Life Stories #42: Gary Burton

Gary Burton discovered the vibraphone at the age of six and it wasn't long before he was playing professionally around the midwest. At the age of 18, he swung by Nashville to play on his first record on the way to the Berklee School of Music, and he's been working ever since. In this episode of Life Stories, Burton talks about some of the legendary musicians he's collaborated with, how the industry has changed over the last half-century, and how he became jazz's first major "out" musician.