Kenny Burrell (Blue Note album)

Kenny Burrell
Studio album by Kenny Burrell
Released	April 1957[1]
Recorded	March 12, 1956 (#3-7) Audio-Video Studios, New York City May 29-30, 1956 (#1-2) Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:32
Label	Blue Note BLP 1543
Producer	Alfred Lion
Kenny Burrell chronology
Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956) Kenny Burrell (1956) John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (1957)

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 done by 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

All compositions by Kenny Burrell except as indicated

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

Recorded on March 12 (tracks 3-7), May 29 (track 1) and May 30 (track 2), 1956.

Personnel

• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Frank Foster - tenor saxophone (tracks 5-7)
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• Paul Chambers (track 1), Oscar Pettiford (tracks 3-7) - bass
• Kenny Clarke (track 1), Shadow Wilson (tracks 3-7) - drums
• Candido - conga (track 1)

References