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Released
  
1972

Label
  
Atlantic

Artist
  
Gary Burton

Producer
  
Joel Dorn

Length
  
39:09

Alone at Last (1971)
  
Crystal Silence (1972)

Release date
  
1972

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
June 19 and September 7, 1971

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Similar
  
Gary Burton albums, Jazz albums

Alone at Last is a solo album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1971 featuring three performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival and four studio performances released on the Atlantic label. The album was awarded a Grammy for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist at the 15th Grammy Awards.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars calling it "one of the high points of Gary Burton's career. Wondrous music".

Track listing

  1. "Moonchild/In Your Quiet Place" (Keith Jarrett) - 6:14
  2. "Green Mountains/Arise, Her Eyes" (Steve Swallow) - 7:35
  3. "The Sunset Bell" (Gary Burton) - 5:09
  4. "Handbags and Gladrags" (Mike d'Abo) - 6:05
  5. "Hullo Bolinas" (Swallow) - 5:49
  6. "General Mojo's Well Laid Plan" (Swallow) - 3:38
  7. "Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)" (Vinícius de Moraes, Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 4:39
  • Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland on June 19, 1971 (tracks 1-3) and at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY on September 7, 1971 (tracks 4-7).

    • Personnel

  • Gary Burton — vibraphone, piano, organ

    • Songs

    1Moonchild - In Your Quiet Place (Live At Montreux)6:15
    2Green Mountains - Arise - Her Eyes (Live At Montreux)7:35
    3The Sunset Bell (Live At Montreux)5:09

    References

    Alone at Last Wikipedia
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