Gary Burton Quintet 1974 feat. Pat Metheny, Mick Goodrick, Steve Swallow, Bob Moses

[@michaelfine9211]

I was a student at Berklee from 1969-1973 and had Gary as my instructor in several classes. He introduced me to many of the tunes he plays here. He championed a new concept of jazz standards that departed from the Great American Songbook of showtunes and love songs that have been (and still are) the meat and potatoes of jazz performers. He was an innovator and great artist as well as a superb technician and teacher. This is him as I remember him. Many thanks for the posting.

[@Santi66]

Thanks for share. Congrats

[@victormusic01x]

..yes, I agree..I was there almost ten years later and his and Swallows influence were still pretty strong..you must have had some very interesting classmates around that time period man..stay safe and stay strong..New York May 23, 2021..

[@michaelfine9211]

@@victormusic01x Three off the top of my head: Al Di Meola (guitar), Jaxon Stock (a great trombonist and incredible arranger) and Abraham Laboriel, the number one bassist at the school at that time and maybe all-time.

[@RealDiaz]

Fantastic

[@stephenr80]

very touching:)

[@petertrotman7708]

Nobody talks enough about Bob Moses. He just flows like a river.

[@alxsmac733]

He blew me away on Bright Size Life

[@keithsimoneaux379]

Shit yeah. Beautiful player

[@maitredutempsdoutant]

Agree ! One of the most, if not the most under rated leaving drum machine !

[@inflames2112]

Absolutely

[@benwittman3431]

An absolute legend. Truly one of the greatest drummers.

[@yard_work]

Let it not go unsaid, masterful use of the moustache by Burton

[@calendulabbra]

😂😂😂😂

[@jonginder5494]

I thought it was Benedict Cumberbatch.

[@murkymurk8305]

It's actually a Theremin operated by moustache.

[@1persme1persme-it36]

shirt's hurtful

[@myworms]

47 years later & we’re fortunate to still have all of these wonderful musicians

[@kevgh3869]

And hey ...you're still alive too, so enjoy.

[@johnmc3862]

@@kevgh3869 Well it was 9 months ago lol.

[@kevgh3869]

@@johnmc3862 lol ya you never know. I hope he's still with us.

[@justaguy2365]

Although Gary himself doesn't play anymore

[@jmach2409]

Verdade

[@gedofgont1006]

Never seen Pat standing this still onstage, ever!

[@snowfiresunwind]

I guess these were his apprenticeship days - and he was soaking everything up.

[@clabbert7694]

he's lacking the head wobble here lol

[@edlawn5481]

@@snowfiresunwind Pat's advice to musicians was to always strive to be the worst member of any band you're in, and that's how you grow, it certainly worked out for him.

[@josemolina959]

I was at this concert! 👍🏼🕊️🙏🏼😎

[@LaKreaMalpleno]

❤💥

[@progrunner3094]

Prove it !

[@rs4204]

really, are you older than 90?

[@BLUEPLANETJAZZ]

I am a percussionist, studied and played all the way through college, played in bands for years after. Let me tell you--what Gary Burton is doing is basically impossible.

[@SamChaneyProductions]

Seriously, I thought I was a competent vibraphonist but it turns out I'm a toddler compared to Gary

[@dropclutch1]

Thank you for confirming my suspicions 😉...Gary is not of this planet

[@edwardsah3]

in vibraphone playing there is BGB and AGB.

[@salmark9080]

Can you explain to me why please

[@BLUEPLANETJAZZ]

@@salmark9080 Probably not very effectively I am afraid. But holding 4 mallets like that and delivering such complex perfection is just hard to imagine. If this was someone paying piano it would be hard enough but with mallets? Oh, and keep in mind that he is constantly narrowing and spreading the distance in each hand to make cords.

[@johnb2602]

You can clearly hear the influence that he had on Pat Methey’s compositions.

[@Snarkapotamus]

I also hear some Zappa in there...

[@brian782]

Good point

[@jean-lucbersou758]

METHENY in the beginnings sounds like a beginner .....while Gary BURTON sounds like a genius !

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

because Metheny and the other musicians wrote for him... he's more an arranger, that's how he considers himself. Check the Rick Beato interview

[@maynotreply3505]

@@JulioLeonFandinho what a great interview series

[@filmjazz]

The band is literally mesmerized by Burton’s solo at the beginning. This is incredible.

[@michaelbrickley2443]

There were no so so members playing with the almost incomparable Gary Burton. Saw this band at the Calderone in Hempstead LI and caught Gary and Chick a few times doing duets. Great musicians respect and encourage others. And they certainly acknowledge when a player plays great

[@Yetipfote]

I was also mesmerized by Mr. Burton's magnificent mustache!

[@MichaelKentSmith]

The have a look on their face like, "Man, the boss is really killing it tonight!".

[@MM-rr1kp]

they had no choice but to wait until he was done with indulging himself

[@PaulWegmann]

Just like everyone hearing this guy playing. Absolutely incredible.

[@bofad6074]

hearing gary play colours of chloe is such a treat man

[@CpLKaNeZA]

never seen a vibraphone just being absolutely demolished like this right here, glad i got into jazz

[@patxmcq]

Welcome to the downward spiral. Just a heads up - it never ends

[@onlyinasheville]

Ruth Underwood comes to mind as another innovative and accomplished player.

[@CpLKaNeZA]

@@onlyinasheville aaAAAAAAAAARGH HOW COULD I FORGET! 😂Frank had some great vibraphone players over the years, very true

[@christophersleight19]

On Ruth, on Ruth, that's Ruth!

[@CpLKaNeZA]

@@christophersleight19 DiD a VeHiClE dId A vEhIcLe 😂

[@jonasaras]

Gary’s phrasing is absolutely impeccable. His dynamic shading is as good as any classical pianist

[@micahnewman]

Astounding, watching him play.

[@whaleupNbeamammal]

Only gotten better with age. Check out his npr

[@josephbarbarie692]

His dynamic shading is as good as any classical pianist -- that is hysterical. I guess no one on this video has bothered to give Dinu Lipatti, Mitsuko Uchida, or Sviatoslav Richter a listen. This is to say nothing of Yuja Wang -- who is something of a "fad" by comparison to those others.

[@jasperjones8401]

@@josephbarbarie692 good for you bro, you should be proud that your music taste is so much better than everyone else's

[@dougie6897]

Gary demonstrating his absolute genius...breathtaking creativity and not just interpretation skills.

[@ishko108]

Pat Metheny was 20 years old in 1974. I was 4 back then... hehe. For God's sake, I have sons who are 24 and 26. And I myself had zero skills in almost anything when I was 20. It's hard to believe that there was a time when even he didn't sound so great on guitar, but in this video... I was even a little shocked. What shocked me even more was Gary's playing. Man, it would take me months just to learn to hold those sticks in my hands. And he's playing the damn vibraphone better than many pianists who have busted their chops for decades. How is it even possible. No wonder people say he's an alien. 😊

[@TheEleatic]

Afros, moustaches, and polyester were big in the seventies, kids. And MUSIC. That $&@ by Burton is cosmically beautiful. Good lord, that drum solo was fantastic and creative-Philly Joe meets Max Roach meets Elvin Jones.

[@ifgwelf]

I love Steve Swallows style on bass. Truly his own

[@petehelme7714]

I never really appreciated Swallow until I saw him live ("a pick?" I use to think, really???). He was with Scofield I think and was, of course, fantastic. :)

[@pascalvaccaro371]

Gary Burton is a genius. Not only a genius musician, also a genius teacher, genius band leader, genius composer. When you watch the career of each and every musician in this video, you get how much of this genius influenced jazz until today and for many years to come. Thank you Gary!

[@Mr.Monta77]

I hate when people use the term 'genius' on youtube. Burton is undoubtedly an excellent musician and a real artist, and his influence is very important. But he is not a Genius. Shakespeare was a genius. Bach was a genius. Leonardo da Vinci was a genius. Einstein was a genius. Your 'genius' means something else, something hollowed out, a victim of inflation. It's ironic, because the way you use the term is a sign of poverty. I understand that you want to express your admiration, recognition and respect for Burton... which is all good... but he is not a genius. Maybe in a TikTok-Instagram, KZbin way, but not in the real sense of the word. And no, before you protest... no, it's not the same. If you meet Burton, ask if he is a genius. Of course, old Gary will thank you politely for the compliment and shake his head: 'No I'm not a genius'. With Bach, Mozart, DaVinci, Einstein and others, you don't need to ask. It is self evident.

[@jmach2409]

Concordo com você, isso ai.

[@ronbunn1349]

@@Mr.Monta77 who are you to gate keep the connotation of “genius”? So Gary isn’t a genius because he is humble and nothing short of Bach’s contributions meets the standard

[@Mr.Monta77]

@@ronbunn1349 I’m not sure how you reach that conclusion, but if you disagree why don’t you present a counterargument. My point was that people on KZbin often call someone ‘genius’ (there are for example hundreds of genius footballplayers!) and that the term is by now fairly meaningless. I’m old enough to remember when the term was reserved for a unique and exalted quality and achievement, and not shared like candy on a children’s birthday party. That’s why I posted. If you honestly believe Burton is equal to J.S. Bach or W.Mozart, please argue why.

[@nelsonanthoine6293]

​@@Mr.Monta77 You are pompous about this genius label. I have most of Gary Burton's records from this period and saw this group at The Bottom Line in NYC in '75, but with Eberhard Weber from Germany on stand-up, electric plexi-glass bass. Listen to the album, "Ring" from this period! Also listen to his duo record "Matchbook', with Ralph Towner on acoustic guitar. Gary Burton was a genius because he figured out ways to hold sticks and play the vibraphone in ways, with his exhaustive knowledge of musical theory and elements and nuances, and with his mental acuity and physical fitness, that produced complex, wonderful music unlike anyone who came before!

[@sudicalwig]

Phenomenal.! And the footage and sound is great. Swedish and Norwegian television were masters of capturing performances back in the days.

[@billyh4068]

I don't think anyone there realized at the time just how good Pat Metheny would become!!!

[@pedrofraga4366]

Mick Goodrick was so good!!! Love his flow so much. May he rest in peace ❤

[@AVIDEOGAL]

WOW, TO HAVE THE WORLD'S BEST MUSTACHE AND THE WORLD'S BEST DRUMMER IN THE SAME BAND, INCREDIBLE, ONE OF THE BEST DRUM SOLOS I'VE EVER HEARD !!!

[@stefanmichaud2007]

First jazz show I saw, in 1974, was Rashaan Roland Kirk. These guys were shortly after, and McCoy Tyner was next. By then, I was hooked for life.

[@nelsonanthoine6293]

Yep, I saw Rahsaan at Carnegie Hall in March '75 (with Alice Coltrane and Pharaoh Sanders opening!) and then saw him again with McCoy at Carnegie Hall that summer, and saw this Gary Burton band (but with Eberhard Weber on stand-up, electric plexi-glass bass) at The Bottom Line that year (with Oregon opening!), and Return to Forever and Mahavishu Orchestra in Central Park the summer before, and I quickly became a jazz head! My peers were into the Dead and Allman Brothers, and I still liked them, but there was this other thing, more stimulating, ethereal and transcendant!

[@MikeDeNoi]

I saw them on this tour. I remember Gary introducing Pat as his 19 year old guitarist. Still can remember how wonderful they played after all these years.

[@jazzkuramatto]

Bob Moses is flowing here, that drumsolo is superb!

[@neotrio8795]

Wtf Gary Burton is a symphonic orchestra, can't believe he's improvising that stuff... ! Man this is pretty mind blowing. Absolute harmonic control and freedom.

[@johnquinn9694]

Lets hear it for the folks at NRK, Norway's public broadcaster. Granted, many of the ECM label greats were in town, recording at Talent studios in Oslo, but kudos to the broadcaster for filming them & putting this material out. I've seen several videos of Gary Burton and Terje Rypdal's bands and there must have been a mainstream audience watching at home. More kudos to all those Norwegian lovers of really cool music.

[@petterwettreofficial]

Word!

[@steev11]

This is so good. Metheny was just a kid. Who the hell gave this a thumbs down? Seriously?

[@fredherfst8148]

I sat 10 ft away from Gary while he blew my brains out in Toronto in the late 70's. Mesmerizing.

[@jonathans.1448]

Pat and Bob did a few performances with Jaco Pastorius in Cambridge in '74. I was fortunate to see that trio.

[@zenpaganwarrior]

Yes indeed you were!

[@shiatsuman01]

Every Wednesday evening at Jack's on Mass. Ave. Methany was teaching at Berklee. I still kick myself for not going to see them but this was before I was aware of Jaco's mastery.

[@shiatsuman01]

Danny Gottlieb was a student at Berklee and replaced Moses on these weekly gigs in Cambridge.

[@jonathans.1448]

@@shiatsuman01 I caught the Moses/Metheny/Pastorius trio at Club Zircon in Cambridge. I was excited to check out the Berklee guitarist I'd heard on Gary Burton's "Ring" album. Jaco was unknown most everyone.

[@spb7883]

@@jonathans.1448 Any recollection of the crowd reaction?

[@Schubertd960]

Recently discovered Gary Burton via his Tiny Desk concert with Chick Corea. This is a sublime gift. I'm so glad I found jazz.

[@Joshualbm]

You know, it's so astonishing what Gary can do, almost to be completely baffling. Just how he's able to express his ideas, so fluidly yet complexly, rhythmically, harmonically and melodically, building up and deconstructing like an orchestra unto himself, is astounding.

[@timhydeck922]

He is truly amazing.

[@juliosanchez95]

this horribly boring

[@Joshualbm]

​@@juliosanchez95 I used to be bored by music I didn't understand too.

[@rwjazz1299]

and there in lies the problem. Gary Burton sucks up every instrument on stage. It's pointless being on stage with him. He plays like he's the only guy up there. Jazz is supposed to be a musical conversation. Gary doesn't talk. He yells and screams over all the other voices.

[@Joshualbm]

@@rwjazz1299 Boy that's about the dumbest thing I've heard anyone say about Gary. You're in a lonely world of your own to come up with that one.

[@anthonywilliams6764]

Gary Burton is without doubt the leading vibraphonist of his generation, and his playing at times is deeply moving, transcending technical ability, and entering into the spiritual realm with is always a hallmark of Great Art. I saw his ensemble play three sets in Ronnie Scott's club in 1974, and remember an awkward moment on stage when the guitar player ( Chris Spedding ) was having problems reading the score or was possibly a little bit stoned, and after two or three mistakes, the music was stopped by Burton, who whispered something into Spedding's ear, who promptly unplugged his guitar , and left the podium not to return. The band continued playing the set, and the musical arrangements remained tight. It must have been a difficult decision by Burton to take the decision to halt the music and send Spedding offstage, but Burton couldn't risk the set getting messed up by incompetence, and the audience were on Burtons side. By way of interest, Spedding was a reasonably good guitarist, who later made a pop record about motorcycling, which was probably more to his style of playing than the Burton quintet sound.

[@garymcaleer6112]

Thanks, Tony. Some know how to take it out...others don't. Drifting is an art form few can improvise. I never could! : ^)

[@wolf-gangiam-a-drumma6488]

Hi Anthony, i saw this band with Eberhard Weber in Heidelberg/Germany in 1974....it was my first jazzconcert ever and its now 46 years ago. I loved the playing of Mick Goodrick and for shure the drumming of Bob Moses. This open mouth of Steve Swallow is still on my remembering and his melodic playing ! The young Pat and the MASTER Gary ...all this impressions of excellent modern jazz gave me a big hug...until today.

[@glfriendliness9793]

I dig Burton, but I'm more of a Milt Jackson kinda guy muself!

[@ytnsanw]

Spedding was/is never even remotely a jazz player, even though he was part of Ian Carr's Nucleus. Hard to believe he was ever on the same stage as Burton. He certainly made a good career for himself as a rock/session player, not to mention a good long stint with Jack Bruce - who knows a thing or two about guitarists. Good player in the right context, but not Gary Burton....

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Hard to fathom that Spedding got the gig in the first place.

The colours of Chloe is a masterpiece...

[@MisterNiles]

The song is wonderful. A too often overlooked album. I love the sound of ECM from that era.

[@christopherwallace2501]

Hear, hear.

[@mangolassi_.]

This is the first time I see Pat's and Steve's 70s looks and I'm not disappointed.

[@packman5906]

The complexity of that drum solo @10:57 is beyond words. How someone can play like that is a miracle in itself.

[@GuitarUniverse2013]

boy oh boy these were the days! It's about the time I showed up in Boston. Mike Stern was laying it down with Tiger's Baku at Mike's over by Northeastern. flawless improvisations! poos pub, 1369 club, all sorts of jazz was popping up all over. Saw Mike Stern at the Kenmore Square show when Mr. Miles Davis returned to the stage. Staggering talent. Randy Roos invented what was essentially a MIDI Guitar years before anybody knew what that was. Randy looked like he was pushing some kind of space age lawnmower when he picked up his homemade guitar and brought the stars and the universe into the venue with a flick of his wrist. funny Gary Burton story. Later on Gary became the provost at Berklee, he was also teaching couple of classes. He went out on the road to tour and took one of the students from I think it was a survey of jazz class out on the road with him. And the kid missed a bunch of classes including Gary's. A friend of mine covered for Gary when he was on tour and when it came time to do the grading, my friend asked Gary, "i'm assuming you're gonna give so-so some leeway on his attendance grade because he was on the road with you. my friend then said, "Gary looked right at me with a very cold eye and said, "fuck that shit, fuck the motherfucker. If he didn't make arrangements to do his work, then he didn't do his work. I don't give a shit what his excuse was. Don't ever presume anything." that is some cold shit man, but I agree with Gary, if the kid just assumed he was going to fly through the jazz survey class because he was on the road with the teacher that's a pretty big presumption. Oh those were the days ! And I'm so glad they're over!!

[@jacobarrett9644]

Thanks so much for uploading this! Also many thanks to the Scandinavian TV for making all these Jazz fusion concerts available for us to enjoy half a century later and with such amazing sound quality!

[@daf827]

I saw this lineup of the GB5 multiple times during the mid ‘70s. Fantastic. A rare privilege.

[@johnahern1077]

First time ever seeing a fender, 12 string, electric, hollow body, a rare guitar.

[@jamesfarrington9030]

I was at Berklee in 79 -80. Vai and Stern, Randy Roos, Lorn Leber, Dave Rosenthal, Randy Coven were all up there. Of course they were kids and it be several years before I started seeing their names pop up on solo albums and as sidemen. Never got a chance to study with Mick, but did get to study with Garrison Fueul(sp.), RIP to him............and now Mick.

[@sparks2749]

Pat Metheny,....pre "Tone" just a "Squeek'n" and picking away.... nice to see someone filmed these days when youthfulness and discovery was the order of the day! Bravo!

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

Thank you Norsk Rikskringkasting from a Swede!!! Scandinavian public service TV and not the least radio in the 70s were full of these amazing programs teaching the next generation about all forms of music and culture that nobody knows nowadays and therefore are more or less dismissive or even hostile against. I say Scandinavian because that's what I know, but the more I think of it I also remember programs from the Netherlands, Germany and some amazing stuff from France and ... and ... well, you get the picture. All this adventurous culture is down the drain now when the money hoarders have done their dirty deed. Can't we start over ... please?

[@AndreasDelleske]

Oh yes... last stage capitalism. Will it be last stage humanity?

[@neilloughran4437]

As an English guy living in Norway I wish the German archives would be as open as the Norwegian ones. They really are leading the way.

[@richshields6692]

Steve playing that Gibson. I would never have thought. Amazing.

[@brainiac31K]

Stunning solo opening by Gary! I was at Berklee back then. Takes me back to Gary’s class, as well I lucked into Pat’s guitar ensemble class during his short stay on staff. Pat told us there was a bass player coming up from the South who’d blow all our minds, named Jaco. In the ensemble he’d bring in tunes he was writing for his debut on ECM records. He broke me out of the Berklee guitar mold and taught me to simply play what I heard in my head when soloing and to get it out whatever way it laid on the frets, among many other things. What an intense part of my life.

[@Jordan-h7x1u]

thats a priveledge

[@actnow56]

Used to go see them (Pat, Jacob, Bob) at Poo’s Pub on Thursdays.. for $2! 😎🎶

[@brainiac31K]

@@actnow56 thanks for sharing. I’d totally forgotten Poo’s! Did you ever make it to Michael’s (off Huntington)? It was a jam but I’d often see Roland Hanna or Gray Sargent (Tony Bennett’s last musical director) a great guitarist as well as the up and coming from NE Conservatory and Berklee.

[@richardthurston2171]

Now here’s a stroll down memory lane. Saw that band in Seattle 1975 I think? No matter. Superb.

[@machtschnell7452]

So few people today realize what an outstanding instrumentalist Gary Burton was and still is.

[@ralphaverill2001]

It's something to look at the young Pat Metheny thinking of all that lay ahead for him. He said in an interview that Gary Burton was his first and most influential mentor. He sure did a good job! I've been listening lately to "Like Minds", with Burton, Metheny, Chick Korea, and Roy Hanes recorded in 1998, twenty four years after this concert.

[@edlawn5481]

Pat couldn't have had a better teacher.

[@dudesbloodclusterpluck5230]

Everyone in the band is looking at Him with such reverence... Beautiful stuff.

[@titolivio6832]

Desert air è una delle composizioni più belle in assoluto e Gary Burton un interprete sempre stupefacente.

[@spb7883]

RIP Mick Goodrick

[@mrvacation666]

So quietly powerful, a model for all musicians/artists

[@gordiasgordian925]

YT algo directed me here after watching the Rick Beato interview. This is really cool.

[@robertalker652]

Nothing stimulates me more than seeing such fine musicians captured so gorgeously in both sound and vision, dating back so many years. Taggin this one.

[@RubIv-wH]

I do love reading the comments as well: this shared spirit when being keenly aware of its priceless musical contribution, top notch improvisers and media document itself.

[@ericostling7410]

This is Berklee in a nutshell, back in the day. Five untouchables making new music together with ears on, Pat Metheny is the 'kid' in the group. Do you see anybody reading a chart?

[@HenryChinaski614]

These guys along with Eicher and ECM did so much unique and incredible stuff, and created a genre that no one has matched. Thanks.

[@BrianKlobyGuitar]

Wholesome and Delicious ☕🎸

[@jndrummer5131]

Bob Moses is an incredible drummer! I discovered him on an old Todd Rundgren album.

[@paxwallacejazz]

Well I guess check out "Song For Spot" on this channel Bob takes a long amazing solo. He also plays on Equitorial Seattle and "Someone's Had Too Much too Think"

[@DarkeningSkies1]

Pat’s “Bright Size Life” with Jaco for me. That sold me!

[@mauimarcus]

I played with Bobby a bunch of years ago, on a recording session, and then a couple of live things in clubs. He is one of the finest I've ever had the honor of playing with. Just tons of musical energy. Very interesting guy.

[@leeswenson4350]

Didn't know he played with Rundgren. Can you tell me which album it was?

[@valueape888]

@@leeswenson4350 Runt "i'm in the clique" kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXLWlaSgYr90jK8

[@afrigal2420]

still love it .... and Bob Moses!!

[@jamesharrison7354]

No mistaking the musical talents of these guys.

[@metrodraft]

Gary, Pat, Steve and Bob playing music by Chick and Keith! Wow!

[@emirmuraticel2732]

Immaculate to see these guys half a century ago. Bob Moses and steve swallow are beyond. Good memories. Thx for sharing quality music and musicians.

[@dumpygoodness4086]

MUSIC.......it's a HELLUVA DRUG! 16:11

[@jmfs3497]

I just got to see Ra Kalam Bob Moses play in my town last month. He is amazing. It's wild to think I was 3 months old when this show was played.

[@sandiotoole4295]

I'm a 64 year old female who has always wanted a vibraphone. I played one in high school in the jazz band. I'm a piano, bass and guitar player for life and I always look on ebay to get one. Now my fantasy is to volunteer at my local high school so I can play one. I was also a glockenspiel/marimba player in the marching band. Back then it wasn't stationary at the front, I had a small strap around my neck and a waist band. It was hell. Good hell.

[@m.r.2183]

Pat had only been playing the guitar for about 4 years at this point. He sounds a little rough at times but I think it’s remarkable he could hang with musicians of this caliber. In another year or so he would develop into a high level player. I give Gary a lot of credit for recognizing Pats innate talent and helping him develop as a musician.

[@josephfloyd4217]

8 years actually, according to Wikipedia. No less amazing though.

[@dannyhood4007]

Pat metheny hardly sounds rough on this, Pat waits, while waiting he disappears. Vibraphone non stop, its gotta be so smooth.

[@dannyhood4007]

I was wrong, Pat does play here, course he’s being way respectful lead guitar. When a receptionist puts you on hold ,music. Miles Davis hit him with baseball bat. Kicking over row of garbage cans music.

[@jimacheson]

He sounded rough…the OP was right

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

Not accurate.

[@riveravaldez]

This is really archival, historiography material. Excellent.

[@theymightbeuptown888]

There's Hampton, there's Jackson, there's Jader and there's Ayers. And then, there's this dude. His level of mastery is unreal. He's a vortex. He sucks in everything around him. Complete and total immersion.

[@jazzfusioner9840]

...word...

[@dmark2639]

As a percussionist, jazz vibes is incredibly difficult, and to have mastered soloing like Gary did, is an amazing feat that doesn't get enough credit IMHO.

[@jasonnstegall]

0:46 - Game respecting game. I mean, the appreciation every one in the band had for each other, especially their leader…it shows in this video.

[@pdicka082]

Gary Burton's solo performance of Chick's 'Desert Air', at the beginning of the video, is absolutely BRILLIANT! The FULL genius of Gary Burton on full display.

[@SteveWattse]

Shame they don't play live. The last time I saw them play was back in the 70s at The Marquee! Very enjoyable piece!

[@SuperQdaddy]

Gary is so musical and inspiring...Definitely made Pat who he is today...

[@basildog007]

That intro is above perfection. I've never seen anything like it.

[@t.santos9807]

WOW, these guys were making history then and now we can watch history been made. Fantastic

[@rafverheyen5458]

Thanks for sharing. Besides from the masterfull playing, the videography is also very top level especially for that time!

[@danalawrence4473]

I helped put on a series of shows with this exact band at Michigan State University, through its Showcase Jazz series. I met all of these guys, found Gary very scholarly and Mick very teacherly, while Pat was a young kid and Bobby was a jokester. However, I got to spend time with Steve Swallow, who allowed me to play his bass (I was a bass player) and to this day he remains the nicest musician I ever met. And this song- Colors of Chloe- was the highlight of each show, a song I love to this day, both Gary's version and of course Eberhard's. This is such a great fine for me and it brings back such wonderful memories! Thanks!

[@LisaBellaDonnaMusic]

This quintet is everything. Beautiful chemistry. Been listening for decades on, sounds brand new and inspired every time. God bless each of these living legends. ❤️

[@weekdayworrier4064]

Totally agree, can't get enough of this. And I was so thrilled to see your comment here, Lisa--your music has been absolutely blowing me away the last few months, since I (much too belatedly!) discovered it. It's a total inspiration, thanks so much!

[@LisaBellaDonnaMusic]

@@weekdayworrier4064 wow! Thank you so much!

[@CarlosAvila-ls4gh]

Hello you are very beauty

[@shoopdawoop111]

Such rhythmic clapping! A truly excellent crowd.

[@jeffreyrowlands9849]

I caught this iteration in San Francisco at the Great American Music Hall. Memorable

[@dhirschorn1]

Gosh, what a treasure to see this! Back when Mick used a guitar pick.

[@thomasarneson4511]

I saw Gary in 1969 at a club called the Trident in Sausalito CA. Was in the front row about two feet from the vibes. George Shearing and his entourage came in diring the break to listen. Gary was fantastic, bending notes by deppressing the keys with his left hand mallets.

[@bobmoses9229]

I remember The Trident. Right on the water. We were staying in a houseboat. Fun times.

[@mhentz]

This lineup and instrumentation is really incredible. Also Gary's shirt and style is on point.

[@Mooseman327]

I caught this lineup somewhere around this time in Denver (at Ebbets Field). Outstanding in every way, of course. Very impressed by Bob Moses.

[@Jeremy-hx7zj]

I don't understand how someone can have so much control over their body

[@nomorebushz]

Mind and body ...

[@wolf-gangiam-a-drumma6488]

THANX Zvonimir for posting this concert ! I saw this band with Eberhard Weber in Heidelberg/Germany in 1974....it was my first jazzconcert ever and its now 46 years ago. I loved the playing of Mick Goodrick and for shure the drumming of Bob Moses. This open mouth of Steve Swallow is still on my remembering and his melodic playing ! The young Pat and the MASTER Gary ...all this impressions of excellent modern jazz gave me a big hug...until today.

[@griiseknoen]

Pat was just a kid and still evolving at this time. He actually kind of sounds like a _regular mortal human being_ here... 😉 Just a few yes later he would be one of the greatest guitar-players in the world.

[@brentcollinsmusic]

It's wild to think he was 19 or 20 here, playing with all time greats. That's how it was then though, you cut your teeth with the best to become the best. Iron sharpens iron. These guys were brave back then, willing to sacrifice ego to gain knowledge and experience.

[@panavisionnot7180]

Check out his interview with Rick Beato..( and neuroscience ) an incredible transformation, now probably the most intellectual guitarist ever.. .

[@martinbrodie8507]

@@panavisionnot7180 , Pat is in a league of his own.

[@phasespace4700]

Pat sounds like shit here and I LOVE IT!!! Through relentless dedication and hard work he rose to the tippy top of the heap. How inspiring is that?!?

[@panavisionnot7180]

@@phasespace4700 However, he needed to have fuel in the tank in the first place.. you can have talent and not hone it , and it will likely get you nowhere , you can have no talent but have dedication and work hard at something and it will likely take bribes to get you somewhere. LOL He has both and that's why he is where he is

[@Wazoox]

Ok this is absolutely fantastic.

[@claudiorga3231]

Hermosa música , hermoso jazz , de los tiempos en que todo era natural , introspectivo y hasta espiritual. Tengo una amplia colección de estas bellas obras de los 70 , en vinilos ; mi gran orgullo.

[@fernandodelvecchio6549]

Gary’s timing is fenomenal!

[@YAMISOOLD2009]

Thanks for posting this as I was curious to see Pat Metheny play with Gary Burton.

[@ianroberts3948]

About twenty years ago Gary and pat did reunion , not as jazzy but very tuneful

[@RA2Music]

Man they are so young here, knowing these guys now it’s really amazing to see them at this time. And what monster players they were and are. Thanks for this.

[@harriairaksinen5694]

Swallow is 34 and Burton 31.

[@rwjazz1299]

Metheny is completely lost in this tune. Even Mick doesn't get a chance to say much because of Burton stepping on everyone.

[@jeffreyrowlands9849]

I caught this iteration at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Great music

[@davidleitman]

I forgot how much I enjoyed hearing Gary's playing

[@drummerchild1]

Wow. I just discovered Steve, Bob and Mick through this clip. I'm a professional musician myself and I can't even grasp the things they are doing in here, how it's even humanly possible. My mind is blown and I'm so happy to be able to hear this.

[@bocovibe1]

Gary, genius. Vibraphone comes alive when he plays and the gold bars love it!

[@justinludeman8424]

I don't know the first thing about vibes... But I noticed the effortless manner in which Mr Burton could open and close the hammers (mallets?) To achieve different intervals in his voices, and then the fluidity of his linear passages like a legato guitarist, fluttering saxophonist, or light fingered pianist, and the synthesis of those different devices into a coherent harmonic and melodic soundscape 🤯 - Stunning virtuosity. As a guitarist who loves arranging standards and popular tunes for solo chord-melody as much as playing rhythm or lead roles, I could listen to this guy bang away all day, so much food for the ear. It reminded me of Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea etc., flowing away in streams of consciousness. Great band interplay later too, but that introduction was just flawless. Just effortless and beautifully dense yet spacious all the while.

[@alanburns538]

Thanks for uploading this! Amazing to see Pat Metheny here, just about to turn 20 and already one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time. Gary Burton is just phenomenal too, hell, the whole band is.

[@squidkid2]

So much great talent at this time. And all these guys got their start on ECM records. This company was like the Blue Note of jazz fusion. They assembled a incredible group of musicians and then mixed them in numerous combinations. Manfred shuffled the deck like some master card player. Corea Burton Jarrett Metheny Holland Dejonette the list is endless. If you follow the ECM catalog in numerical order it's just astounding how much talent Eicher dug out and showcased. And at the time these guys were flying way under the radar so ECM wasn't making big bucks with record sales and therefore this was a real labor of love for the company. But due to the vision of that company all these artists and many others went on to long careers and became superstars when the audience finally caught on to what they were doing. Not to say they weren't geniuses at the start but nobody knew who they were. Gary Burton's ideas flow like water. And Goodrick is a really under appreciated guitarist.

[@turbo1234ist]

Gary is truly brilliant and a genius on vibes. Decades of perfection and creative skill. He should have had much more credit and attention as with so many great players.

[@edlawn5481]

Passengers, with Gary, Pat, Steve, Danny and Eberhard is one of my favorite records.

[@mcmike100]

This is about two years after I saw both Burton and Metheny at the Wichita. Metheny was still a high school student in Kansas City. He was very good.

[@spacepodi]

It could seem a bit annoying to get to 63 and then hear the name Gary Burton for the first time. I’ve a lot of catching up to do. On the bright side, There’s lots of genius level music to discover for the first time and enjoy, all from seeing a Pat Metheney interview on Rick Beato’s feed, so it’s a good day. 🤓

[@juanjosehurtadonunez9318]

Sólo el principio de la actuación, con ese vibráfono, ya te dice que estás ante MÚSICOS de verdad 💆🏻‍♂️😍🚀