Self-taught on the vibraphone, Gary Burton is known for his exceptional four-mallet technique, which allows him to sound like multiple players at once. He was mentored by jazz greats such as Joe Morello and Stan Getz, and Burton later continued his career by becoming an influential jazz educator himself. On this 2004 edition of Piano Jazz, Burton reminds McPartland that she was instrumental in getting him his first fulltime job, playing with George Shearing at nineteen.
Artist site: http://www.garyburton.com/
Full episode: https://www.npr.org/2011/12/23/143798470/gary-burton-on-piano-jazz