Real Life Hits Explained

Real Life Hits
Type:Album
Artist:Gary Burton Quartet
Cover:Real Life Hits.jpg
Released:March 1985[1]
Recorded:November 1984
Studio:Tonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre:Jazz
Length:50:15
Label:ECM
ECM 1293
Producer:Manfred Eicher
Chronology:Gary Burton
Prev Title:Lyric Suite for Sextet
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Slide Show
Next Year:1986

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 the rhythm section of Makoto Ozone, Steve Swallow and Michael Hyman.

Reception

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" – 6:23

Personnel

Gary Burton Quartet

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Real Life . .
  2. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1200/1293.php ECM discography
  3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2011