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recorded in 1967 and released on the

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accessed November 22, 2011 It features Burton with guitarist Larry Coryell, bassist

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and drummer

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Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "it is the interplay between Burton and the rockish Coryell in this early fusion group (predating

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' '' Bitches Brew'' by two years) that makes this session most notable".Yanow, S
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Track listing

''All compositions by Gary Burton except as indicated.'' # "June the 15, 1967" ( Mike Gibbs) - 4:52 # "Feelings and Things" (Gibbs) - 4:06 # "Fleurette Africaine" ( Duke Ellington) - 3:41 # "I'm Your Pal" (Steve Swallow) - 3:05 # "Lines" - 3:13 # "The Beach" - 3:43 # "Mother of the Dead Man" ( Carla Bley) - 4:59 # "Good Citizen Swallow" - 5:34 # "General Mojo Cuts Up" (Swallow) - 4:35 :*Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood, CA on August 15–17, 1967.

Personnel

* Gary Burton —

vibraphone The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist ...

* Larry Coryell —

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— bass *

— drums

References

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