Picture This (Gary Burton album)

Picture This is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton, released on the ECM label in 1982.[2] It features Burton’s early 1980s quartet of alto saxophonist Jim Odgren, bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Mike Hyman.

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

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

References

  1. "Picture This". ECM.
  2. ECM discography accessed September 19, 2011
  3. 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.
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