The Gary Burton Quartet With Orchestra - A Genuine Tong Funeral flac album

Complete your The Gary Burton Quartet With Orchestra collection.

From 2004 to 2008 Burton hosted a weekly jazz radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio. In 2011, he released his first album for Mack Avenue Records, entitled Common Ground featuring the New Gary Burton Quartet (with Julian Lage, Scott Colley, and Antonio Sanchez). In 2013, the group released "Guided Tour," their 2nd recording for Mack Avenue Records. Burton's autobiography, Learning to Listen, was published by Berklee Press in August 2013, and was voted "Jazz Book of the Year" by the Jazz Journalists Association  . A Genuine Tong Funeral (RCA, 1967). Gary Burton Quartet in Concert (RCA, 1968). Country Roads & Other Places (RCA, 1969). Throb (Atlantic, 1969).

1990 studio album by Gary Burton. Metheny left Burton's group in 1977 to form his own quartet with Lyle Mays. The two had virtually no contact with each other until, in early 1988, the organizers of the Montreal Jazz Festival contacted Burton. They told him that Metheny was the festival host and invited Burton to join him onstage. My apprehension was immediately erased when I saw how easy it was for us to play together, even after 12 years," said Burton. This led to their collaboration on Reunion. A Genuine Tong Funeral (1967). Lofty Fake Anagram (1967). Gary Burton Quartet in Concert (1968). Good Vibes (1969–70). Paris Encounter (with Stéphane Grappelli, 1969). Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett (1970).

The music is dramatic, occasionally a little humorous, and a superb showcase for Gary Burton's vibes.

One of vibraphonist Gary Burton's most intriguing recordings, A Genuine Tong Funeral (Carla Bley's suite which musically depicts attitudes toward death) was called by its composer a "Dark Opera Without Words.

Album · 1967 · 10 Songs. 9. The New Funeral March. 10. The New National Anthem, The Survivors. 10 Songs, 43 Minutes. Released: Nov 20, 1967.