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George Burton

The Truth of what I Am

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Music:

Member Since: 2/3/2006
Band Members: Jaleel Shaw - alto sax
Terell Stafford - trumpet
Derrick Hodge - bass
Wayne Smith, Jr. - drums
Influences: Bud Powell,Oscar Peterson, Sarah Vaughn,Bjork, Radiohead, Common, The Roots, Miles and Coltrane, Nancy Wilson, Me'shell Nedegeocello, Phineas Newborn Jr., Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Paul Hindemith, Chopin, Debussy,Ravel, Jason Moran, Greg Osby, Shostakovich,Art Blakely, Mingus, Thad Jones, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordan, Shirley Scott, "Sid" Simmons, "Mickey" Roker, this list can go on forever. Pretty much everyone has something to offer so I listen to it all!
Sounds Like: Tim put an ! to the end of a long night.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Music

Just because Im playing jazz I dont forget about me. I play or write me the way I feel through jazz, or whatever. Music is, or was, a language of the emotions.Charles Mingus
Posted by George Burton on Thu, 11 May 2006 01:18:00 PST

Music

In my music, Im trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason its difficult is because Im changing all the time.Charles Mingus
Posted by George Burton on Thu, 11 May 2006 01:14:00 PST