NEW VIBE MAN IN TOWN (2LPs on 1 CD)

2 LPs ON 1 CD

4 STARS DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE
 

One of the preeminent vibraphonist's in jazz, this CD contains two complete LPs from the onset of Gary Burton’s career. The trio album New Vibe Man in Town marks Burton’s debut LP as a leader, while the quartet album Jazz Winds from a New Direction showcase the vibraphonist in collaboration with celebrated guitarist Hank Garland. Drummer Joe Morello is featured on both albums.

PERSONNEL:

(1-8)  issued as New Vibe Man in Town, RCA-Victor (LSP 2420
GARY BURTON, vibraphone
GENE CHERICO, bass
JOE MORELLO, drums

New York, July 6 & July 7, 1961.

*Bonus album (9-14) issued as Jazz Winds from a New Direction, Columbia (CS 8372):
Gary Burton (g), Hank Garland (g),
Joe Benjamin (b), Joe Morello (d).
Nashville, Tennessee, August 23, 1960

TRACKS:

01. JOY SPRING (3:43)
02. OVER THE RAINBOW (4:24)
03. LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE (3:08)
04. MINOR BLUES (5:33)
05. OUR WALTZ (4:33)
06. SO MANY THINGS (4:17)
07. SIR JOHN (4:13)
08. YOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAM (4:31)
09. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE* (4:29)
10. THREE-FOUR, THE BLUES * (4:01)
11. MOVE* (4:28)
12. ALWAYS * (4:35)
13. RIOT-CHORUS* (7:53)
14. RELAXING* (6:10)

TOTAL TIME 66.03

DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE REVIEW: NEW VIBE MAN IN TOWN
“The facility Burton displays in this, his first album as leader, is startling. He is excellently supported by Cherico and Morello, whose four-, six-, and eight-bar brush exchanges with Burton are, as usual, brilliantly played and tastefully conceived. With the facility he has and the musical ability that shines through the deluge of notes, not to mention his fresh, happy approach, Burton stands as one of the bright lights on vibes.”
(Don DeMicheal)