Like Minds

by Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, Gary Burton

Overview

Talk about all-star groups -- this quintet date matches together vibraphonist Gary Burton with pianist Chick Corea, guitarist Pat Metheny, bassist Dave Holland, and drummer Roy Haynes. Burton and Corea have recorded frequently through the years, while Metheny gained some early fame working with Burton; Holland was with Corea in Miles Davis' late-'60s group, and Haynes was formerly with both Burton and Corea. However, not all of these musicians had played together before -- Corea had never worked with Metheny previously, nor Burton with Holland. No matter, the masterful players fit together quite well. The vibraphonist is the lead voice in the ensembles, where Metheny at times sounds close to Jim Hall and seems a bit restrained, but everyone gets a chance to contribute to the success of the CD. Metheny contributed five songs (including "Question and Answer" and "Elucidation," which deserves to be a standard), while Burton brought in two; Corea's three contributions include his classic "Windows." The lone standard is George Gershwin's "Soon." The music is modern straight-ahead jazz; the solos are concise and the rhythm section is quite tight. In fact, this sounds like a regularly working band. Highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	11/03/1998
Label:	Concord / Concord Jazz
UPC:	0013431480327

Tracks

1. Question and Answer
2. Elucidation
3. Windows
4. Futures
5. Like Minds
6. Country Roads
7. Tears of Rain
8. Soon
9. For a Thousand Years
10. Straight Up and Down

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gary Burton   Primary Artist,Vibraphone
Roy Haynes   Primary Artist,Drums
Chick Corea   Primary Artist,Piano
Pat Metheny   Primary Artist,Guitar
Dave Holland   Bass

Technical Credits

Greg Kalbi   Mastering
Abbey Anna   Art Direction
Alexis Davis   Product Development Director
Graeme Brown   Mastering
Ted Kurland   A&R
Darlene Barbaria   Design,Art Direction
Ted White   Engineer
Steve Swallow   Composer
Aya Takemura   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Chick Corea   Composer
James Farber   Mixing,Engineer
Pat Metheny   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
John Burk   Executive Producer
Nick Phillips   Executive Producer
Gildas Bocle   Photography
Tom Sheehan   Piano Technician
Glen Barros   Executive Producer
Herbert Waltl   Associate Producer
Gary Burton   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes
Don Murray   Mixing
Jill Simonsen   Package Design
Kaspar Hugentobler   Assistant
Fred Jacobs   Authoring

Editorial Reviews

Burton, jazz's premier vibraphonist, is joined here by a truly all-star lineup of modern greats: guitarist Pat Metheney, pianist Chick Corea, drummer Roy Haynes, and bassist Dave Holland. As the title suggests, egos are left at the door as driving and lyrical performances explode all around.

barnesandnoble.com

Vibist Burton helms this date, notable for the first collaboration between his longtime cohorts Chick Corea and Pat Metheny. The rhythm section of Roy Haynes and Dave Holland is supple and supportive throughout, allowing the other three the chance to stretch out and groove with one another. The result lies somewhere between the duets of Burton and Corea, Metheny's modern jazz group and Corea's acoustic bands. But while it has echoes of their previous work, Like Minds is ultimately a highly original and thoroughly enjoyable melding of prodigious talents that take the time to listen to one another. -- All-Music Guide

Ross Boissoneau