A Generation Ago Today
A Generation Ago Today | ||||
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Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | December 16 & 20, 1966, January 31, 1967, and March 28, 1967 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Verve V6-8656 | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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A Generation Ago Today is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell featuring standards associated with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Charlie Christian recorded in 1966 and 1967 and released on the Verve label.[1]
Reception[]
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "the now-obscure set has been out-of-print for quite awhile [sic] but the music is excellent".[2]
Track listing[]
- "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
- "Wholly Cats" (Benny Goodman)
- "A Smooth One" (Goodman)
- "I Surrender Dear" (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford)
- "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro)
- "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell)
- "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb)
- "Rose Room" (Art Hickman, Harry Williams)
Personnel[]
- Kenny Burrell - guitar
- Phil Woods - alto saxophone
- Mike Mainieri - vibes
- Richard Wyands - piano
- Ron Carter - bass
- Grady Tate - drums
For Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman[]
This is an re-issue by Verve with three additional tracks from the same recording sessions.
- "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
- "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell)
- "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb)
- "I Surrender Dear" (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford)
- "Rose Room" (Art Hickman, Harry Williams)
- "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro)
- "A Smooth One" (Goodman)
- "Wholly Cats" (Benny Goodman)
- Seven Come Eleven
- Moonglow
- Flying Home
References[]
- ^ All About Jazz Kenny Burrell discography Archived 2008-03-31 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 3, 2012
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 3, 2012
Categories:
- Kenny Burrell albums
- 1967 albums
- Verve Records albums
- Albums produced by Creed Taylor
- Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio