Reunion (Gary Burton album)

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Reunion is a 1989 album by Gary Burton, reuniting him with guitarist Pat Metheny for their first recordings in almost 13 years. Both have been called prodigies; Burton when he joined George Shearing's group in 1963 at age 19. Burton met the 18-year old Metheny at the Wichita Jazz Festival in 1973, when Metheny was 18 years old. After welcoming him as a teaching colleague at the Berklee College of music, he hired the guitarist into the newly-expanded Gary Burton Quintet in 1974.

Metheny left Burton's group in 1977 to form his own quartet with Lyle Mays. The two had virtually no contact with each other until, in early 1988, the organizers of the Montreal Jazz Festival contacted Burton. They told him that Metheny was the festival host, and invited Burton to join him onstage. "My apprehension was immediately erased when I saw how easy it was for us to play together, even after 12 years," said Burton. This led to their collaboration on Reunion.

Track listing

On the vinyl LP:

Side A

1. "Autumn" (Polo Orti) – 4:24
2. "Reunion" (Mitchel Forman) – 5:15
3. "Origin" (Mitchel Forman) – 6:31
4. "Will You Say You Will" (Vince Mendoza) - 4:55
5. "House on the Hill" (Pat Metheny) - 5:40

Side B

1. "Panama" (Paul Meyers) – 5:38
2. "Chairs and Children" (Vince Mendoza) – 5:55
3. "Wasn't Always Easy" (Pat Metheny) – 5:06
4. "The Chief" (Pat Metheny) – 4:16
5. "Tiempos Felice (Happy Times)" (Polo Orti) - 4:13

Personnel

Musical

• Gary Burton — vibraphone, marimba
• Pat Metheny — guitar
• Mitchel Forman — piano & keyboards
• Will Lee — bass (also known as the bassist for Paul Schaffer's CBS Orchestra)
• Peter Erskine — drums and percussion

Technical

• Gary Burton - producer
• Recorded and Mixed by Rob Eaton
• Dan Gellert - assistant engineer
• Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen - Executive Producers

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1990	Top Jazz Albums	1

External links and sources

• [1]
• Liner notes by Neil Tesser