Dreams So Real (album)

Dreams So Real
Studio album by Gary Burton Quintet
Released 1976
Recorded December 1975
Studio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
Genre Jazz
Length 38:31
Label ECM
ECM 1072
Producer Manfred Eicher
Gary Burton chronology

Matchbook
(1974)		 Dreams So Real
(1975)		 Passengers
(1976)

Dreams So Real is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton featuring compositions by Carla Bley recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label.[1]The album reached number twenty-five in Billboards Jazz albums charts.[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Generally regarded as one of Burton's top three recorded dates, it has stood the test of time. Perhaps some day, a complete collection of the vibist playing Carla Bley's many other compositions can be compiled to complement this surface-scratching but very important album".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley.
  1. "Dreams So Real" - 6:25
  2. "Ictus / Syndrome" - 10:27
  3. "Jesus Maria" - 3:50
  4. "Vox Humana" - 7:04
  5. "Doctor" - 4:16
  6. "Intermission Music" - 6:29

Personnel

Charts

Year Chart Position
1976 Billboard Jazz Albums 2[2]

References

  1. ↑ ECM discography accessed September 6, 2011
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dreams So Real: Music of Carla Bley - Gary Burton Quintet | Awards | AllMusic". Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011