Reunion

Gary Burton, Pat Metheny | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 20, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Grp Records
• ASIN: B0000001QS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,157 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great in so many ways, September 11, 2000

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Andrew Grobengieser (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reunion (Audio CD)

I've owned this CD for a number of years, and I never tire of it.

The assemblage here of Burton, Pat Metheny, Mitch Forman, Peter Erskine, and Will Lee is a perfect match for the material. The selections are smartly written and expertly played, and at the same time extremely listenable and accessible.

I've often played this CD for friends and family who are not into jazz, and they always love it. This is a different sort of "smooth jazz" than what the so-labeled radio stations feed us. Strong writing, great improvisation, and superb production really combine well here.

A CD that will appeal to both serious jazz fans and smooth-jazz ears.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal Collaboration..., June 16, 2006

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Edward R. Kriege (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reunion (Audio CD)

Gary Burton is arguably the greatest vibraphonist ever. Where others (Hampton, Jackson) have been great stylists, Burton revolutionized the way the instrument is played. His collaborations with Corea and Metheny have set duet standards, and this reunion album reminds us how creatively powerful Burton and Metheny are together. Having just heard them together again at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago on June 15th 2006 I can testify that their musical potency and dialogue is only getting stronger. I have my fingers crossed for a "Re-reunion" album!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting One-Off, April 23, 2007

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Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reunion (Audio CD)

Pat Metheny played with vibist Gary Burton as a young guy from Berklee, and this reunion pairs them on a program of pleasant improvisations. It sounds a lot like a mid-career Pat Metheny album, which is to say pretty good, indeed.