GARY BURTON, PAT METHENY, STEVE SWALLOW, ANTONIO
SANCHEZ Quartet Live (2009 UK 11-track CD album - Comprising a
revisited edition of the classic Gary Burton Quartet, featuring three
original members and jazz legends Burton, Pat Metheny and Steve
Swallow along with one new member, and perhaps one of the most
prominent drummers of his generation, Antonio Sanchez. The special
challenge for a jazz reunion is to achieve something more than simply
playing the old material, and 'Quartet Live' fully realizes this, taking
the music into new territory. 'We
have all continued to evolve as players, so we play the songs in fresh
ways now. We've all become better improvisers, too. But, more
importantly, though we have each gone on to new ventures, when we
got back together again the rapport that always came so easily is still
front and center. This has been the most fun I've had in a very long
time,' says Burton. The album was recorded while on
tour at Yoshi's Jazz Club in Oakland, CA. Burton says, 'Without a doubt, the level of the group was at an
all-time high that weekend. At Yoshi's, everything just
clicked.')
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