Uploaded by rovingeye2 on Mar 22, 2009
Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is grounded in bebop and blues; he has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians. Burrell was born in Detroit, Michigan to a musical family and began playing guitar at the age of 12. His influences as a guitar player include Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, and Wes Montgomery. While a student at Wayne State University, he made his debut recording as a member of Dizzy Gillespie's sextet in 1951. He toured with Oscar Peterson after graduating in 1955 and then moved to New York City in 1956.
Midnight Blue is a 1963 sessions album by Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell. Featuring Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone, Major Holley on double bass, Bill English on drums and Ray Barretto on conga, is one of Burrell's best-known works for Blue Note. Jazz Improv Magazine lists the album among its top five recommended recordings for Burrell, indicating that "If you need to know 'the Blue Note sound'.
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@guitarsurfer2010 soul music
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thank you for sharing
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Yet you won't see Kenny in a Rolling Stone Best Guitarists list, nor Farlow, Kessel, Montgomery, Lowe, Smith - I could go on - yet these are simply the best there ever were (don't overlook Segovia, Bream) but the responders to RS polls are no-nothings without a clue about guitar players. Recently someone who can't find his own ass so he had to stick his head up someone else's posted that Ted Nugent is a better guitarist than Joe Pass!?!? KB, you keep on going; you're just one true, blue genius.
1 month ago 4
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@hoboboxerjoe you're one of those youths with no friends
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One of the best guitarist. Saw him at Yoshi's Oakland celebrating how 86th BD a few months back. Still has those licks. A very gracious gentleman.
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Amazing musician - an even more amazing teacher. Great man.
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very nice!
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Great chart. I had the pleasure of hearing and meeting Mr. Burrell in Chicago twenty years ago. He'll never remember me, but I'll never forget him. I put down my drumsticks and picked up an archtop guitar. Never looked back, either. Just in from my gig tonight - last tune was Warm Valley, the Ellington standard so beautifully arranged by KB. Nobody will ever mistake me for him, but thanks for the inspiration, Mr. B. I couldn't have done it without you...
anneallman1 5 months ago 6
This is one cool composiion.
Blues wrapped around jazz.
An unusual and hip composition.
Oh yeah and delicious guitar playing
guitarsurfer2010 1 year ago 6