Gary Burton - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967) [2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000]

A standout classic from Gary Burton – the kind of fresh-voiced and angularly modern session that showed why his sound on the vibes was one of the most revolutionary in jazz at the time! The session features a quartet with Larry Coryell on guitar, Steve Swallow on bass, and Bob Moses on drums – all working in a style that's got touches of modal jazz, and fragments of the Walt Dickerson sound – yet which is also a bit looser, freer, and more spacious – all without going too far "out".
The second recording of guitarist Larry Coryell as part of the Gary Burton Quartet (which included the vibraphonist/leader, bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bobby Moses) is more memorable for the sound of the group than for any of the eight originals by Burton, Swallow, Carla Bley or Michael Gibbs. In fact, the closest piece to a "standard," Duke Ellington's then-recent "Fleurette Africaine," has the catchiest melody. But it is the interplay between Burton and the rockish Coryell in this early fusion group (predating Miles Davis' Bitches Brew by two years) that makes this session most notable.


Tracks:

01. June The 15, 1967
02. Feelings And Things
03. Fleurette Africaine
04. I'm Your Pal
05. Lines
06. The Beach
07. Mother Of The Dead Man
08. Good Citizen Swallow
09. General Mojo Cuts Up

Personnel:

Gary Burton - vibes
Larry Coryell - guitar
Steve Swallow - bass
Bob Moses - drums