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Gary Burton & M. Ozone

Gary Burton and Makoto Ozone are so telepathically in sync as a duo and with they have
such an innate feel for the space between jazz and classical music.

Line-up
Gary Burton - vibraphone
Makoto Ozone - piano

On Stage: 2
Travel Party: 3

Website
www.garyburton.com

Biography
Gary Burton: One of the two great vibraphonists to emerge in the 1960s (along with Bobby
Hutcherson), Gary Burton's remarkable four-mallet technique can make him sound like two
or three players at once. He recorded in a wide variety of settings and always sounds
distinctive. Self-taught on vibes, Burton made his recording debut with country guitarist
Hank Garland when he was 17, started recording regularly for RCA in 1961, and toured
with George Shearing's quintet in 1963. He gained some fame while with Stan Getz's
piano-less quartet during 1964-1966, and then put together his own groups. In 1967, with
guitarist Larry Coryell, he led one of the early "fusion" bands; Coryell would later be
succeeded by Sam Brown, Mick Goodrick, John Scofield, Jerry Hahn, and Pat Metheny.
Burton recorded duet sets with Chick Corea, Ralph Towner, Steve Swallow, and Paul Bley,
and collaborated on an album apiece with Stephane Grappelli and Keith Jarrett. Among
his sidemen in the late '70s and '80s were Makoto Ozone, Tiger Okoshi, and Tommy
Smith. Very active as an educator at Berklee since joining its faculty in 1971, Burton
remained a prominent stylist. He recorded during different periods of his career
extensively releasing Like Minds through Concord in 1998. Two years later, Libertango, his
tribute to tango master Astor Piazzolla, arrived. The very personal composition For Hamp,
Red, Bags, and Cal was issued in 2001. Makoto Ozone: A premier jazz musician in
Japan, Makoto Ozone has made a successful transition to America, where he became
equally prominent in this nation's improvisational community. He began on organ at four,
then took up piano as a teenager. He went to Berklee in 1980 and studied composing and
arranging. He was noticed by Gary Burton and later recorded with him and was part of his
band. Ozone's striking ability and impressive technique made him a big hit at the Kool
Jazz Festival. His 1984 debut recording featured Burton and bassist Eddie Gomez. It was
a stunning example of complete knowledge and mastery of the full jazz piano spectrum.
Ozone later worked with European pianist Michel Petrucciani and spent extensive time
studying classical music.
Discography
Gary Burton:
1961 New Vibe Man in Town - RCA
1962 Who Is Gary Burton? - RCA
1963 3 in Jazz - RCA
1963 Something's Coming - RCA
1963 Artist's Choice - Bluebird/RCA
1964 The Groovy Sound of Music - RCA
1966 The Time Machine - RCA
1966 Tennessee Firebird - RCA
1967 Duster - Koch
1967 Lofty Fake Anagram - RCA
1967 A Genuine Tong Funeral - RCA
1968 Gary Burton Quartet in Concert [live] - RCA
1968 Country Roads and Other Places - RCA
1969 Throb - Atlantic
1969 Good Vibes - Atlantic
1969 Paris Encounter - Atlantic
1971 Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett - Atlantic
1971 Live in Tokyo - Atlantic
1971 Alone at Last - Atlantic
1972 Crystal Silence - ECM
1972 Works - ECM
1973 The New Quartet - ECM
1973 Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra - ECM
1974 Hotel Hello - Polygram
1974 Ring - ECM
1974 Matchbook - ECM
1975 Dreams So Real - ECM
1976 Passengers - ECM
1978 Times Square - ECM
1980 Easy As Pie - ECM
1982 Picture This - ECM
1985 Gary Burton and the Berklee All Stars - JVC
1986 Whiz Kids - ECM
1986 Slide Show - ECM
1988 Times Like These - GRP
1989 Reunion [With Pat Metheny] - GRP
1990 Right Time, Right Place - GNP Crescendo
1991 Cool Nights - GRP
1992 Six Pack - GRP
1993 It's Another Day - GRP
1994 Face to Face - GRP
1996 Live in Cannes - Jazz World
1996 Astor Piazzolla: A Tango Excursion - Concord Jazz
1997 Departure - Concord Jazz
1998 Like Minds - Concord Jazz
2000 Libertango: Astor Piazzolla - Concord Jazz
2001 For Hamp, Red, Bags, and Cal - Concord Jazz
2002 Virtuosi - Concord
2002 Alone At Last - Collectables

Makoto Ozone:
1981 Makoto Ozone - CBS
1986 After - Columbia
1987 New York Know - Columbia
1989 Starlight - JVC
1995 Breakout - Polygram
1997 Trio - Polygram
1998 Three Wishes - Polygram
1999 No Strings Attached - Verve
2000 Wizard of Ozone - Verve
2001 Pandora - Verve
2001 So Many Colors - Verve

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