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Six Pack is a 1992 studio album by American jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton.[2] It features six guest guitarists (B.B. King, Jim Hall, John Scofield, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ralph Towner and Kevin Eubanks) along with an all-star band including tenor saxophonist Bob Berg, pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Jack DeJohnette.
Reception
Daniel Gioffre of Allmusic wrote "Gary Burton's peculiar connection and affinity for great guitarists is a proven historical fact, as he has been responsible for bringing such fantastic musicians to the world stage as Larry Coryell and Pat Metheny. On Six Pack, he joins with six different six-stringers for some decidedly varied modern jazz. Kurt Rosenwinkel makes like Metheny on the first track, the up-tempo Mitch Forman composition "Anthem." Any predictability to the song disappears in the presence of the rhythm section of Jack DeJohnette, Steve Swallow, and Mulgrew Miller. One doesn't generally think of the vibes as a blues instrument, and to be fair, it's really not, but Burton gives it the old college try on the title track, where his vibes intersect surprisingly well with Bob Berg's tenor sax and B.B. King's guitar. There is absolutely nothing weighty about this song at all, but it is fun and swinging nevertheless (who says jazz has to be serious all the time?). John Scofield also shows up on the track, and his distinctive tone and phrasing work perfectly in this setting. Other selections include such notables as Jim Hall, Ralph Towner, and Kevin Eubanks, and all of their contributions are solid in their own way. One sometimes wishes that this record was a little less GRP, with Larry Goldings' keyboards and Berg's sax being the most frequent offenders, but there are plenty of hot moments on Six Pack that make this record worth searching out, especially for fans of jazz guitar. Where else will listeners find all of these great players on a single record?"
Track listing
Personnel
- Gary Burton – vibraphone
- Steve Swallow – bass guitar (tracks 1, 3-5, 7, 9-11)
- Jack DeJohnette – drums (on all tracks, except 8, 12)
- Bob Berg – tenor saxophone (1-4, 6, 9)
- Mulgrew Miller – piano (1, 3-5, 7, 9-11)
- Larry Goldings - keyboards (1, 3-5, 7, 9)
- John Scofield – guitar (2-4, 6)
- B.B. King - guitar (2, 6)
- Paul Shaffer – piano, organ (2, 6)
- Will Lee – bass guitar, percussion (2, 6)
- Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar (1, 9)
- Kevin Eubanks – guitar (5)
- Jim Hall – guitar (7, 10, 11)
- Ralph Towner – acoustic guitar (8, 12)
References
External links and sources
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless this is not known. |
As leader or co-leader |
- New Vibe Man in Town (1961)
- Who Is Gary Burton? (1962)
- 3 in Jazz (split with Sonny Rollins and Clark Terry, 1963)
- Something's Coming! (1963)
- The Groovy Sound of Music (1964)
- Tennessee Firebird (1966)
- The Time Machine (1966)
- A Genuine Tong Funeral (1967)
- Lofty Fake Anagram (1967)
- Duster (1967)
- Gary Burton Quartet in Concert (1968)
- Good Vibes (1969–70)
- Paris Encounter (with Stéphane Grappelli, 1969)
- Throb (1969)
- Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett (1970)
- Live in Tokyo (1971)
- Alone at Last (1971)
- Crystal Silence (with Chick Corea, 1972)
- Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (1973)
- The New Quartet (1973)
- Ring (with Eberhard Weber, 1974)
- Matchbook (with Ralph Towner, 1974)
- Hotel Hello (with Steve Swallow, 1974)
- Dreams So Real (1975)
- Passengers (1976)
- Times Square (1978)
- Duet (with Chick Corea, 1978)
- Easy as Pie (1980)
- In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 (1979)
- Picture This (1982)
- Lyric Suite for Sextet (with Chick Corea, 1982)
- Real Life Hits (1984)
- Slide Show (1985)
- Whiz Kids (1986)
- Times Like These (1988)
- Reunion (with Pat Metheny, 1989)
- Right Time, Right Place (with Paul Bley, 1990)
- Cool Nights (1991)
- Six Pack (1991–92)
- Native Sense - The New Duets (1997)
- Like Minds (with Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland and Roy Haynes, 1998)
- Generations (2003)
- Next Generation (2004)
- The New Crystal Silence (with Chick Corea, 2007)
- Quartet Live (2007)
- Common Ground (2011)
- Hot House (2012)
- Time Thread (with Makoto Ozone, 2013)
- Guided Tour (2013)
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With others |
- After the Riot at Newport (Chet Atkins and the Nashville All-Stars, 1960)
- Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (1964)
- Tim Hardin 1 (Tim Hardin, 1964–65)
- Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964)
- Ingénue (k.d. lang, 1991)
- Journey (Arif Mardin, 1973)
- Jazz Concert (George Shearing, 1963)
- Rare Form! (George Shearing, 1963)
- Touch Me Softly (George Shearing, 1963)
- Swallow (Steve Swallow, 1991)
- Fluid Rustle (Eberhard Weber, 1979)
- Hommage à Eberhard Weber (2015)
- Simple Complex (Jon Weber, 2003)
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