Real Life Hits

Real Life Hits
Real Life Hits
Studio album by Gary Burton Quartet
Released	March 1985
Recorded	November 1984
Studio	Tonstudio Bauer; Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:15
Label	ECM; ECM 1293
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Gary Burton chronology

Real Life Hits is an album by the Gary Burton Quartet recorded in November 1984 and released on ECM March the following year.^[2] The quartet features the rhythm section of Makoto Ozone, Steve Swallow and Michael Hyman.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The appealing group sound and the spontaneous yet tight ensembles and solos make this a worthwhile acquisition."^[3]

Track listing

"Syndrome" (Carla Bley) – 6:19
"The Beatles" (John Scofield) – 6:46
"Fleurette Africaine" (Duke Ellington) – 7:04
"Ladies in Mercedes" (Steve Swallow) – 6:21
"Real Life Hits" (Carla Bley) – 8:36
"I Need You Here" (Makoto Ozone) – 8:46
"Ivanushka Durachok"^[a] (German Lukyanov [ru]) – 6:23

Personnel

Gary Burton Quartet

Gary Burton – vibraphone
Makoto Ozone – piano
Steve Swallow – bass guitar
Mike Hyman – drums

Notes

^ Ivanushka Durachok is an archetypal Russian Ivan the Fool

References

^ "Real Life". ECM.
^ ECM discography accessed September 19, 2011
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[5] Ivanushka Durachok is an archetypal Russian Ivan the Fool

[1] "Real Life". ECM.

[ECM_discography-2] ECM discography accessed September 19, 2011

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2011

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Gary Burton
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless this is not known.
As leader or co-leader	New Vibe Man in Town (1961) Who Is Gary Burton? (1962) 3 in Jazz (split with Sonny Rollins and Clark Terry, 1963) Something's Coming! (1963) The Groovy Sound of Music (1964) Tennessee Firebird (1966) The Time Machine (1966) A Genuine Tong Funeral (1967) Lofty Fake Anagram (1967) Duster (1967) Gary Burton Quartet in Concert (1968) Good Vibes (1969–70) Paris Encounter (with Stéphane Grappelli, 1969) Throb (1969) Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett (1970) Live in Tokyo (1971) Alone at Last (1971) Crystal Silence (with Chick Corea, 1972) Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (1973) The New Quartet (1973) Ring (with Eberhard Weber, 1974) Matchbook (with Ralph Towner, 1974) Hotel Hello (with Steve Swallow, 1974) Dreams So Real (1975) Passengers (1976) Times Square (1978) Duet (with Chick Corea, 1978) Easy as Pie (1980) In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 (1979) Picture This (1982) Lyric Suite for Sextet (with Chick Corea, 1982) Real Life Hits (1984) Slide Show (1985) Whiz Kids (1986) Times Like These (1988) Reunion (with Pat Metheny, 1989) Right Time, Right Place (with Paul Bley, 1990) Cool Nights (1991) Six Pack (1991–92) Native Sense - The New Duets (1997) Like Minds (with Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland (bassist) and Roy Haynes, 1998) Generations (2003) Next Generation (2004) The New Crystal Silence (with Chick Corea, 2007) Quartet Live (2007) Common Ground (2011) Hot House (2012) Time Thread (with Makoto Ozone, 2013) Guided Tour (2013)
With Stan Getz	Getz Au Go Go (1964) Nobody Else but Me (1964) Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1966) The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris (1967) The Canadian Concert of Stan Getz (1983)
With others	After the Riot at Newport (Chet Atkins and the Nashville All-Stars, 1960) Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (1964) Tim Hardin 1 (Tim Hardin, 1964–65) Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964) Ingénue (k.d. lang, 1991) Journey (Arif Mardin, 1973) Jazz Concert (George Shearing, 1963) Rare Form! (George Shearing, 1963) Touch Me Softly (George Shearing, 1963) Swallow (Steve Swallow, 1991) Fluid Rustle (Eberhard Weber, 1979) Hommage à Eberhard Weber (2015) Simple Complex (Jon Weber, 2003)