary Burton
Guided Tour
06:55
Writer: Gary Burton / Composers: Gary Burton
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Time Thread
â„— 2013 Universal Classics & Jazz, a division of UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
01-01-2013
Time Thread
01
Fat Cat
Makoto Ozone
Time Thread
04:32
Composers: Makoto Ozone
02
Stompin' At B.P.C.
Makoto Ozone
Time Thread
04:50
Composers: Makoto Ozone
03
Lee's Party
Makoto Ozone
Time Thread
05:25
Composers: Makoto Ozone
04
Sol Azteca
Makoto Ozone
Time Thread
06:44
Composers: Makoto Ozone
05
Italpark
Makoto Ozone
Time Thread
06:47
Composers: Makoto Ozone
06
Hearts In Langenhagen
Makoto Ozone
Time Thread
04:57
Composers: Makoto Ozone
07
Popcorn Explosion
Makoto Ozone
Time Thread
04:38
Composers: Makoto Ozone
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Hot House
â„— 2012 Chick Corea Productions, Inc. & Gary Burton, Inc. Issued under exclusive license to Concord Music Group, Inc.
01-01-2012
Hot House
01
Can't We Be Friends
Chick Corea
Hot House
07:24
Writer: Kay Swift - Paul James / Composers: Kay Swift - Paul James
02
Eleanor Rigby
Chick Corea
Hot House
06:59
Writer: John Lennon - Paul McCartney / Composers: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
03
Chega de Saudade
Chick Corea
Hot House
10:43
Writer: Antonio Carlos Jobim - Vinicius de Moraes / Composers: Antonio Carlos Jobim - Vinicius de Moraes
04
Time Remembered
Chick Corea
Hot House
06:11
Writer: Bill Evans / Composers: Bill Evans
05
Hot House
Chick Corea
Hot House
03:51
Writer: Tadd Dameron / Composers: Tadd Dameron
06
Strange Meadow Lark
Chick Corea
Hot House
07:03
Writer: Dave Brubeck / Composers: Dave Brubeck
07
Light Blue
Chick Corea
Hot House
06:01
Writer: Thelonious Monk / Composers: Thelonious Monk
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Common Ground
2011 Mack Avenue Records II, LLC
07-06-2011
Common Ground
01
Late Night Sunrise
Gary Burton
Common Ground
06:38
Writer: Vadim Neselovskyi / Composers: Vadim Neselovskyi
02
Never the Same Way
Gary Burton
Common Ground
07:03
Writer: Scott Colley / Composers: Scott Colley
03
Common Ground
Gary Burton
Common Ground
07:00
Writer: Antonio Sanchez / Composers: Antonio Sanchez
04
Was It So Long Ago?
Gary Burton
Common Ground
06:16
Writer: Gary Burton / Composers: Gary Burton
05
Etude
Gary Burton
Common Ground
05:50
Writer: Julian Lage / Composers: Julian Lage
06
Last Snow
Gary Burton
Common Ground
07:05
Writer: Vadim Neselovskyi / Composers: Vadim Neselovskyi
07
Did You Get It?
Gary Burton
Common Ground
05:17
Writer: Antonio Sanchez / Composers: Antonio Sanchez
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Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
This Compilation â„— 2009 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
28-08-2009
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
01
Senor Mouse
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
06:21
Composers: Chick Corea
02
Arise, Her Eyes
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
05:05
Composers: Steve Swallow
03
I'm Your Pal
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
04:00
Composers: Steve Swallow
04
Desert Air
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
06:26
Composers: Chick Corea
05
Crystal Silence
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
09:01
Composers: Chick Corea
06
Falling Grace
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
02:42
Composers: Steve Swallow
07
Feelings And Things
Gary Burton
Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-1979
04:46
Composers: Michael Gibbs
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Music Stories
â„— 2008 Minos - EMI SA
10-12-2008
Music Stories
01
Isagogi
Thanos Mikroutsikos
Music Stories
04:35
Composers: Thanos Mikroutsikos
02
Istoria Balletou
Thanos Mikroutsikos
Music Stories
02:00
Composers: Thanos Mikroutsikos
03
Tragoudi
Thanos Mikroutsikos
Music Stories
06:41
Composers: Thanos Mikroutsikos
04
Dramatiko Largo
Thanos Mikroutsikos
Music Stories
08:55
Composers: Thanos Mikroutsikos
05
Taxidevodas
Thanos Mikroutsikos
Music Stories
08:44
Composers: Thanos Mikroutsikos
06
Rithmos Ke Rithmos
Thanos Mikroutsikos
Music Stories
05:32
Composers: Thanos Mikroutsikos
07
Moderato
Thanos Mikroutsikos
Music Stories
09:26
Composers: Thanos Mikroutsikos
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The New Crystal Silence
â„— 2008 Chick Corea Productions, Inc. & Gary Burton, Inc. Issued under exclusive license to Concord Music Group, Inc.
05-02-2008
The New Crystal Silence
01
Duende (Live At Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, 2007)
Chick Corea
The New Crystal Silence
10:54
Composers: Chick Corea
02
Love Castle (Live At Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, 2007)
Chick Corea
The New Crystal Silence
12:41
Composers: Chick Corea
03
Brasilia (Live At Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, 2007)
Chick Corea
The New Crystal Silence
09:37
Composers: Chick Corea
04
Crystal Silence (Live At Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, 2007)
Chick Corea
The New Crystal Silence
14:08
Composers: Chick Corea
05
La Fiesta (Live At Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, 2007)
Chick Corea
The New Crystal Silence
13:36
Composers: Chick Corea
01
Bud Powell (Live At Bjornsonhuset in Molde, Norway, 2007)
Chick Corea
The New Crystal Silence
07:55
Composers: Chick Corea
02
Waltz For Debby (Live At Bjornsonhuset in Molde, Norway, 2007)
Chick Corea
The New Crystal Silence
08:03
Composers: Bill Evans
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Turn Of The Century
â„— 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
26-07-2005
Turn Of The Century
01
Vibrafinger
Gary Burton
Turn Of The Century
06:34
Writer: Gary Burton
02
Moonchild - In Your Quiet Place (Live at Montreux)
Gary Burton
Turn Of The Century
06:15
Writer: Jarrett
03
Fortune Smiles
Gary Burton
Turn Of The Century
08:27
Writer: Keith Jarrett
04
Grow Your Own
Gary Burton
Turn Of The Century
04:54
Writer: Keith Jarrett
05
Here's That Rainy Day
Gary Burton
Turn Of The Century
05:28
Writer: Carmen Lombardo - Gus Kahn - Johnny Green
06
Daphné
Gary Burton
Turn Of The Century
04:08
Writer: Carmen Lombardo - Gus Kahn - Johnny Green
07
Coquette
Gary Burton
Turn Of The Century
03:57
Writer: Carmen Lombardo - Gus Kahn - Johnny Green
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Next Generation
â„— 2005 Concord Music Group, Inc
01-01-2005
Next Generation
01
Prelude For Vibes (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Next Generation
06:02
Writer: Vadim Neselovskyi / Composers: Vadim Neselovskyi
02
My Romance (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Next Generation
06:23
Writer: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers / Composers: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers
03
'Ques Sez (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Next Generation
07:07
Writer: Luques Curtis / Composers: Luques Curtis
04
Get Up And Go (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Next Generation
07:58
Writer: Vadim Neselovskyi / Composers: Vadim Neselovskyi
05
B & G (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Next Generation
06:26
Writer: Pat Metheny / Composers: Pat Metheny
06
A Dance For Most Of You (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Next Generation
05:54
Writer: Alain Mallet / Composers: Alain Mallet
07
Walkin' In Music (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Next Generation
06:26
Writer: Julian Lage / Composers: Julian Lage
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Generations
â„— 2004 Concord Records, Inc.
01-01-2004
Generations
01
First Impression (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Generations
06:34
Composers: Julian Lage
02
Early (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Generations
05:38
Composers: Julian Lage
03
Gorgeous (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Generations
07:41
Composers: Michael Forman
04
Wheatland (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Generations
05:35
Composers: Oscar Peterson
05
Take Another Look (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Generations
06:41
Composers: Pat Metheny
06
Syndrome (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Generations
05:21
Composers: Carla Bley
07
Test Of Time (Album Version)
Gary Burton
Generations
05:24
Composers: Makoto Ozone
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Burton, Leonhart, Clarke, Beck Play The Music Of Duke Ellington
(P) 2006 LRC Ltd. / Groove Merchant Records
18-03-2003
Burton, Leonhart, Clarke, Beck Play The Music Of Duke Ellington
01
In A Mellow Tone
Terry Clarke
Burton, Leonhart, Clarke, Beck Play The Music Of Duke Ellington
04:18
02
Rockin' In Rhythm
Terry Clarke
Burton, Leonhart, Clarke, Beck Play The Music Of Duke Ellington
05:45
03
C Jam Blues
Terry Clarke
Burton, Leonhart, Clarke, Beck Play The Music Of Duke Ellington
05:48
04
Love You Madly
Terry Clarke
Burton, Leonhart, Clarke, Beck Play The Music Of Duke Ellington
05:23
05
Azure
Terry Clarke
Burton, Leonhart, Clarke, Beck Play The Music Of Duke Ellington
04:54
06
Cottontail
Terry Clarke
Burton, Leonhart, Clarke, Beck Play The Music Of Duke Ellington
05:45
07
Creole Love Song
Terry Clarke
Burton, Leonhart, Clarke, Beck Play The Music Of Duke Ellington
05:14
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Selected Recordings
This Compilation â„— 2002 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
29-04-2002
Selected Recordings
01
Four Or Less
Gary Burton
Selected Recordings
06:08
Composers: Mike Gibbs
02
The Colours Of Chloe
Gary Burton Quintet
Selected Recordings
07:11
Composers: Eberhard Weber
03
Dreams So Real
Gary Burton Quintet
Selected Recordings
06:19
Composers: Carla Bley
04
Ictus - Syndrome - Wrong Key Donkey
Gary Burton Quintet
Selected Recordings
10:24
Composers: Carla Bley
05
B & G (Midwestern Nights Dream)
Gary Burton Quartet
Selected Recordings
08:23
Composers: Pat Metheny
06
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
Gary Burton Quartet
Selected Recordings
08:09
Writer: Charles Mingus / Composers: Charles Mingus
07
Syndrome
Gary Burton Quartet
Selected Recordings
06:12
Composers: Carla Bley
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