After a decade of leading quartets that matched his vibes with a variety of top young guitarists,
Gary Burton decided that it was time for a change. While he is joined by a pair of longtime associates (bassist
Steve Swallow and drummer
Roy Haynes), the fourth member of the group on this set is the young trumpeter
Tiger Okoshi. Since
Burton has never been a major composer, there are five
Swallow originals, two from
Keith Jarrett, and
Jim Hall's "Careful."
Okoshi's presence adds more fire to this session than was typical of most of
Burton's previous records. A fine outing. ~ Scott Yanow