Released 1965 Length 35:59 Release date 1965 | Recorded December 21 & 22, 1964 | |
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The Groovy Sound of Music is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1964 and released on the RCA label which features jazz interpretations of tunes from the Broadway musical The Sound of Music written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "Aside from "My Favorite Things", jazz musicians haven't been particularly drawn to songs from The Sound of Music, so the Groovy Sound of Music songbook by Gary Burton is quite a treat".
Track listing
All compositions by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II- "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" - 4:50
- "Maria" - 3:34
- "An Ordinary Couple" - 4:50
- "My Favorite Things" - 5:55
- "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" - 4:30
- "Do-Re-Mi" - 3:50
- "Edelweiss" - 3:03
- "The Sound of Music" - 5:27
Personnel
Songs
1Climb Ev-ry Mountain (From the musical "The Sound of Music")Gary McFarland4:52
2Maria (From the musical "The Sound of Music")3:35
3An Ordinary Couple (From the musical "The Sound of Music")Gary McFarland4:53
References
The Groovy Sound of Music Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA