Real Life Hits
1985 studio album by Gary Burton Quartet
Real Life Hits | ||||
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Studio album by Gary Burton Quartet | ||||
Released | March 1985[1] | |||
Recorded | November 1984 | |||
Studio | Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, W. Germany | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 50:15 | |||
Label | ECM ECM 1293 | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
Gary Burton chronology | ||||
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Real Life Hits is an album by the Gary Burton Quartet recorded in November 1984 and released on ECM March the following year.[2] The quartet features the rhythm section of Makoto Ozone, Steve Swallow and Michael Hyman.
Reception
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The appealing group sound and the spontaneous yet tight ensembles and solos make this a worthwhile acquisition."[3]
Track listing
- "Syndrome" (Carla Bley) – 6:19
- "The Beatles" (John Scofield) – 6:46
- "Fleurette Africaine" (Duke Ellington) – 7:04
- "Ladies in Mercedes" (Steve Swallow) – 6:21
- "Real Life Hits" (Carla Bley) – 8:36
- "I Need You Here" (Makoto Ozone) – 8:46
- "Ivanushka Durachok"[a] (German Lukyanov [ru]) – 6:23
Personnel
Gary Burton Quartet
- Gary Burton – vibraphone
- Makoto Ozone – piano
- Steve Swallow – bass guitar
- Mike Hyman – drums
Notes
- ^ Ivanushka Durachok is an archetypal Russian Ivan the Fool
References
- v
- t
- e
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless this is not known.
leader
or
co-leader
- New Vibe Man in Town (1961)
- Who Is Gary Burton? (1962)
- 3 in Jazz (split with Sonny Rollins and Clark Terry, 1963)
- Something's Coming! (1963)
- The Groovy Sound of Music (1964)
- Tennessee Firebird (1966)
- The Time Machine (1966)
- A Genuine Tong Funeral (1967)
- Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)
- Duster (1967)
- Gary Burton Quartet in Concert (1968)
- Good Vibes (1969–70)
- Paris Encounter (with Stéphane Grappelli, 1969)
- Throb (1969)
- Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett (1970)
- Live in Tokyo (1971)
- Alone at Last (1971)
- Crystal Silence (with Chick Corea, 1972)
- Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (1973)
- The New Quartet (1973)
- Ring (with Eberhard Weber, 1974)
- Matchbook (with Ralph Towner, 1974)
- Hotel Hello (with Steve Swallow, 1974)
- Dreams So Real (1975)
- Passengers (1976)
- Times Square (1978)
- Duet (with Chick Corea, 1978)
- Easy as Pie (1980)
- In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 (1979)
- Picture This (1982)
- Lyric Suite for Sextet (with Chick Corea, 1982)
- Real Life Hits (1984)
- Slide Show (1985)
- Whiz Kids (1986)
- Times Like These (1988)
- Reunion (with Pat Metheny, 1989)
- Right Time, Right Place (with Paul Bley, 1990)
- Cool Nights (1991)
- Six Pack (1991–92)
- Native Sense - The New Duets (1997)
- Like Minds (with Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland and Roy Haynes, 1998)
- Generations (2003)
- Next Generation (2004)
- The New Crystal Silence (with Chick Corea, 2007)
- Quartet Live (2007)
- Common Ground (2011)
- Hot House (2012)
- Time Thread (with Makoto Ozone, 2013)
- Guided Tour (2013)
Stan
Getz
- Getz Au Go Go (1964)
- Nobody Else but Me (1964)
- Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1966)
- The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris (1967)
- The Canadian Concert of Stan Getz (1983)
others
- After the Riot at Newport (Chet Atkins and the Nashville All-Stars, 1960)
- Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (1964)
- Tim Hardin 1 (Tim Hardin, 1964–65)
- Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964)
- Ingénue (k.d. lang, 1991)
- Journey (Arif Mardin, 1973)
- Jazz Concert (George Shearing, 1963)
- Rare Form! (George Shearing, 1963)
- Touch Me Softly (George Shearing, 1963)
- Swallow (Steve Swallow, 1991)
- Fluid Rustle (Eberhard Weber, 1979)
- Hommage à Eberhard Weber (2015)
- Simple Complex (Jon Weber, 2003)