Alone at Last is a solo album

Solo album

A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...

 by vibraphonist Gary Burton

Gary Burton

Gary Burton is an American jazz vibraphonist.A true original on the vibraphone, Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the usual two-mallets. This approach caused Burton to be heralded as an innovator and his sound and technique are widely imitated...

 recorded in 1971 featuring three performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival

Montreux Jazz Festival

The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland and one of the most prestigious in Europe; it is held annually in early July in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva...

 and four studio performances released on the Atlantic

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

 label. The album was awarded a Grammy

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist at the 15th Grammy Awards.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow is an American jazz commentator, known for many contributions to the Allmusic website, for writing ten books on jazz and for reviewing jazz recordings for over 30 years.-Biography:...

 awarded the album 5 stars calling it "one of the high points of Gary Burton's career. Wondrous music".

Track listing

1. "Moonchild/In Your Quiet Place" (Keith Jarrett
   Keith Jarrett
   Keith Jarrett is an American pianist and composer who performs both jazz and classical music.Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey, moving on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s he has enjoyed a great deal of success in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music; as...
   
   ) - 6:14
2. "Green Mountains/Arise, Her Eyes" (Steve Swallow
   Steve Swallow
   Steve Swallow is a jazz double bass and bass guitarist and composer born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.One of the leading bassists in jazz, Swallow is noted for collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton and Carla Bley...
   
   ) - 7:35
3. "The Sunset Bell" (Gary Burton) - 5:09
4. "Handbags and Gladrags
   Handbags and Gladrags
   "Handbags and Gladrags" is the name of a song written in 1967 by Mike d'Abo, who was then the lead singer of Manfred Mann. D'Abo describes the song as "saying to a teenage girl that the way to happiness is not through being trendy. There are deeper values."The original demo tape of the original...
   
   " (Mike d'Abo
   Mike d'Abo
   Michael David "Mike" d'Abo is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann.-Biography:...
   
   ) - 6:05
5. "Hullo Bolinas" (Swallow) - 5:49
6. "General Mojo's Well Laid Plan" (Swallow) - 3:38
7. "Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)" (Vinícius de Moraes
   Vinicius de Moraes
   Marcus Vinicius de Moraes , known as Vinicius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinho , was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music...
   
   , Antonio Carlos Jobim
   Antônio Carlos Jobim
   Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
   
   ) - 4:39
   • Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland on June 19, 1971 (tracks 1-3) and at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY on September 7, 1971.