Passengers (Gary Burton album)

Passengers
Passengers
Studio album by The Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber
Released	1977
Recorded	November 1976
Studio	Talent Studio, Oslo
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:48
Label	ECM; ECM 1092
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Gary Burton chronology

Passengers is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton's Quartet with bassist Eberhard Weber recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label in 1977.^[1] The album is notable for featuring the early work of guitarist Pat Metheny and several of his compositions.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Although none of the individual songs caught on, the attractive sound of the post-bop unit and an opportunity to hear Pat Metheny in his formative period make this a CD reissue worth exploring".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Track listing[]

Side one:
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sea Journey"	Chick Corea	9:18
2.	"Nacada"	Pat Metheny	4:15
3.	"The Whopper"	Pat Metheny	5:32

Side two:
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"B & G (Midwestern Nights Dream)"	Pat Metheny	8:26
2.	"Yellow Fields"	Eberhard Weber	7:02
3.	"Claude and Betty"	Steve Swallow	6:15

Personnel[]

References[]

^ ECM discography accessed September 8, 2011
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2011
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 34. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography accessed September 8, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2011

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 34. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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