It hasn’t been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough. Gary Burton Read Quote
I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other musicians around. Gary Burton Read Quote
I was surprised when I finally moved to Boston and the East Coast, to discover that there weren’t that many vibraphone players around. And I was the only one playing with four mallets. Gary Burton Read Quote
I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note chords, the top four strings of the guitar. Gary Burton Read Quote