Michael Gibbs Discography

Compositions

This is a list of Michael Gibbs' compositions (excluding film music). This list is by no means complete and currently mainly includes compositions that have been issued on record.

About Face
London Brass: An Evening With London Brass (1996, London Brass)
Adult
Big Music (1988, Virgin)
Almost Ev'ry Day
Big Music (1988, Virgin)
And On The Third Day
The Gary Burton Quartet: Country Roads & Other Places (1968, RCA)
Michael Gibbs (1970, Deram)
Cuong Vu 4-Tet: Ballet - The Music of Michael Gibbs (2017, RareNoiseRecords)
Festival 69 (2018, Turtle)
And Upon This Rock
National Youth Jazz Orchestra (1971, Philips)
Antique
The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra (1975, Bronze)
Back In The Days (2012, Cuneiform)
As A Matter Of Fact [for my dear Louise (1970-2007)]
In My View (2015, Cuneiform)
Ballet
Gary Burton: Duster (1967, RCA)
John Scofield: John Scofield (1978, Trio)
Cuong Vu 4-Tet: Ballet - The Music of Michael Gibbs (2017, RareNoiseRecords)
Festival 69 (2018, Turtle)
Be That As It May
Nonsequence (2001, Provocateur)
Bill Frisell: Orchestras (2024, Blue Note)
Beauteous Being
By The Way (1993, ah um)
Blackgang
The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra (1975, Bronze)
Bloods Of Dust
Prudential Awards For The Arts 1993 (Prudential/Classic FM)
Blue Comedy
Gary Burton (+Clark Terry/Sonny Rollins): 3 In Jazz (1963, RCA)
Cuong Vu 4-Tet: Ballet - The Music of Michael Gibbs (2017, RareNoiseRecords)
Blueprint
By The Way (1993, ah um)
Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1991 (2018, Dusk Fire)
By Way Of Preface
Seven Songs For Quartet And Chamber Orchestra (1974, ECM)
Canticle
Tanglewood 63 (1971, Deram)
Childhood
Gary Burton: The Time Machine (1965, RCA)
Dance: Blue
In The Public Interest (1974, Polydor)
Deluge
Gary Burton: The Time Machine (1965, RCA)
Don't Overdo It
Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1991 (2018, Dusk Fire)
Family Joy, Oh Boy!
The Gary Burton Quartet: Country Roads & Other Places (1968, RCA)
Michael Gibbs (1970, Deram)
The John Dankworth Big Band: Full Circle (1972, Philips)
In The Public Interest (1974, Polydor)
Festival 69 (2018, Turtle)
Fanfare
Tanglewood 63 (1971, Deram)
Just Ahead (1972, Polydor)
NDR Jazz Workshop '73 (1973, NDR)
By The Way (1993, ah um)
Feelings And Things
The Gary Burton Quartet: Lofty Fake Anagram (1967, RCA)
Michael Gibbs (1970, Deram)
Chick Corea & Gary Burton: Crystal Silence (1973, ECM)
Play Gil Evans (2013, Whirlwind)
Cuong Vu 4-Tet: Ballet - The Music of Michael Gibbs (2017, RareNoiseRecords)
Festival 69 (2018, Turtle)
Five For England
Tanglewood 63 (1971, Deram)
Five Orchestral Pieces: Villes / Jeunesse / Mystique / Nocturne vulgaire / Sensation
unissued (except Nocturne Vulgaire and Jeunesse)
Fly Time Fly (Sigh)
The Gary Burton Quartet: Who Is Gary Burton? (1962, RCA)
Festival 69 (2018, Turtle)
Four Or Less
Gary Burton: The New Quartet (1973, ECM)
In The Public Interest (1974, Polydor)
Gather The Meaning
Nonsequence (2001, Provocateur)
Gone But Forgotten
The Gary Burton Quartet: Country Roads & Other Places (1968, RCA)
Inside In
Gary Burton & Steve Swallow: Hotel Hello (1975, ECM)
In The Public Interest
In The Public Interest (1974, Polydor)
Intrude
The Gary Burton Quartet With Eberhard Weber: Ring (1974, ECM)
Jail Blues
Back In The Days (2012, Cuneiform)
Jeunesse
By The Way (1993, ah um)
June 15, 1967
The Gary Burton Quartet: Lofty Fake Anagram (1967, RCA)
Back In The Days (2012, Cuneiform)
Festival 69 (2018, Turtle)
Just A Head
Just Ahead (1972, Polydor)
NDR Jazz Workshop '73 (1973, NDR)
By The Way (1993, ah um)
Knees Up, Mother
Nonsequence (2001, Provocateur)
Kosasa
Big Music (1988, Virgin)
Liturgy
Gary Burton: Duster (1967, RCA)
Michael Gibbs (1970, Deram)
Melanie
Gary Burton: Something's Coming (1963, RCA)
Model Cities Programme
Cleo Laine: Portrait (1970, Philips)
Mopsus
Big Music (1988, Virgin)
Mosher
NDR Big Band: Bravissimo II - 50 Years Of NDR Big Band (1996, Blue Jackel)
Back In The Days (2012, Cuneiform)
Nocturne Vulgaire
Seven Songs For Quartet And Chamber Orchestra (1974, ECM)
Bill Frisell: Orchestras (2024, Blue Note)
Nonsequence
Gary Burton: The New Quartet (1973, ECM)
Nonsequence (2001, Provocateur)
Nowhere
Michael Gibbs (1970, Deram)
Just Ahead (1972, Polydor)
Festival 69 (2018, Turtle)
Out Of The Question
By The Way (1993, ah um)
Phases
Seven Songs For Quartet And Chamber Orchestra (1974, ECM)
Pride Aside
Big Music (1988, Virgin)
Pride Outside
Big Music (1988, Virgin)
Rebirth
New Jazz Orchestra: Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe (1968, Verve)
The Rain Before It Falls
Seven Songs For Quartet And Chamber Orchestra (1974, ECM)
By The Way (1993, ah um)
Roses Are Red
By The Way (1993, ah um)
Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1991 (2018, Dusk Fire)
Rumour Has It
Nonsequence (2001, Provocateur)
Six Improvisatory Sketches
Gary Burton: Something's Coming (1963, RCA)
Sojourn
Tanglewood 63 (1971, Deram)
Festival 69 (2018, Turtle)
So Long Gone
Just Ahead (1972, Polydor)
So That's That
In My View (2015, Cuneiform)
Some Echoes, Some Shadows
Gary Burton: Throb (1969, RCA)
Michael Gibbs (1970, Deram)
Back In The Days (2012, Cuneiform)
Festival 69 (2018, Turtle)
Something Similar
By The Way (1993, ah um)
Sonnet
Ardley/Carr/Gibbs/Tracey: Will Power (1974, Argo)
Spanish Phases for Strings & Bass
Stanley Clarke: Stanley Clarke (1974, Epic)
Spanish Sketch
In My View (2015, Cuneiform)
The Start Of Something Similar
In The Public Interest (1974, Polydor)
Sweet Rain
Stan Getz: Get Yourself A College Girl [soundtrack album with various artists] (1964, MGM)
Gary Burton: Duster (1967, RCA)
Stan Getz: Sweet Rain (1967, Verve)
Michael Gibbs (1970, Deram)
Gary Burton: Paris Encounter (1972, Atlantic)
Cuong Vu 4-Tet: Ballet - The Music of Michael Gibbs (2017, RareNoiseRecords)
Festival 69 (2018, Turtle)
Bill Frisell: Orchestras (2024, Blue Note)
Tanglewood 63
Tanglewood 63 (1971, Deram)
Colosseum: Live (1971)
Gary Burton Quartet: Picture This (1982, ECM)
Festival 69 (2018, Turtle)
Tennis, Anyone?
Back In The Days (2012, Cuneiform)
Play Gil Evans (2013, Whirlwind)
Three
Just Ahead (1972, Polydor)
Seven Songs For Quartet And Chamber Orchestra (1974, ECM)
Throb
Gary Burton: Throb (1969, Atlantic)
Michael Gibbs (1970, Deram)
Seven Songs For Quartet And Chamber Orchestra (1974, ECM)
The Time Has Come
Back In The Days (2012, Cuneiform)
'Tis As It Should Be
In My View (2015, Cuneiform)
To Lady Mac: In Memory
In The Public Interest (1974, Polydor)
To Lady Mac: In Retrospect
The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra (1975, Bronze)
To Lady Mac: In Sympathy
In The Public Interest (1974, Polydor)
By The Way (1993, ah um)
Triple Portrait
Gary Burton: Throb (1969, Atlantic)
The John Dankworth Big Band: Full Circle (1972, Philips)
Tunnel Of Love
The Gary Burton Quartet With Eberhard Weber: Ring (1974, ECM)
The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra (1975, Bronze)
Turn Of The Century
Gary Burton: Throb (1969, Atlantic)
By The Way (1993, ah um)
Undergrowth
The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra (1975, Bronze)
Unfinished Sympathy
The Gary Burton Quartet With Eberhard Weber: Ring (1974, ECM)
The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra (1975, Bronze)
Wall To Wall
Big Music (1988, Virgin)
Waterfront
Big Music (1988, Virgin)
Watershed
Orchestre National de Jazz: 86 (1986, Label Bleu)
Big Music (1988, Virgin)
With All Due Respect
Nonsequence (2001, Provocateur)
Back In The Days (2012, Cuneiform)
(A) World Without
By The Way (1993, ah um)
Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1991 (2018, Dusk Fire)
You Get The Picture
Nonsequence (2001, Provocateur)