Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be heralded as an innovator, and his sound and technique are widely imitated.He is also known for pioneering fusion jazz and popularizing the duet format in jazz, as well as being a major figure in music education from his 30 years at the Berklee College of Music.
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| Gary Burton & Lionel Hampton 1 | Images | 04/09/2009 - 23:01 | |
| Hole In The Wall by Red Norvo | Audio Player | 04/04/2009 - 11:36 | |
| Dance Of The Octopus by Red Norvo | Audio Player | 04/04/2009 - 11:32 | |
| Hole In The Wall by Gary Burton | Audio Player | 04/04/2009 - 11:28 | |
| Knockin' On Wood by Gary Burton & Eddie Daniels | Audio Player | 04/04/2009 - 11:24 | |
| Knockin' On Wood by Red Norvo | Audio Player | 04/04/2009 - 11:10 | |
| Red Norvo | Images | 04/04/2009 - 11:05 | |
| Red Norvo by Gary Burton (Members) | Story | 04/04/2009 - 10:55 | |
| Gary Burton & Musser - Old Ad | Images | 04/01/2009 - 21:30 | |
| Gary Burton & Mallet Group (as a child) | Images | 04/01/2009 - 11:26 | |
| Lengendary vibes | Blog entry | 04/01/2009 - 08:40 | |
| Gary Burton - First Group (as a child) | Images | 04/01/2009 - 00:14 | |
| Gary Burton at Age 8 | Images | 03/31/2009 - 23:58 | |
| Gary Burton & Chick Corea | Images | 03/30/2009 - 23:24 | |
| Claire Omar Musser by Gary Burton | Blog entry | 03/30/2009 - 15:44 | |
| Going to see Chick play tonight | Blog entry | 03/27/2009 - 14:49 | |
| Makoto Ozone by Gary Burton | Blog entry | 03/27/2009 - 10:24 | |
| Let's talk about practicing | Blog entry | 03/24/2009 - 14:09 | |
| Quick trip to New Orleans | Blog entry | 03/20/2009 - 09:15 | |
| Gary, Terry, Hamp and Red | Images | 03/19/2009 - 23:00 | |
| Weirdness w/ Milt & Ahmad by Gary Burton | Blog entry | 03/18/2009 - 14:28 | |
| Some More Details by Gary Burton | Blog entry | 03/16/2009 - 11:26 | |
| Filling in some details by Gary Burton | Blog entry | 03/16/2009 - 10:29 |