Vibraphonists · 1933–1971

Gary McFarland

American composer, vibraphonist and vocalist (1933–1971)

Born: 23 October 1933
Los Angeles
Died: 3 November 1971
New York City
Country: United States
Active: 1963–
Record labels: Verve Records
Discography: 13 albums

Biography

Gary McFarland was a jazz musician who played vibraphone. Gary McFarland was born on 23 October 1933 in Los Angeles and died on 3 November 1971 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Verve Records. The discography here lists 13 albums, from “Point of Departure” (1964) to “Eye of the Devil” (2008).

Gary Ronald McFarland (October 23, 1933 – November 2, 1971) was an American composer, arranger, conductor, vibraphonist, and vocalist. He recorded for the jazz imprints Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s. DownBeat magazine said he made "one of the more significant contributors to orchestral jazz". A 2015 review of a McFarland DVD documentary called him "one of the busiest New York jazz arrangers of the 1960s". The review further stated that McFarland's "ascendance coincided with the rise of bossa nova, and McFarland was adept at translating the mercurial song form into orchestrations. He wrote some beautiful orchestral settings for great soloists, yet wasn't immune to commercial forces."

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Point of Departure 1964 · impulse! Soft Samba 1965 · Verve Profiles 1966 · impulse! Simpático 1966 · impulse! The In Sound 1966 · Verve Tijuana Jazz 1966 · impulse! Soft Samba Strings 1967 · Verve Does the Sun Really Shine on the Moon? 1968 · Skye Records Scorpio and Other Signs 1968 · Verve America the Beautiful 1969 · Skye Records Today 1969 · Skye Records

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying / Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments 1996

Eye of the Devil 2008

Also plays on

Albums where Gary McFarland is credited as a sideman

1961	Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments — The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra	arranger
1962	Big Band Bossa Nova — Stan Getz	arranger, conductor
1962	All the Sad Young Men — Anita O’Day	conductor
1962	Essence — John Lewis	arranger
1962	Trombone Jazz Samba — Bob Brookmeyer	vibraphone
1963	'63: The Concert Jazz Band — Gerry Mulligan	arranger
1963	The Gary McFarland Orchestra — The Gary McFarland Orchestra, Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans	arranger, conductor, vibraphone
1965	J.J.! — J.J. Johnson	arranger
1966	Gypsy '66 — Gábor Szabó	marimba, arranger
1966	Latin Shadows — Shirley Scott	arranger, conductor, other instruments
1967	The October Suite — Steve Kuhn & Gary McFarland	arranger, conductor
1968	Dreams — Gábor Szabó	piano, producer
1968	Windmills of My Mind — Grady Tate	arranger, producer
1968	Solar Heat — Cal Tjader	arranger
1969	Slaves — Grady Tate with The Gary McFarland Orchestra, Bobby Scott	arranger, conductor
1969	Feeling Life — Grady Tate	producer
1969	Cal Tjader Plugs In — Cal Tjader	producer
1971	Steve Kuhn — Steve Kuhn	conductor
1998	Waiting Game — Zoot Sims	arranger
2004	Orchestra U.S.A.: The Debut Recording — John Lewis	percussion