A young revolutionary who opened up new possibilities for the vibraphone.
A monumental work that pioneered the fusion of jazz and modernism.
This was the shocking debut album from Gary Burton, who was still in his teens at the time. His cool and precise vibraphone playing conveyed a newness never before seen in jazz. As the title suggests, this album loudly proclaims that a "new man" has brought a "new sound" to jazz, and it can be said to be the source of the ECM-like sound that followed.
