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Passengers (Gary Burton album)

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Released
  
1977

Passengers (1976)
  
Times Square (1978)

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
40:48

Release date
  
1977

Label
  
ECM Records

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Recorded
  
November 1976 Talent Studio, Oslo

Artists
  
Gary Burton, Eberhard Weber, The Gary Burton Quartet

Similar
  
Eberhard Weber albums, Jazz albums

Passengers is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton's Quartet with bassist Eberhard Weber recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label in 1977. The album is notable for featuring the early work of guitarist Pat Metheny and several of his compositions.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although none of the individual songs caught on, the attractive sound of the post-bop unit and an opportunity to hear Pat Metheny in his formative period make this a CD reissue worth exploring".

Track listing

All compositions by Pat Metheny except as indicated
  1. "Sea Journey" (Chick Corea) - 9:18
  2. "Nacada" - 4:15
  3. "The Whopper" - 5:32
  4. "B & G (Midwestern Nights Dream)" - 8:26
  5. "Yellow Fields" (Eberhard Weber) - 7:02
  6. "Claude and Betty" (Steve Swallow) - 6:15

Personnel

  • Gary Burton—vibraphone
  • Pat Metheny—electric guitar
  • Steve Swallow—electric bass
  • Eberhard Weber—bass
  • Dan Gottlieb—drums

    • Songs

    1Sea Journey9:14
    2Nacada4:10
    3The Whopper5:28

    References

    Passengers (Gary Burton album) Wikipedia
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