CD: GARY BURTON / SEVEN SONGS
FOR QUARTET AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
ECM 1040
Gary Burton - Vibraphone
Michael Goodrick - Guitar
Steve Swallow - Bass
Ted Seibs - Drums
Mitglieder des NDR-Sinfonieorchesters, Hamburg

• NOCTURNE VULGAIRE / ARISE, HER EYES -
  (Steve Swallow, Michael Gibbs)
• THROB - (Michael Gibbs)
• BY WAY OF A PREFACE - (Michael Gibbs)
• PHASES - (Michael Gibbs)
• THE RAIN BEFORE IT FALLS - (Michael Gibbs)
• THREE - (Michael Gibbs) ​

​Sounding as fresh today as it did in 1973, Seven Songs places the Gary Burton Quartet in an orchestral context, with compositions of Michael Gibbs – inspired by Messiaen and Charles Ives as well as Miles and Gil Evans – and exceptional soloing by Mick Goodrick, Steve Swallow and Burton himself. The production is exemplary: Seven Songs set a new standard for recordings of orchestral jazz.