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Gary Burton and the kids shine.

Brian Van Mols | Durango, Colorado | 08/22/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Playing Gary Burton's Next Generation brought back memories of his fabulous records cut in the 1970's for ECM. The level of musicianship is topnotch as his new, young sidekicks are just awesome! Man, it's invigorating to groove on such intelligent, swinging jazz. Burton, a superlative vibist, continues to introduce his fans to wonderful new jazz players as he has done for the last 35 years. What a treat!"

Great ,Young Players

L. Weeks | San Francisco CA | 06/01/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I saw this group a week ago at Yoshi's in Oakland. They blew me away. I have been a big fan of Gary Burton for several years and I had heard of the guitarist, Julian Lage, because he's somewhat of a local legend amongst young musicians, but I had no idea what kind of a treat I was in for. Every member of the group is an amazing musician and composer as well. The pianist, at least live, was very reminiscent of Monk and the rythm section was fantastic. This is a great album, if you have a chance to see this group play, see them. I got my copy signed by Gary himself."

Burton Regenerated

Gil Carlson | 09/12/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a sweet, but vibrant tour de force of the Gary Burton quartet sound with a guitar and bass line up. It features energy, enthusiasm and playfulness with strong performances overall. There is just a hint of wistfulness or nostalgia perhaps with a nod to Burton's Pat Metheny quartet days with their coverage of one of his tunes. The song selection is varied with samplings of blues, straight ahead jazz rhythmns, ballads, new songs and a "standard". The band is remarkably tight and the selections will grow on you."