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Long-term relationship plays well

Metheny, Burton together again on the road

Vibraphonist Gary Burton and guitarist Pat Metheny were in New York to discuss their upcoming tour. Their relationship dates from the 1960s, when Metheny, a teenager in Missouri, heard and was inspired by Burton's inventive fusions. Vibraphonist Gary Burton and guitarist Pat Metheny were in New York to discuss their upcoming tour. Their relationship dates from the 1960s, when Metheny, a teenager in Missouri, heard and was inspired by Burton's inventive fusions. (Jennifer Taylor for The Boston Globe)
By Siddhartha Mitter
Globe Correspondent / June 14, 2009

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NEW YORK - It's a cold, drizzly spring afternoon in Times Square, but in the hotel suite overlooking the dull hurry of tourists and umbrellas, Pat Metheny looks as if he's just stepped in out of the blazing sunshine, in shorts and a T-shirt, tousled hair crawling out from under a baseball cap. (Full article: 1210 words)

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