Gary Burton Quintet - Whiz Kids [ECM Records ECM 1329 / 831 110-1] (1987)

Dynamic Range Released: 1987
Country: Germany
Label: ECM Records
Catalog: ECM 1329
Genre: Jazz


T R A C K L I S T:
01 The Last Clown
02 Yellow Fever
03 Soulful Bill
04 La Divetta
05 Cool Train
06 The Loop




Whiz Kids
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Album Review

Scott Yanow [allmusic.com]

In addition to his longtime bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Martin Richards, vibraphonist Gary Burton features a couple of young players on this date who he would classify as "whiz kids": pianist Makoto Ozone and the Coltrane-inspired tenorman Tommy Smith. The repertoire (all obscurities) and post-bop solos have more fire than one would normally expect on a Gary Burton record, and there are plenty of colorful moments on this subtle but adventurous set, Burton's final date for ECM after 14 years.