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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
Hole In The Wall by Red Norvo Audio Player
Dance Of The Octopus by Red Norvo Audio Player
Hole In The Wall by Gary Burton Audio Player
Knockin' On Wood by Gary Burton & Eddie Daniels Audio Player
Knockin' On Wood by Red Norvo Audio Player
Red Norvo Images
Red Norvo by Gary Burton (Members) Story
Gary Burton & Musser - Old Ad Images
Gary Burton & Mallet Group (as a child) Images
Lengendary vibes Blog entry
Gary Burton - First Group (as a child) Images
Gary Burton at Age 8 Images
Gary Burton & Chick Corea Images
Claire Omar Musser by Gary Burton Blog entry
Going to see Chick play tonight Blog entry
Makoto Ozone by Gary Burton Blog entry
Let's talk about practicing Blog entry
Quick trip to New Orleans Blog entry
Gary, Terry, Hamp and Red Images
Weirdness w/ Milt & Ahmad by Gary Burton Blog entry
Some More Details by Gary Burton Blog entry
Filling in some details by Gary Burton Blog entry