Real Life Hits

Real Life Hits is an album by the Gary Burton Quartet recorded in November 1984 and released on ECM March the following year.[2] The quartet features rhythm section Makoto Ozone, Steve Swallow and Michael Hyman.

Real Life Hits
Studio album by
Gary Burton Quartet
ReleasedMarch 1985[1]
RecordedNovember 1984
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
GenreJazz
Length50:15
LabelECM
ECM 1293
ProducerManfred Eicher
Gary Burton chronology
Lyric Suite for Sextet
(1983)
Real Life Hits
(1985)
Slide Show
(1986)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The appealing group sound and the spontaneous yet tight ensembles and solos make this a worthwhile acquisition."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Syndrome" (Carla Bley) – 6:19
  2. "The Beatles" (John Scofield) – 6:46
  3. "Fleurette Africaine" (Duke Ellington) – 7:04
  4. "Ladies in Mercedes" (Steve Swallow) – 6:21
  5. "Real Life Hits" (Carla Bley) – 8:36
  6. "I Need You Here" (Makoto Ozone) – 8:46
  7. "Ivanushka Durachok" (German Lukyanov) – 6:23

Personnel

Gary Burton Quartet

References

  1. "Real Life". ECM.
  2. ECM discography accessed September 19, 2011
  3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2011
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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