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For Hamp, Red, Bags, And Cal

By Gary Burton

Label: Double Moon Records
Released: 2001

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Gary Burton: For Hamp, Red, Bags, and Cal

Read "For Hamp, Red, Bags, and Cal" reviewed by David Adler

by David Adler
April 1, 2001

Gary Burton’s new release is a tribute record with a four-pronged twist, and with four different lineups. The vibraphonist’s honorees are Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo, Milt Jackson, and Cal Tjader — a grouping that provides a convenient historical survey of the vibraphone in jazz. While the result may not be a creative watershed, it definitely swings.

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Gary Burton: For Hamp, Red, Bags, And Cal

Read "For Hamp, Red, Bags, And Cal" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
March 1, 2001

After he broadened the possibilities of the vibraphone by exploring the music of Argentinean bandoneon genius Astor Piazzolla, Gary Burton now is looking back over the instrument’s relatively brief tradition in the year that he considers to be its seventy-fifth anniversary. The actual invention of the vibraphone remains a mystery, enhancements such as the vibrato and ...