Passengers
Studio album by
the Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber
Released1977
RecordedNovember 1976
StudioTalent Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length40:48
LabelECM 1092 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Gary Burton chronology
Dreams So Real
(1976)
Passengers
(1977)
Times Square
(1978)

Passengers is an album by the Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber recorded in November 1976 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features rhythm section Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow and Danny Gottlieb.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pat Metheny, except as noted.

Side I
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sea Journey"Chick Corea9:18
2."Nacada" 4:15
3."The Whopper" 5:32
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."B & G (Midwestern Nights Dream)" 8:26
2."Yellow Fields"Weber7:02
3."Claude and Betty"Swallow6:15

Personnel

The Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber

References

  1. ECM discography accessed September 8, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2011
  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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