"I didn't know Gary had retired!"

Gary Burton Knew What He Was Doing From Start To End And After The End 

Gary Burton is such a great example for us all, knowing when to stop and that when you stop even music, life goes on.  In the program at the link he says his mother was still around, at 101 years old.  I hope he has a long, happy retirement after giving us so much.  Learning that he always had perfect pitch until his near death episode is a great relief to me because I have pretty good relative pitch but never perfect pitch.  Well, other than "a" 440, I always know that one.