Performance reviews:
“Newcomer Jon Burr…is a technical master, for whom `In a Sentimental Mood’ and `Blue Monk’ were perfect frameworks.”—Leonard Feather, Los Angeles Times
“Burr erected solid foundations and filled his accompaniment with clever embellishments as well. His unaccompanied `Makin’ Whoopee’ was a playground of swings and slides and received one of the evening’s biggest ovations.”—Bill Kohlhaase, Los Angeles Times
“Could hardly have asked for better…Burr was always where he needed to be, his bass lines filled with big, fat bottom notes, his solos bringing the perspective of a high-technique, contemporary improvisational style to a straight-ahead jazz setting.”—Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
“…backed by…Jon Burr on bass, the music radiated effortless joy and ease.”—Peter Watrous, New York Times
“Burr…proved the bass a solo instrument of energy and grace in the right hands.”—John Farrell, Pasadena Journal-News
“…bassist Burr, who had a couple of splendid solos…”—Leonard Feather, Los Angeles Times
“..Burr, in typically alert form, adds to the momentum and texture with his exceptionally nimble accompaniment…”—Mike Joyce, Washington Post
“ No less gifted is New Yorker Burr, a… young-looking bassist with … subtlety and clever good taste…music that is elegant, fluid, and filled with the joy of life” – Ron Banks, The West Australian
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