Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra

Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra is an album by jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in December 1973 and released on ECM August the following year. The quartet, featuring rhythm section Mick Goodrick, Steve Swallow and Ted Seibs, are backed by Michael Gibbs conducting the NDR Symphony Orchestra, who composed most of the music.[3]

Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1974
RecordedDecember 1973
StudioHamburg, Germany
GenreJazz
Length37:06
LabelECM 1040 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Gary Burton chronology
The New Quartet
(1973)
Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra
(1974)
Ring
(1974)
Professional ratings
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AllMusic [1]
AllAboutJazz [2]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Michael Gibbs except as noted

  1. "Nocturne vulgaire/Arise Her Eyes" (Mike Gibbs, Steve Swallow) - 9:27
  2. "Throb" - 5:27
  3. "By Way of a Preface" - 4:33
  4. "Phases" - 7:23
  5. "The Rain Before It Falls" - 4:04
  6. "Three" - 6:12

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra - Gary Burton | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Gary Burton: Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra; AllAboutJazz". AllAboutJazz.com. 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra". ECM.