Departure is a studio album by Gary Burton and friends. The album was recorded from September 20 to 22, 1996, at Sound on Sound studio in New York. It was his first album under his own name for Concord Jazz.

Bass – John Patitucci
Drums – Peter Erskine
Guitar – John Scofield
Piano – Fred Hersch
Vibraphone – Gary Burton

Arranged By – Gary Burton, Tommy Kamp
Art Direction – Kent Judkins
Edited By [Assembled By] – Phil Edwards
Engineer [Assistant] – Ed Raso, Jason Standard
Engineer, Mixed By – James Farber
Executive-Producer – Glen Barros, John Burk
Illustration [Cover] – Robert Kusch
Liner Notes – Neil Tesser
Mastered By – George Horn
Photography By [Liner Photography] – Gildas Boclé
Producer – Gary Burton
Production Manager – Kathleen Vance

Recorded at Sound on Sound, New York September 20-22, 1996.
Mixed at River Sound, New York October 5-6, 1996.
Assembled at PER, Hayward, CA.

1997 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.