Biography

Detroit guitarist Kenny Burrell is one of the most influential guitar players in jazz. He started out performing with Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, and even Benny Goodman in the 1950s. Under his own name, he released some important collaborative efforts with John Coltrane and Jimmy Smith. Throughout the '60s, with such albums as the iconic MIDNIGHT BLUE, he helped define the modern concept of jazz guitar, and continued to explore the style for decades to come.

Top Tracks

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• 36-23-36

• A Child Is Born

• All Blues

• All Day Long

• All Night Long

• All Of You

• Angel Eyes

• Autumn Leaves

• Bags' Groove

• Be Yourself

• Birk's Works

• Blue Bossa

• Blue Duke

• Blue In Green

• Blue Jelly

• C Jam Blues

• Caravan

• Chelsea Bridge

• Chitlins Con Carne

• Come On Blues

• Delilah

• Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

• Downstairs

• Fever

• Flamingo

• For Once In My Life

• Freight Train

• G Minor Bash

• God Bless The Child

• Groovin' High

• Have You Met Miss Jones?

• I Never Knew

• I Thought About You

• If You Could See Me Now

• I'm Just A Lucky So And So

• In A Mellow Tone

• In A Sentimental Mood

• Just Squeeze Me (but Don't Tease Me)

• K Twist

• Kenny's Sound

• Lady Be Good

• Lament

• Last Night When We Were Young

• Little Melonae

• Lotus Blossom

• Lover Man

• Mack The Knife

• Medley: Embraceable You/quasi Modo

• Midnight Blue

• Minor Mishap

• Montono Blues

• My Favorite Things

• Out Of Nowhere

• Perception

• Phinupi

• Rock Salt

• 'round Midnight

• Satin Doll

• Say Listen

• Scotch Blues

• Second Balcony Jump

• Solitude

• Soul Call

• St. Thomas

• Stairway To The Stars

• Steamin'

• Stormy Monday

• Sunset Time

• Sunup To Sundown

• Take The "a" Train

• Tenderly

• Terrace Theme

• The Good Life

• The Jeep Is Jumpin'

• The Sweet Alice Blues

• This Time The Dream's On Me

• Tin Tin Deo

• Tones For Joan's Bones

• Trees

• Tres Palabras

• Weaver Of Dreams

• Whap!

• What A Wonderful World

• Will You Still Be Mine?

• You And The Night And The Music

Discography

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• Tenderly

  High Note

  2011

• Be Yourself: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

  Highnote Records, Inc.

  2010

• Blue Muse

  Concord Jazz

  2003

• Lucky So and So

  Concord Jazz

  2001

• Love Is the Answer

  Concord Jazz

  1998

• Then Along Came Kenny

  Evidence

  1996

• Live at the Blue Note

  Concord Jazz

  1996

• Lotus Blossom

  Concord

  1995

• Collaboration

  MasterScores Records / Masterscores

  1994

• The Master II

  Blue Note

  1994

• Soft Winds

  Drive - (import)

  1993

• Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Kenny Burrell

  Jazz Alliance / Jazz Alliance

  1993

• Listen to the Dawn

  Pony Canyon Records

  1980

• In New York

  Muse

  1978

• When Lights Are Low

  Concord Jazz

  1978

• Handcrafted

  32 Jazz

  1978

• Tin Tin Deo

  Concord Jazz

  1977

• Ellington Is Forever, Vol. 2

  Fantasy

  1977

• Ellington Is Forever, Vol. 1

  Fantasy

  1975

• Ode to 52nd Street

  GRP

  1967

• Man at Work

  Cadet

  1966

• Soul Call

  JVC Compact Discs

  1964

• Blue Bash!

  Verve / PolyGram / Universal Music

  1963

• Freedom

  Blue Note

  1963

• Bluesy Burrell

  Original Jazz Classics

  1962

• Bluesin' Around

  TriStar Music

  1962

• Moonglow

  Fantasy/Prestige

  1962

• On View at the Five Spot Cafe

  Blue Note

  1959

• John Coltrane with Kenny Burrell

  Prestige Records

  1958

• K.B. Blues

  Blue Note

  1957

• All Day Long

  Prestige Records

  1957

• Monday Stroll

  Savoy Jazz

  1957