Lofty Fake Anagram Explained

Lofty Fake Anagram
Type:	Album
Artist:	Gary Burton
Cover:	Lofty Fake Anagram.jpg
Released:	1967
Recorded:	August 15–17, 1967
Genre:	Jazz Fusion
Length:	37:48
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Brad McCuen and Darol Rice
Chronology:	Gary Burton
Prev Title:	Duster
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	A Genuine Tong Funeral
Next Year:	1968

Lofty Fake Anagram is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1967 and released on the RCA label.^[1] It features Burton with guitarist Larry Coryell, bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bob Moses.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "it is the interplay between Burton and the rockish Coryell in this early fusion group (predating Miles Davis' Bitches Brew by two years) that makes this session most notable".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gary Burton except as indicated.

1. "June the 15, 1967" (Mike Gibbs) - 4:52
2. "Feelings and Things" (Gibbs) - 4:06
3. "Fleurette Africaine" (Duke Ellington) - 3:41
4. "I'm Your Pal" (Steve Swallow) - 3:05
5. "Lines" - 3:13
6. "The Beach" - 3:43
7. "Mother of the Dead Man" (Carla Bley) - 4:59
8. "Good Citizen Swallow" - 5:34
9. "General Mojo Cuts Up" (Swallow) - 4:35

• Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood, CA on August 15–17, 1967.

Personnel

• Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • • Larry Coryell – guitar Steve Swallow – bass Bob Moses – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.garyburton.com/display_page.php?id=3 Gary Burton discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 22, 2011