Dreams So Real (album)

Dreams So Real
Dreams So Real
Studio album by Gary Burton Quintet
Released	1976
Recorded	December 1975
Studio	Studio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:31
Label	ECM; ECM 1072
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Gary Burton chronology

Dreams So Real is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton featuring compositions by Carla Bley recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label.^[1] The album reached number twenty-five in Billboards Jazz albums charts.^[2]

Reception[]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars while its review by Michael G. Nastos states, "Generally regarded as one of Burton's top three recorded dates, it has stood the test of time. Perhaps some day, a complete collection of the vibist playing Carla Bley's many other compositions can be compiled to complement this surface-scratching but very important album".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Carla Bley.

Side one:
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dreams So Real"	6:25
2.	"Ictus / Syndrome"	10:27
3.	"Jesus Maria"	3:50

Side two:
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vox Humana"	7:04
2.	"Doctor"	4:16
3.	"Intermission Music"	6:29

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Billboard Jazz Albums	2^[2]

References[]

^ ECM discography Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 6, 2011
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Dreams So Real: Music of Carla Bley - Gary Burton Quintet | Awards | AllMusic". Retrieved 9 November 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 34. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 6, 2011

[allmusicawards-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Dreams So Real: Music of Carla Bley - Gary Burton Quintet | Awards | AllMusic". Retrieved 9 November 2013.

[Allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 34. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-5] 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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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 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) Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1964) Nobody Else But Me (1964) The Stan Getz Quartet in Paris (1986)
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)