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> [But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, there's a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression that's possible with the instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/but-if-you-listen-to-great-piano-players-both-classical-and-jazz/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

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> [But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, theres a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression thats possible with the instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/but-if-you-listen-to-great-piano-players-both-classical-and-jazz-2/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

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## More by Gary Burton

> [But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, there's a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/but-if-you-listen-to-great-piano-players-both-classical-and-jazz/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/i-was-a-big-fan-of-jim-hall-as-well-i-liked-his-comping-style-his/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [I've discovered all kinds of music and done all kinds of music over the past 40 years, from playing tango with Piazzolla to all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/i-ve-discovered-all-kinds-of-music-and-done-all-kinds-of-music-over/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/improvising-musicians-are-musical-travelers-voyagers-there-is-a/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [Without doubt, the foremost band for decades has been the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas. Through its many incarnations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/without-doubt-the-foremost-band-for-decades-has-been-the-one-o-clock/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/i-ve-made-more-than-50-records-with-a-wide-range-of-music-i-ve-often/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/most-people-learn-to-improvise-on-their-own-listening-to-records/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [There are a few things that I will hopefully be credited for as a pioneer. One is my four-mallet playing. Another one is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/there-are-a-few-things-that-i-will-hopefully-be-credited-for-as-a/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/i-know-of-musicians-who-have-played-together-for-decades-who-hate/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other musicians around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/i-grew-up-in-a-farm-town-in-indiana-in-the-early-years-i-played-by/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [I felt like I was a teacher. But nowadays, I am as much a student of his. He writes a lot of what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/i-felt-like-i-was-a-teacher-but-nowadays-i-am-as-much-a-student-of/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/it-keeps-me-in-touch-with-younger-musicians-who-are-constantly-saying/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [I was surprised when I finally moved to Boston and the East Coast, to discover that there weren't that many vibraphone players around. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/i-was-surprised-when-i-finally-moved-to-boston-and-the-east-coast-to/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, theres a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression thats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/but-if-you-listen-to-great-piano-players-both-classical-and-jazz-2/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

> [I think I always have been someone who likes to push at the edges of things, looking for something different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-burton/i-think-i-always-have-been-someone-who-likes-to-push-at-the-edges-of/)

[Gary Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-burton/)

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