All Blues- Kenny Burrell

[brettnhomer]

Kenny is all class. I used to tend bar at Elario's in La Jolla while in college. I saw the best of the best. Bob Magnason and Sherman were with the "House" band. Bob(?) Plank on drums too. Kenny treated everyone with such respect. I even invented a drink (non alcoholic) for Bob Magnason called..."The MAG"..LOL..Great times great memories

[pirrostsakas]

where did you get your hands on this old Greek TV show footage?

(and ofc is there some more) im quite curious :-)

[CatClemonsOfficial]

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[bobslove]

gonna be singing for him in the gospel choir this saturday for his 80th celebration and BB KING is gonna be there ^^

[volksie100]

Ah yes...never fail to feel better after listening to Kenny Burrell. What a great guitarist he is. 

[JosephIbrahim88]

This is a good "how to" on how to comp and solo simultaneously and also how to solo over changes.

[TheManuVids]

240p We meet again :E

Smooth =p

[InnerPeaceRecordings]

So smooooothe...

[useit90]

2:59 TCB baby TCB

[JazzGuitarJuo]

What a Beautiful sounding guitar, What type of Gibson is it plz??

[s1914]

@JazzGuitarJuo Gibson Super 400 with a florentine cutaway

[phillynn79]

At the risk of blaspheming, I'll confess I've never liked Miles Davis. I think I'm starting to get it. Thanks Mr. Burrell!

[BluesRenegade]

These guys play so well, it's easy to forget that there's ONLY 3 musicians on this!! They play with a solid groove that draws you in, like a pendulum swinging to and fro, as it hypnotizes you. They never lose the groove, from start to finish. Less is more, and in this case, way more!!! Brilliant playing, gentlemen!!!

[DetestProtest]

His balance is just, impeccable really. Every thing he does makes sense, even when he gets more into the technical spectrum. Life assumes new meaning filtered through the concepts of his guitar work. God send us more musicians of his caliber and taste!

[readmore2008]

He actually resembles an older SRV with a fro-like 'do. What incredible playing......

[jacopman]

Folks this was Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitar player...............yes that is correct.

Enough said right there.............

[promerops]

@jacopman Duke Ellington's, too. Good taste is good taste!

[rayjr62]

@jacopman Jeff Beck, SVR, Joe Walsh, and Eric Clapton have all said the same thing- when asked about who their favorite jazz guitarist was, none of them hesitated. . they all said the same thing. Kenny Burrell.

[wyssmaster]

That double-bass player may be the whitest jazz player I have ever seen.

This is great.

[rasdennis]

Superb chord melody playing

One of the masters on the guitar

Thanks for posting

[pineapplepeanuts]

He took one of my favorite jazz songs and ran with it. Pretty awesome :-)

[joehiggs100]

One of the masters! wonderful, thanks.Does Mr Burrell really swap guitars during the bass solo though?

[joehiggs100]

One of the masters! wonderful, thanks.

[Bush2007]

If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.

srsly though, holy crap this guy rips.

[MrLamoiz]

le plus grand avec Mr Laliere. C'est vraiment la classe !

[CLAPPOZAPPO]

@MrLamoiz Qui est Mr Laliere?

[MrLamoiz]

@CLAPPOZAPPO  please: dougal or eric laliere

[MrLamoiz]

@CLAPPOZAPPO  please: dougal or eric laliere

[nassreiskulturen]

He transformed the guitar only with his chops!

[wawan721]

kenny burrell my favorit guitarist

[wawan721]

your genius,,kenny burrell,,my favorit guitar,,

[written12]

I had no idea Kenny played an acoustic guitar. I haven't heard a ton of his recordings but still, I'd heard enough to think I knew he was playing an electric.

Anyway, the opening of this version really made me hear Miles' tune anew. There's much to be said about hearing jazz chestnuts horn-free.

[bluesbaby8]

Here's one guy that doesn't need anything but a straight up acoustic to sound absolutely wonderful! Go Kenny!

[MrSabbath66]

That's great ! starts off acoustic then hollybody electric guitar

[charmister]

Nothing is out of place.

[blazelh]

now this is good music.

[JonP1961]

At times, I could swear I'm hearing what surely must be a hollow-bodied electric. How the heck is this man getting that tone out of a acoustic w/o an pickups?!!!!!! Ok, that's it....must....find.....all....­things Kenny Burrell. WOW.

[Guitfiddlejase]

@JonP1961 yeah i know what you mean man!

[seerskater]

haha that bass player looks so tight! Its like if my high school math teacher picked up the bass and then turned into the coolest cat ever

[vailimaway]

my fav version for sure

[koreankayagum]

UCLA, I think. Check their music department website.

[EddieHaskelll]

Thanks for this! Great stuff!!! None better than Kenny Burrell.

Say, I see by the credits at the end that this was produced for public television by the local PBS station in San Diego. 170 million Americans use public broadcasting. Plus YOU and everyone else who watches this! Without public TV and radio we wouldn't have this treasure nor all the thousands of hours of other wonderful stuff. Keep supporting public broadcasting... and let your senator and congressperson know, so they will.

[markspeedy07]

Kenny Burrell taught a jazz class on Duke Ellington when I was at Ucla in the 80s. He was very humble and unassuming. We had no idea of who he was until a guest speaker talked about him. He's an awesome guitarist.

[ateniense7]

very good

[svouras]

ρε....ένας Έλληνας δεν βρέθηκε να κάνει ενα σχόλιο;.....έλεος

[Capillus]

@svouras Φιλε svouras, υπάρχουν και Έλληνες που γουσταρουν τρελα jazz guitar και τον Kenny Burrell, μην ανησυχεις ;)

[Capillus]

@svouras Αν και ο υποτιτλιστής στην αρχή κάνει βλακεία: μεταφράζει το all blues ως "ολ αμπαουτ μπλουζ" !!! Αθάνατος ελληνικός υποτιτλισμός

[sigimaster14]

does some1 have a tab for this?

[spoofzilla]

@sigimaster14 Try learning it by ear man.

[BoogieEngineer]

Does anyone know what amp Kenny is using here?

[phileejazzlocks]

I'm in class with Kenny right now, he asked me to look up some of his vids!... haha

[jazzclarinet2006]

@phileejazzlocks Really? You are so lucky! He is one of my absolute favorite musicians. He must be an amazing teacher.

[GEternalBraid]

@phileejazzlocks I'm jealous.

[billes335]

@phileejazzlocks i'm more of a new york yorker, but I'd almost move to Cali to learn from him. He has such a unique bluesy, smooth touch on the guitar. It's like Wes...you always know it's him.

[klotzzz21]

Where his teaching man?

[snubbs741]

@phileejazzlocks you are one lucky lucky bastard i could never get into ucla haha

[Guitfiddlejase]

@phileejazzlocks I am envious of you.

[gromshit101]

@phileejazzlocks no way!!?!?!

[GtoThaillDog]

@phileejazzlocks really? wheres that?

[bakedsushi]

@phileejazzlocks Thats so cool, my aunt used to tell me about him and his women troubles back in the day....she was one of them. Saw him live once and it really moved me to work on my progressions and fills. Love this talent.

[philbio66]

@phileejazzlocks

wow. that's great. where is he teaching classes?

[raidergunz]

@philbio66 university of california los angeles, he teaches a class called Ellingtonia and sometimes teaches history of jazz, composition, and other classes. He performs fairly regularly on the campus and jazz clubs around LA

[philbio66]

@raidergunz

Fantastic. I'm glad to hear he's still on the scene and contributing to music education as well.

[dagostinoification]

quelles émotion d'entendre ce merveilleux guitariste qui est une légende du jazz! phrasé mélodique,spirituel...didier d'agostino batteur sur youyube,ex rhoda .scott.

[vinyltapelover]

Aaaah yes! The man never disappoints. He epitomizes smooth. I have been a fan since 1964(Midnight Blue). Thank you for this post. I got to put seeing him perform live on my Bucketlist.

[MusGuiJa]

Really great playing - magnificent

[6stringdaveyM]

This guy could play a cigar box and sound elegant..

[taildragger53]

@6stringdaveyM  You have summed it up far better than i ever could....had to give you a thumbs up.

[Okpolosi]

@6stringdaveyM LOVE IT !

[alzhammer1]

That's a cheap shot, you don't play this on an acoustic guitar.... Victor van kampen would never do that ...He's my hero ...!

[stoner2themax]

what guitar is he using?

[stoner2themax]

what guitar is he using?

[TheArbiter74]

This a tremendous version of the ""Kind of Blue" classic!

[MsMadelane]

Having listened to some rock greats and then to Kenny Burrell and bearing in mind the difference genre of music, this maestro has great respect for his instrument and hence for the music.....beautiful is the only word to describe it.....oh I am a long time fan of Mr Burrell.....

[turnbacktime]

is this guy, black, white or biracial?... meh, not that it matters. He looks so different in all the pictures i see him in.

[bnchase112]

7:15-7:18 that riff sounds like something you would hear in the background on the Weather Channel.

I'm glad I discovered Kenny Burrell. He's classy, talented and sophisticated all at once.

[paul100375]

IMO, Bob Magnusson is the most underrated bassist still alive on the west coast. Also he is a super nice guy with a great attitude.

[berttnj]

What song does he switch to at the end?

[berttnj]

@berttnj To answer my own question and FYI it's from "god bless the child" and it's called "do what you gotta do" this is the outro song during the credits. This man is genius!

[gotrottin]

Great performance. Big Bobby M. so sweet and low on bass, and I like Kenny's guitar switcharoo. Drums are classic as well. Bob Magnusson now plays with Peter Sprague, one of the today's great guitarists.

[knoxtunes]

the bassist looses the form in his solo

[PopaRaff]

@knoxtunes No, my friend, he played 12 Bars, and then those wonderful Riff, as an extra. The crowd appreciated it too, not only me. Form helps playing together, but when the whole Band AND the crowd vibes together, it can be that the form could be modified. Important is sinergy.

[jazzdings]

Wer hier seinen Daumen nach unten zeigt der muß sich vertan haben.

[PopaRaff]

@jazzdings Stimmt, da hast du Recht. Den Video habe ich sogar unter meine wenige Favoriten geaddt.

[LesPaulGoldTop21]

Very good

[dingoswamphead]

What wondrous fingers, like long spider legs! And to think he is his own rhythm guitarist! Kenny wrote the jazz blues dictionary with Grant Geen, and we are so lucky that he is still trailblazing. Great work from the 'Ssons', too.

[serotone9]

Pure class. I think that outro is the coolest thing I've ever heard.

[mikejar47]

Bobby Brown (The jazz guitarist, not the hip-hop artist) Does cool jazzy versions of popular tunes sometimes.

[jazzgtrplayer]

@mikejar47 Bobby Broom?

[jhg123456]

@mikejar47 lol its bobby broom u idiot

[KA1ZR]

Amazing, I had no idea Miles Davis could sound so good on guitar!

[VadimRouge]

!!!

[surfinjazzy]

Looked him up for the first time today, I didn't really dig his phrasing.

Any other greats recommended?

[AgentZeroForTheWin]

django reinhardt wes montgomery joe pass tommy emmanuel stephen bennett some greats (not all jazz)

[bimwopbarn]

hmm, if u idnt like his phrasing on this, check out the album midnight blue, its pure genious.

[surfinjazzy]

@bimwopbarn

Woah, thanks alot for the recommendation, Midnight Blue swings like nobody's business!

[timwarneka]

@surfinjazzy -

Wes Montgomery.

Wes Montgomery.

Joe Pass.

Pat Methany.

[greenysfleetwoodmac]

grant green, wes montgomery

[spratscat]

Real nice job... ok, is it me, or does Bob Magnusson look like John Bolton, the former UN ambassador under W?

[obrien135]

My favorite guitarist, Duke's too.

[Asymmatrix]

Kenny Burrell is old school class. Carlton does a decent live rendition on Last Nite.

[gumbah5]

he starts out on an acoustic guitar...

[dj9989]

Is that russian subtitles haa

[bloodtypebloodtype]

its not russian for sure.

but my guess is greek or romanian

[SpiritLevelBubble]

Greek

[Jan100Jan]

What's the title again of the brief tune he's ending with? Thanks.

[trevmm]

amazing guitarist great feel no wonder people go on about him awesome

[Jan100Jan]

I actually like this version better than Miles' original... I just love that bass solo.

[TheGoldenNugget8]

Yeah, and I like the versions played on this show better than the ones that he actually recorded. Sounds so much better stripped down. I wish there was an album of this.

[wisesatyr72]

I love jazz guitar players and doublebass solos

[MrElemental84]

They are all excellent players with out a doubt but when it comes to this tune I am just not feeling it. The groove is strange cause its sounds slower and choppier.

[minerb7269]

yeah i agree with that

[campocat]

Not saying they don't exist, just that I have never seen one.

The super 400 with Florentine necks - all the ones I have played have amazing necks.

[mojoefly]

when i was young i used to watch a tv program where jazz musicians would use childrens toys and all these random objects to get percussive and even melodic sounds during the concerts. are there video's like that on youtube.

[riculi]

this is a Miles Davis SOng right?

[MrRedWB]

Yep of kind of blue

[axiluss]

from the album 'kind of blue', yes.

[verger12]

great recording!

[bintangtheater1]

Great guitarist! Saw him live only once.

[7680joe]

man, what a player!!!

[Fretliner]

Brilliant interpreation, one of the best I've heard... Thx for posting

[MrPj74]

this 's the best version of this tune ever !

[taildragger51]

Kenny Burrell has almost single handedly influenced every major Blues player including Hendrix, SRV, Ronnie Earl, BB King, Otis Rush etc. I'm so glad this guy is still alive because he has to be one of the most balanced musicians that ever lived.

[BadSneakers]

@taildragger51 Jazz guys too like Lee Ritenour

[zporobija]

One of the finest guitar players ever. And did you notice that he changed the guitar during the performance?

[greyhall1]

You should all hear Kenny playing on Chet baker's album "Chet For lovers" & the track "everything depends on you."

It is some of the best comping I have ever heard. It's perfect.

[mahoose6]

What a man Kenny Burrell :D

[soothsayer2231]

my man just slapped me with straight smooth grooves to the chin...and I liked it...

[taildragger51]

Kenny Burrell is well balanced, pure sophistication.

Most guitarists could learn a thing or two from him about control, pure feel and economically placed notes. Thank you so much for this film.

[tishierkrisis]

Thank you so much for posting this, it's so awesome. KB is definitely one of my favourite players, along with Grant Green. So much blues in his lines, just love him.

[RaiderEleven]

The excellence of jazz guitar giant Kenny Burrell on full display. BBKing says Kenny is his favorite and one of the all time greats. I agree and Bob and Sherman are wonderful trio mates, soloing with aplomb and technical assurance.

[TUBERIA44]

Does anybody knows what guitar he is playing? Acoustic, strings? Thanks.

[axiluss]

classical, then i guess gibson es-175

[ivan811]

This guy is one of "The Guys"....

[HiFiApartment]

really great interpretation! 5/5 stars!

[zahoryclub]

La polla

[kirksiesz]

HAHA! Bob Magnusson looks totally like that guy from Office Space, you know Jennifer Aniston's boss, the guy who she flips off because he wants her to "express herself"

That's hilarious, but he plays a mean bass anyway

[kirksiesz]

This song was made for the guitar

[HammondB200]

I don't think so

[kirksiesz]

Well I mean not literally of course (Kind of Blue had no guitar on it), but it sounds great with a guitarist

[HammondB200]

I fully agree

[SamuraiAssain]

Does anyone know the name of the guitar he is playing?

[vicsdad]

Fred, I think.

[chuck81085]

hahahahahahhah

[DannyDesperate]

I think it's a Gibson L5 with the Florentine cutaway - it looks like a 175 but it has better quality woods & spec and is correspondingly more expensive. The initial guitar appears to be an acoustic flat top fitted with tape wound strings (it's certainly not a classical as another comment claims).

[campocat]

This is a Super 400 cherry sunburst florentine cutaway 18" body.

L5 is 17" body - I've never seen one with a florentine cutaway.

[DannyDesperate]

Thanks Campocoat, I stand corrected, it is indeed a Super 400 with the rarer florentine cut (the inlays and body size still give it away!) However, there are several examples of the L5 with the same sharp cutaway, mainly from the early 60s.

[Celticstrat]

Bob Magnesson, San Diego!

[firelemon]

damn.. i like this more than the original..

[Mick175d]

I know what you mean. However, the appeal of the original is such that it spawned more imitation than this performance will, in part due to the inimitable virtuosity of Burrell's playing. Still, this is just mind-blowingly great! I'm goi

[Mick175d]

I meant to conclude by saying that I'm going to start "wood-shedding" on the chord melody version of the head. He makes it look far easier than it is.

[JazznianHermit]

Mr Burrell rocks!!

[jefferzone61]

OUTSTANDING! Thanks for the post and the inspiration!

[smoovegittar]

That was great! Thanks!

[IDontCareEnough]

Yeah, that was wicked !

[starcityassassins]

A cooking session!

[JJK]

Awesome!

[Sefardi123]

Fantastic. Thanks for posting!

[benjazz84]

sooooo cool...

[drummah09]

very inspiring

[dogshit71]

represent the 313.

rock on!

[wilhorstman]

Leuke jazz! (nice jazz!)

WH

[fluffybal]

yeah bob magnus

[MOGLIDER]

Great music & acoustic guitar sound.Bob Magnusson on bass and Sherman Ferguson on drums - superb.Thanks for posting this.More please!