Gary Burton - Tennessee Firebird (1966) [2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000] CD-Rip

Reissue with the latest 2014 DSD remastering. Comes with liner notes. While the concept of "jazz-rock" was in its embryonic stages, Burton was experimenting with a style combining jazz improvisation with rock energy and rhythms. This 1967 session added another ingredient to the musical mix: country and bluegrass sensibility. Burton used Nashville session players like bassist/harmonica player Charlie McCoy, the great Chet Atkins, fiddler Buddy Spicher, and pedal steel guitarist Buddy Emmons. The results were impressive and artistically intriguing; the country players provided a loose, loping feel, while Burton's solos were smooth and delicate but forceful enough to hold the distinct styles together.


Tracks:

01 - Gone
02 - Tennessee Firebird
03 - Just Like A Woman
04 - Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
05 - Faded Love
06 - I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
07 - I Want You
08 - Alone And Forsaken
09 - Walter L.
10 - Born To Lose
11 - Beauty Contest
12 - Epilogue

Personnel:

Gary Burton — vibraphone, piano, organ
Steve Marcus — soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Buddy Emmons — steel guitar
Sonny Osborne — banjo
Buddy Spicher — fiddle
Chet Atkins, Jimmy Colvard, Ray Edenton — guitar
Charlie McCoy — harmonica
Bobby Osborne — mandolin
Henry Strzelecki, Steve Swallow — bass
Kenneth Buttrey, Roy Haynes — drums