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14 quotes by Gary Burton

Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943, Anderson, Indiana) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer and jazz educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be heralded as an innovator and his sound and technique are widely imitated. He is also known for pioneering fusion jazz and popularizing the duet format in jazz, as well as being a...
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I think I always have been someone who likes to push at the edges of things, looking for something different.

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It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough.

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Certainly one of the more common experiences in the jazz field is discovering someone new. Improvising musicians are capable of being musical... →

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There are a few things that I will hopefully be credited for as a pioneer. One is my four-mallet playing. Another one is the starting what was first... →

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I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note chords, the top four... →

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It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It keeps... →

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I felt like I was a teacher. But nowadays, I am as much a student of his. He writes a lot of what we play.

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I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other musicians around.

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I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one.

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I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out.

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But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, there's a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression... →

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I was surprised when I finally moved to Boston and the East Coast, to discover that there weren't that many vibraphone players around. And I was... →

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I've discovered all kinds of music and done all kinds of music over the past 40 years, from playing tango with Piazzolla to all the different... →

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