Jazz highlights from the February 16th show with your host Alan Mertens:
Sea Journey is a Chick Corea composition that performed within this context harkens back to Gary Burton’s seminal late 60’s fusion work with guitarist Larry Coryell. Pat Metheny was 19 when he joined the original Gary Burton Quartet in 1973, making it one of the finest and most distinctive bands of the day. Burton and Metheny have worked together a lot over the years, but this performance is from the 2008 tour which was a revival of that original quartet, with Steve Swallow, an original member, on bass, and drummer Antonio Sanchez. Dave Gelly of The Observer wrote: “Burton’s vibraphone and Metheny’s guitar conduct a dialogue that reaches beyond virtuosity and quick thinking to achieve a level of empathy that is simply inspiring.”
Pat Metheny (g)
Gary Burton (vib)
Steve Swallow (b)
Antonio Sanchez (d)
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Hosts Alan Mertens & Geo Warner bring you Jazz from the traditional to cutting edge.