Alone at Last
1972 live album / studio album by Gary Burton
Alone at Last | ||||
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Live album / studio album by Gary Burton | ||||
Released | 1972 | |||
Recorded | June 19, 1971 and September 7, 1971 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:09 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
Gary Burton chronology | ||||
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Alone at Last is the first solo album by vibraphonist Gary Burton, on which he also plays piano and organ. It was recorded in 1971, and features three performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival and four performances from the studio. It released on the Atlantic label in 1972.[1] The album was awarded a Grammy for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist at the 15th Grammy Awards.[2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars, calling it, "one of the high points of Gary Burton's career. Wondrous music".[3]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Track listing
- "Moonchild/In Your Quiet Place" (Keith Jarrett) - 6:14
- "Green Mountains/Arise, Her Eyes" (Steve Swallow) - 7:35
- "The Sunset Bell" (Gary Burton) - 5:09
- "Handbags and Gladrags" (Mike d'Abo) - 6:05
- "Hullo Bolinas" (Swallow) - 5:49
- "General Mojo's Well Laid Plan" (Swallow) - 3:38
- "Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)" (Vinícius de Moraes, Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 4:39
Songs 1-3 recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland on June 19, 1971.
Songs 4-7 recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY on September 7, 1971.
Personnel
- Gary Burton — vibraphone, piano, organ
References
- ^ Gary Burton discography Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 25, 2011
- ^ Grammy.com accessed November 25, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 25, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 33. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- 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)