Tennessee Firebird is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton, recorded in 1966 and released on the RCA label in 1967.Gary Burton discography accessed November 25, 2011 The session featured both jazz and country musicians, including guitarist Chet Atkins, saxophonist Steve Marcus, fiddler Buddy Spicher, harmonica player Charlie McCoy and drummer Roy Haynes.
Reception The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "While the concept of 'jazz-rock' was in its embryonic stages, Burton was experimenting with a style combining jazz improvisation with rock energy and rhythms. This 1967 session added another ingredient to the musical mix: country and bluegrass sensibility".Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed November 25, 2011
Track listing All compositions by Gary Burton, except as indicated "Gone" (Smokey Rogers) - 4:52 "Tennessee Firebird" - 2:57 "Just Like a Woman" (Bob Dylan) - 3:48 "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (Traditional) - 1:53 "Faded Love" (Bob Wills, John Wills, Billy Jack Wills) - 3:22 "Panhandle Rag" (Leon McAuliffe) - 1:33 Bonus track on CD reissue "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)" (Hank Williams) - 2:54 "I Want You" (Dylan) - 3:28 "Alone and Forsaken" (Williams) - 2:49 "Walter L." - 4:41 "Born to Lose" (Ted Daffan) - 2:43 "Beauty Contest" - 1:25 "Epilogue" - 0:23 Recorded at RCA Victor´s "Nashville Sound" Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 19–21, 1966.
Personnel Gary Burton – vibraphone, piano, organ Steve Marcus – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Buddy Emmons – steel guitar Sonny Osborne – banjo Buddy Spicher – fiddle Chet Atkins, Jimmy Colvard, Ray Edenton – guitar Charlie McCoy – harmonica Bobby Osborne – mandolin Henry Strzelecki, Steve Swallow – bass Kenneth Buttrey, Roy Haynes – drums
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