Reunion in Bloomington, MN

Guitarist
Pat Metheny
was a member of
the Gary Burton Quartet
/
Quintet
during 1974-1976. In 1989, after becoming a major star, he had a reunion with the vibraphonist that resulted in this excellent project. Performing laid-back and often introspective pieces by
Polo Ortin
,
Vince Mendoza
Paul Meyers
, keyboardist
Mitchel Forman
, and
Metheny
, the two principals swing lightly in a quintet with
Forman
, bassist
Will Lee
, and drummer
Peter Erskine
. Although
Burton
had to adjust himself a little due to his former sideman's prominence, the combination of vibes and guitar works quite well. The individual songs are not all that memorable but the group sound is quite attractive and
sounds inspired by
. ~ Scott Yanow