Gary Burton - Artist's Choice (1987)
Artist: Gary Burton
Title: Artist's Choice
Year Of Release: 1987
Label: Bluebird/RCA/BMG Music
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue, log, Artwork)
Total Time: 01:09:47
Total Size: 336.9 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Artist's Choice
Year Of Release: 1987
Label: Bluebird/RCA/BMG Music
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue, log, Artwork)
Total Time: 01:09:47
Total Size: 336.9 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Careful (4:13)
02. Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) (4:43)
03. Norwegian Wood (3:26)
04. I Want You (3:29)
05. Faded Love (3:23)
06. Ballet (4:59)
07. General Mojo's Well-Laid Plan (5:02)
08. I'm Your Pal (3:08)
09. June the 15, 1967 (4:55)
10. Fanfare/Mother of the Dead Man (2:55)
11. Interlude: "Lament"/Intermission Music (4:31)
12. Blue Comedy (8:53)
13. The Sunset Bell (5:11)
14. And on the Third Day (4:05)
15. True or False (1:46)
16. Country Roads (5:08)
This session traces vibist Gary Burton's musical evolution during 1963-1968 with selections taken from eight of Burton's 13 RCA LPs. Burton was among the very first to incorporate elements of rock, pop, and freer forms of jazz into his own music without trivializing any of the styles. Artist's Choice is a fine retrospective of the early Gary Burton, although one wishes these sessions were available in full rather than piecemeal.