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Passengers (Gary Burton album)

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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.[1] The album is notable for featuring the early work of guitarist Pat Metheny and several of his compositions.

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".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

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

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 8, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 34. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)