The Groovy Sound of Music
The Groovy Sound of Music | ||||
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Studio album by Gary Burton | ||||
Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | December 21–22, 1964 | |||
Studio | RCA Victor, Studio A, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 35:59 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Joe René | |||
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The Groovy Sound of Music is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1964 and released on the RCA label which features jazz interpretations of tunes from the Broadway musical The Sound of Music written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.[1]
Conception, Recording and Packaging
The album was recorded at the request of RCA Records who, as part of their negotiations with composer Richard Rodgers for the Sound of Music movie soundtrack (also released in 1965), had promised to get artists on their roster to record songs from the musical. It was recorded in two sessions, one featuring Burton as part of a jazz sextet (as well as playing "Edelweiss" solo), and the other with a small orchestra arranged and conducted by Gary McFarland.[2]
Burton would later profess disappointments with the album, particularly with McFarland's uncharacteristically "conventional and uninspiring" arrangements.[3] He was also embarrassed by the title and cover art that RCA chose for the project; after complaining to the company executive Steve Sholes and threatening to leave the label, he was promised that he would henceforth be allowed more input in such matters.[2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "Aside from 'My Favorite Things', jazz musicians haven't been particularly drawn to songs from The Sound of Music, so the Groovy Sound of Music songbook by Gary Burton is quite a treat".[4]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
- "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" - 4:50
- "Maria" - 3:34
- "An Ordinary Couple" - 4:50
- "My Favorite Things" - 5:55
- "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" - 4:30
- "Do-Re-Mi" - 3:50
- "Edelweiss" - 3:03
- "The Sound of Music" - 5:27
- Recorded at RCA Victor's Studio A in New York City on December 21 & 22, 1964.
Personnel
Musicians
- Gary Burton — vibraphone, arranger (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
- Phil Woods — alto saxophone, clarinet
- Joe Puma — guitar
- Bob Brookmeyer — valve trombone
- Steve Swallow — bass
- Ed Shaughnessy, Joe Hunt — drums
- Gary McFarland — arranger (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 8)
Production
- Mickey Crofford – engineer
References
- ^ Gary Burton discography Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 24, 2011
- ^ a b Charles Waring, liner notes to Something's Coming!/The Groovy Sound Of Music/The Time Machine (BGO Records, 2016)
- ^ Gary Burton (1 August 2013). Learning to Listen: The Jazz Journey of Gary Burton: An Autobiography. Berklee Press. ISBN 978-1-4803-5464-7.
- ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed November 24, 2011
- v
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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)
Stan
Getz
- Getz Au Go Go (1964)
- Nobody Else but Me (1964)
- Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1966)
- The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris (1967)
- The Canadian Concert of Stan Getz (1983)
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)