The New Gary Burton Quartet: Common Ground – review

(Mack Avenue)Gary Burton's music can be guaranteed to take you on an absorbing journey, regardless of the company he keeps – or even no company at all, as his solo recordings prove. Maybe it's the way they blend, but the sound of a guitar alongside his vibraphone always brings out something special. In this case the guitarist is Julian Lage, a brilliant player whose improvisations can be quite tricky but never obscure, and whose cool, ringing tone chimes perfectly. Bassist Scott Colley and dru...

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