Picture This (Gary Burton album)

Picture This
Studio album by
the Gary Burton Quartet
ReleasedNovember 1982[1]
RecordedJanuary 1982
StudioColumbia Recording Studios
New York City
GenreJazz
Length44:47
LabelECM 1226
ProducerHans Wendl
Gary Burton chronology
Easy as Pie
(1981)
Picture This
(1982)
Lyric Suite for Sextet
(1983)

Picture This is an album the Gary Burton Quartet recorded in January 1982 and released on ECM November later that year. The quartet features alto saxophonist Jim Odgren and rhythm section Steve Swallow and Mike Hyman, a stable lineup in the early 1980s.[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Burton always had the ability to blend in with nearly anyone, and the alto/vibes frontline is attractive... Well-played, if not overly memorable music."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Track listing

  1. "Tanglewood '63" (Michael Gibbs) - 9:00
  2. "Waltz" (Chick Corea) - 6:00
  3. "Dreams So Real" (Carla Bley) - 7:14
  4. "Tierra del Fuego" (Jim Odgren) - 7:07
  5. "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" (Charles Mingus) - 8:13
  6. "Skylight" (Odgren) - 7:13

Personnel

Gary Burton Quartet

References

  1. ^ "Picture This". ECM.
  2. ^ ECM discography accessed September 19, 2011
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed September 19, 2011
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 34. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.