Blue Lights (album)

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Blue Lights
Blue Lights Volume 1 & 2.jpg
Studio album by
Kenny Burrell
Released1958
RecordedMay 14, 1958 Recorded at Manhattan Towers in New York City on May 14, 1958.
GenreJazz
Length48:26 (Volume 1)
39:08 (Volume 2)
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Kenny Burrell chronology
Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane
(1958) 		Blue Lights
(1958) 		On View at the Five Spot Cafe
(1959)

Blue Lights is an album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1958 and released on the Blue Note label as two 12 inch LPs entitled Volume 1 and Volume 2.[1] The cover features artwork by Andy Warhol.[2] The album was subsequently reissued (with a re-ordered track sequence) as separate CDs and a two disc set combining Volume 1 and Volume 2.

Reception[]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Guitarist Kenny Burrell leads a very coherent jam session in the studio with a particularly strong cast".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat4/5 stars[4]
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Kenny Burrell except as indicated
Volume 1
  1. "Yes Baby" - 11:15
  2. "Scotch Blues" (Duke Jordan) - 8:00
  3. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) - 5:44
  4. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) - 9:55
Volume 2
  1. "Rock Salt" - 11:19
  2. "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:47
  3. "Chuckin'" (Sam Jones) - 12:10
  4. "Phinupi" - 9:47
Bonus track on CD reissue
  1. "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn) - 12:37
  • Recorded at Manhattan Towers in New York City on May 14, 1958.

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 20, 2011
  2. ^ Vaziri, A. Warhol's Greatest Album Covers, San Francisco Chronicle, February 8, 2009.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 20, 2011
  4. ^ Down Beat: April 12, 1962 Vol. 29, No. 8
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