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1967 studio album by Gary Burton
Tennessee Firebird is an album by vibraphonist
Gary Burton recorded in 1966 and released on the
RCA label in 1967.
[1] The session featured both jazz and country musicians, including guitarist
Chet Atkins , saxophonist
Steve Marcus , fiddler
Buddy Spicher , harmonica player
Charlie McCoy and drummer
Roy Haynes .
Reception
The
Allmusic review by
Ron Wynn stated: "While the concept of 'jazz-rock' was in its embryonic stages, Burton was experimenting with a style combining jazz improvisation with rock energy and rhythms. This 1967 session added another ingredient to the musical mix: country and bluegrass sensibility".
[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Gary Burton, except as indicated
"Gone" (
Smokey Rogers ) - 4:52
"Tennessee Firebird" - 2:57
"
Just Like a Woman " (
Bob Dylan ) - 3:48
"
Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair " (Traditional) - 1:53
"
Faded Love " (
Bob Wills , John Wills, Billy Jack Wills) - 3:22
"Panhandle Rag" (
Leon McAuliffe ) - 1:33 Bonus track on CD reissue
"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)" (
Hank Williams ) - 2:54
"
I Want You " (Dylan) - 3:28
"Alone and Forsaken" (Williams) - 2:49
"Walter L." - 4:41
"Born to Lose" (
Ted Daffan ) - 2:43
"Beauty Contest" - 1:25
"Epilogue" - 0:23
Recorded at RCA Victor´s "Nashville Sound" Studio in Nashville, Tennessee on September 19–21, 1966.
Personnel
References
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)
With
Stan Getz 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)