Real Life Hits is an album by the Gary Burton Quartet recorded in November 1984 and released on ECM March the following year.[2] The quartet features the rhythm section of Makoto Ozone, Steve Swallow and Michael Hyman.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The appealing group sound and the spontaneous yet tight ensembles and solos make this a worthwhile acquisition."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Syndrome" (Carla Bley) – 6:19
  2. "The Beatles" (John Scofield) – 6:46
  3. "Fleurette Africaine" (Duke Ellington) – 7:04
  4. "Ladies in Mercedes" (Steve Swallow) – 6:21
  5. "Real Life Hits" (Carla Bley) – 8:36
  6. "I Need You Here" (Makoto Ozone) – 8:46
  7. "Ivanushka Durachok"[a] (German Lukyanov [ru]) – 6:23

Personnel

Gary Burton Quartet

Notes

  1. ^ Ivanushka Durachok is an archetypal Russian Ivan the Fool

References

  1. ^ "Real Life". ECM.
  2. ^ ECM discography accessed September 19, 2011
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2011
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Life_Hits
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