Gary Burton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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In 1963, the jazz pianist George Shearing, an enormously popular act in his day, made an album that was unusual for him. He asked his new, 20-year-old vibraphone player to write an album of contrapuntal, classical-music-inspired compositions, and recorded them with a woodwind quintet atop a jazz rhythm section. It's out of print now, but Out of the Woods received good reviews, and it remains an early career highlight for its young architect, Gary Burton.

Gary Burton is 70 now, and that's just two pages' worth of his new autobiography Learning to Listen. Here's a guy who played with Stan Getz and Chick Corea, was an early adopter of jazz fusion, and became the Dean of Berklee College of Music. But when he stopped by the Tiny Desk, he saluted that moment by calling an unrelated tune called "Out of the Woods." For his next number, Burton called "Remembering Tano," a piece he wrote for another man with whom he's worked briefly but meaningfully: new-tango pioneer Astor Piazzolla.

Burton has a long history of hiring great guitarists, and his current band is no exception. Julian Lage is just 25, but his own band already played the Tiny Desk once; his jabs and lean threading brighten this session. Their dialogue accentuates another thing about Burton: He may be past retirement age, but he can still dazzle. He concocted an impromptu blues for his final number, and sent his signature four-mallet grip slaloming up and down the instrument. --PATRICK JARENWATTANANON

Set List
"Out Of The Woods"
"Remembering Tano"
"The Tiny Desk Blues"

Credits
Producers: Denise DeBelius, Patrick Jarenwattananon; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Gabriella Garcia-Pardo, Becky Harlan
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I'd pay a lot for a duo album of these two.This is right up there with the quality of Bill Evans and Jim Halls duo albums to me.

trindo
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The level of musicianship in this video is off the charts....a masterclass on how to accompany, play melody and improvise.

GiovanniPiacentiniMusic
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Yo, just FYI in case anyone's looking for other versions of the first tune, it's not "Out of the Woods, " it's "Waltz for a Lovely Wife" by Phil Woods. Stan Getz played it on his "Nobody Else but Me" album back in the day. Guess who else was on that album? Yep, Gary Burton. Ah, it all makes sense now.

QuietHorn
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Two jazz greats in different eras of their careers on CHORDS. Heavenly.

DDRaph
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Can we take a moment to admire how beautiful that guitar is?

BrighamBartol
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Gary's contribution to vibraphone and improvisational music elevated the possibilities for both the instrument and musical expression. Listening to his playing from the 60s, 70s and on forward, there is such a lyrical freshness and sophistication to what he contributed. It's such an astonishing legacy. Julian is certainly following in a great manner, playing like a seasoned master but with fresh and new inventiveness. Bravo!

Joshualbm
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Vibraphone and guitar make such a nice instrument combo, it reminds me of the legendary duo of Milt "Bags" Jackson and the immortal Wes Montgomery. Here we have Gary Burton and Julian Lage, two world class musicians, pleasuring us with a revival of the format.

peliparado
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Wow, THAT'S how two musicians listen to each other! The 'complicity' is off the charts here.

roughcutguitars
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Wow, I've never seen someone play vibraphone so melodically, amazing.

alexcorll
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Don’t know how good Gary is? Let’s look at who played guitar chords for him....

terryg
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People lament that there are no Bachs or Mozarts these days, but there are, they're just in Jazz.

kylewhitehead
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Apart from his undisputed musical genious, I can't get over how gentle, polite, humble and kind-hearted this man looks and sounds, every time I listen to him speak. It's very rare to encounter from such a heavy player, let alone a legend.

momtso
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I saw Gary Burton in concert about two decades ago. Frankly, I've never experienced live music that comes remotely close to what he played. His melodic sensibility and expression are peerless, he has total command of his instrument, and he's just a really cool, regular, humble guy. He's the greatest.

brendanmurphy
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Pure magic. Watching him play those vibes is blowing me away.

jgdmlw
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That's just the most beautiful instrument.

Seapatico
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Burton loves harmony like I do. It's a drug and such a nice one! Gorgeous progressions that are so good for my brain!

jimjennings
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Sorry to see Gary is retiring. Jazz Night in America did a nice tribute show. A great musician!

jameshilbert
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One of the first LPs I bought was of Gary Burton back in the sixties. I thought he was a genius then and fifty years later I haven't been disappointed.
Julian Lage is no slouch either. He plays jazz, rock & roll, bluegrass and pop. He can do it all.

garymoore
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Oh that’s so good, those two blend and complement each other so well .. class act

alexhall
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Wow! A treat for the eyes and the ears!

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