Common Ground

Personnel: Julian Lage (guitar); Gary Burton (vibraphone); Antonio Sanchez (drums).Audio Mixer: Pete Karam.Liner Note Authors: Gretchen Valade; Neil Tesser.Recording information: NYU, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human.Photographer: Anna Webber.Once Gary Burton retired from his duties at Berklee, he began to scale back his touring with a full-time quartet. In 2010, he assembled a new band with the phenomenal young guitarist Julian Lage (who first sat in with the vibraphonist at the age of 12), veteran bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Antonio Sanchez, all of whom have recorded as bandleaders themselves. Six of the CD's ten tracks were contributed by the quartet's members, starting with Colley's intricate "Never the Same Way," which incorporates a Latin flavor in its tricky 7/4 meter. Sanchez contributed the infectious cooker "Common Ground" (featuring great solos all around and capturing the spirit of Burton's earlier quartets), and "Did You Get It?" a lively blues with