Gary Burton - Lofty Fake Anagram (1967) [vinyl 24/96]

Review by Scott Yanow:
The second recording of guitarist Larry Coryell as part of the Gary Burton Quartet (which included the vibraphonist/leader, bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bobby Moses) is more memorable for the sound of the group than for any of the eight originals by Burton, Swallow, Carla Bley or Michael Gibbs. In fact, the closest piece to a "standard," Duke Ellington's then-recent "Fleurette Africaine," has the catchiest melody. But it is the interplay between Burton and the rockish Coryell in this early fusion group (predating Miles Davis' Bitches Brew by two years) that makes this session most notable.

Marc Myers, JazzWax, January 19, 2011:
Toward the end of1966, vibraphonist Gary Burton left the Stan Getz Quartet to form his own group. The personnel he chose for his quartet shifted over the early months of 1967, but by the time Gary recorded Duster in April, he was joined by guitarist Larry Coryell, bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Roy Haynes. But in the summer, drummer Bob Moses had replaced Roy in the recording studio.
The Gary Burton Quartet's second recording in August 1967 was Lofty Fake Anagram. Puzzled by the title, I gave Gary a call last week:
“Typical of the weirdo '60's, there isn't any anagram in the title. It came from a longer statement conjured up by Paul Haines, a writer acquaintance at the time. He had created a computer program to see if he could come up with a sentence that could not be turned into an anagram.
“The result—"Your rappaplat bugle calls"—was what Paul referred to as his “lofty fake anagram." According to Paul, the computer couldn't turn that odd sentence into another series of words. For some reason, “lofty fake anagram" had a ring to it that I was looking for in a title—something that was both ambiguous and provocative. 
“That is also the last time I titled a record or a song with something that required an explanation. People kept asking what it meant, and I got tired of having to offer my pretty obtuse explanation."

01. June the 15, 1967
02. Feelings and Things
03. Fleurette Africaine
04. I'm Your Pal
05. Lines
06. The Beach
07. Mother of the Dead Man
08. Good Citizen Swallow
09. General Mojo Cuts Up

Gary Burton (vb), Larry Coryell (g), Steve Swallow (b), Bob Moses (d)

Recorded RCA Music Center, Hollywood, Ca, August 1967

RCA Victor SF 7923 [1967]

A great favourite of mine, purchased in 'the city of dreaming spires' in 1968.

I feel this rip is much clearer than the muddy CD version I have and DR13 as opposed to DR10.