Gary Burton

Musician

1943-01-23

Quotes by Gary Burton

• Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn.

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• Certainly one of the more common experiences in the jazz field is discovering someone new. Improvising musicians are capable of being musical travelers, voyagers. We want to join in on whatever we hear. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape.

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• I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out.

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