This pdf was last updated: Apr/23/2010. Gary Burton & M. Ozone
Gary Burton and Makoto Ozone are so telepathically in sync as a duo and with they have such an innate feel for the space between jazz and classical music.
Line-up Gary Burton - vibraphone Makoto Ozone - piano
On Stage: 2 Travel Party: 3
Website www.garyburton.com
Biography Gary Burton: One of the two great vibraphonists to emerge in the 1960s (along with Bobby Hutcherson), Gary Burton's remarkable four-mallet technique can make him sound like two or three players at once. He recorded in a wide variety of settings and always sounds distinctive. Self-taught on vibes, Burton made his recording debut with country guitarist Hank Garland when he was 17, started recording regularly for RCA in 1961, and toured with George Shearing's quintet in 1963. He gained some fame while with Stan Getz's piano-less quartet during 1964-1966, and then put together his own groups. In 1967, with guitarist Larry Coryell, he led one of the early "fusion" bands; Coryell would later be succeeded by Sam Brown, Mick Goodrick, John Scofield, Jerry Hahn, and Pat Metheny. Burton recorded duet sets with Chick Corea, Ralph Towner, Steve Swallow, and Paul Bley, and collaborated on an album apiece with Stephane Grappelli and Keith Jarrett. Among his sidemen in the late '70s and '80s were Makoto Ozone, Tiger Okoshi, and Tommy Smith. Very active as an educator at Berklee since joining its faculty in 1971, Burton remained a prominent stylist. He recorded during different periods of his career extensively releasing Like Minds through Concord in 1998. Two years later, Libertango, his tribute to tango master Astor Piazzolla, arrived. The very personal composition For Hamp, Red, Bags, and Cal was issued in 2001. Makoto Ozone: A premier jazz musician in Japan, Makoto Ozone has made a successful transition to America, where he became equally prominent in this nation's improvisational community. He began on organ at four, then took up piano as a teenager. He went to Berklee in 1980 and studied composing and arranging. He was noticed by Gary Burton and later recorded with him and was part of his band. Ozone's striking ability and impressive technique made him a big hit at the Kool Jazz Festival. His 1984 debut recording featured Burton and bassist Eddie Gomez. It was a stunning example of complete knowledge and mastery of the full jazz piano spectrum. Ozone later worked with European pianist Michel Petrucciani and spent extensive time studying classical music. Discography Gary Burton: 1961 New Vibe Man in Town - RCA 1962 Who Is Gary Burton? - RCA 1963 3 in Jazz - RCA 1963 Something's Coming - RCA 1963 Artist's Choice - Bluebird/RCA 1964 The Groovy Sound of Music - RCA 1966 The Time Machine - RCA 1966 Tennessee Firebird - RCA 1967 Duster - Koch 1967 Lofty Fake Anagram - RCA 1967 A Genuine Tong Funeral - RCA 1968 Gary Burton Quartet in Concert [live] - RCA 1968 Country Roads and Other Places - RCA 1969 Throb - Atlantic 1969 Good Vibes - Atlantic 1969 Paris Encounter - Atlantic 1971 Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett - Atlantic 1971 Live in Tokyo - Atlantic 1971 Alone at Last - Atlantic 1972 Crystal Silence - ECM 1972 Works - ECM 1973 The New Quartet - ECM 1973 Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra - ECM 1974 Hotel Hello - Polygram 1974 Ring - ECM 1974 Matchbook - ECM 1975 Dreams So Real - ECM 1976 Passengers - ECM 1978 Times Square - ECM 1980 Easy As Pie - ECM 1982 Picture This - ECM 1985 Gary Burton and the Berklee All Stars - JVC 1986 Whiz Kids - ECM 1986 Slide Show - ECM 1988 Times Like These - GRP 1989 Reunion [With Pat Metheny] - GRP 1990 Right Time, Right Place - GNP Crescendo 1991 Cool Nights - GRP 1992 Six Pack - GRP 1993 It's Another Day - GRP 1994 Face to Face - GRP 1996 Live in Cannes - Jazz World 1996 Astor Piazzolla: A Tango Excursion - Concord Jazz 1997 Departure - Concord Jazz 1998 Like Minds - Concord Jazz 2000 Libertango: Astor Piazzolla - Concord Jazz 2001 For Hamp, Red, Bags, and Cal - Concord Jazz 2002 Virtuosi - Concord 2002 Alone At Last - Collectables
Makoto Ozone: 1981 Makoto Ozone - CBS 1986 After - Columbia 1987 New York Know - Columbia 1989 Starlight - JVC 1995 Breakout - Polygram 1997 Trio - Polygram 1998 Three Wishes - Polygram 1999 No Strings Attached - Verve 2000 Wizard of Ozone - Verve 2001 Pandora - Verve 2001 So Many Colors - Verve
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