Kenny Burrell (Blue Note album)

Kenny Burrell
Studio album by Kenny Burrell
Released	April 1957[1]
Recorded	March 12, 1956 (#4-8) Audio-Video Studios, New York City May 29–30, 1956 (#1-2) Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey May 31, 1956 (#3) Café Bohemia, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:32
Label	Blue Note BLP 1543
Producer	Alfred Lion
Kenny Burrell chronology
Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956) Kenny Burrell (1957) Swingin' (1956)

Kenny Burrell is an album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2] The cover art was commissioned from Andy Warhol.^[3] In 2000, it was released on the 2 CD-set Introducing Kenny Burrell: The First Blue Note Sessions along with Introducing Kenny Burrell, plus bonus tracks.

Track listing[]

1. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 4:02
2. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:49
3. "Mexico City" (Kenny Dorham) - 6:03
4. "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten) - 6:08
5. "Cheetah" (Kenny Burrell) - 4:43
6. "Now See How You Are" (Woody Harris, Oscar Pettiford) - 5:54
7. "Phinupi" - 4:42
8. "How About You?" (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) - 5:14

• Recorded on March 12 (tracks 4-8) at the Audio-Video Studios, NYC, May 29 (track 1) & May 30 (track 2) at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ , May 31 1956 (track 3) at the Cafe Bohemia. Track 3 is an alternate take to the version on Dorham's 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia.

Personnel[]

• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Kenny Dorham - trumpet (track 3)
• Frank Foster - tenor saxophone (tracks 6-8); J. R. Monterose (track 3)
• Tommy Flanagan - piano (except 2)
• Paul Chambers (track 1), Sam Jones (track 3), Oscar Pettiford (tracks 4-8) - bass
• Kenny Clarke (track 1), Arthur Edgehill (track 3), Shadow Wilson (tracks 4-8) - drums
• Candido - conga (track 1)

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