Common Ground (Gary Burton album)

Common Ground
Common Ground
Studio album by Gary Burton
Released	4 July 2011
Studio	NYU, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	1:05:56
Label	Mack Avenue MAC1061LP
Producer	Gary Burton
Gary Burton chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Guardian	^[2]
All About Jazz	^[3]
The Irish Times	^[4]

Common Ground is a studio album by American jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton.^[5] The album was recorded by his ‘new quartet’ consisting of guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Antonio Sanchez. Common Ground was released on 4 July 2011 via the Mack Avenue label.

Reception

Ken Dryden of Allmusic stated "Common Ground stands alongside the many landmark albums in Gary Burton's vast discography." Ray Comiskey of The Irish Times noted "Playing more or less unfashionably straight ahead, vibist Gary Burton’s new quartet ... has a rare chemistry."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Late Night Sunrise"	Vadim Neselovskyi	6:32
2.	"Never the Same Way"	Scott Colley	6:57
3.	"Common Ground"	Antonio Sanchez	6:58
4.	"Was It So Long Ago?"	Gary Burton	6:12
5.	"Etude"	Julian Lage	5:46
6.	"Last Snow"	Vadim Neselovskyi	7:01
7.	"Did You Get It?"	Antonio Sanchez	5:11
8.	"My Funny Valentine"	Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers	7:11
9.	"Banksy"	Julian Lage	6:08
10.	"In Your Quiet Place"	Keith Jarrett	7:17
Total length:			1:05:56

Personnel

Band

Gary Burton – vibraphone, producer
Scott Colley – bass
Antonio Sanchez – drums
Julian Lage – guitar

Production

Pete Karam – engineer
Kevin Gray – mastering

References

^ "The New Gary Burton Quartet / Gary Burton: Common Ground". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ Fordham, John (30 June 2011). "Gary Burton: Common Ground – review". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ KELMAN, JOHN (June 10, 2011). "The New Gary Burton Quartet: Common Ground". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ COMISKEY, RAY (July 15, 2011). "Gary Burton". The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ "The New Gary Burton Quartet – Common Ground". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

External links

Official website

[1] "The New Gary Burton Quartet / Gary Burton: Common Ground". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[2] Fordham, John (30 June 2011). "Gary Burton: Common Ground – review". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[3] KELMAN, JOHN (June 10, 2011). "The New Gary Burton Quartet: Common Ground". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[4] COMISKEY, RAY (July 15, 2011). "Gary Burton". The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[5] "The New Gary Burton Quartet – Common Ground". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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v t e Gary Burton
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless this is not known.
As 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 (bassist) 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)
With 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)
With 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)