Tennessee Firebird

1967 studio album by Gary Burton
Tennessee Firebird
Studio album by
Gary Burton
Released1967
RecordedSeptember 19–21, 1966
GenreJazz
Length35:15
LabelRCA
ProducerBrad McCuen, Chet Atkins
Gary Burton chronology
The Time Machine
(1966) 		Tennessee Firebird
(1967) 		Duster
(1967)

Tennessee Firebird is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1966 and released on the RCA label in 1967.[1] The session featured both jazz and country musicians, including guitarist Chet Atkins, saxophonist Steve Marcus, fiddler Buddy Spicher, harmonica player Charlie McCoy and drummer Roy Haynes.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "While the concept of 'jazz-rock' was in its embryonic stages, Burton was experimenting with a style combining jazz improvisation with rock energy and rhythms. This 1967 session added another ingredient to the musical mix: country and bluegrass sensibility".[2]

Professional ratings
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SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gary Burton, except as indicated

  1. "Gone" (Smokey Rogers) - 4:52
  2. "Tennessee Firebird" - 2:57
  3. "Just Like a Woman" (Bob Dylan) - 3:48
  4. "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (Traditional) - 1:53
  5. "Faded Love" (Bob Wills, John Wills, Billy Jack Wills) - 3:22
  6. "Panhandle Rag" (Leon McAuliffe) - 1:33 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)" (Hank Williams) - 2:54
  8. "I Want You" (Dylan) - 3:28
  9. "Alone and Forsaken" (Williams) - 2:49
  10. "Walter L." - 4:41
  11. "Born to Lose" (Ted Daffan) - 2:43
  12. "Beauty Contest" - 1:25
  13. "Epilogue" - 0:23
  • Recorded at RCA Victor´s "Nashville Sound" Studio in Nashville, Tennessee on September 19–21, 1966.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Gary Burton discography Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 25, 2011
  2. ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed November 25, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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