Kenny Burrell (Blue Note album)

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.

Kenny Burrell
Studio album by
Kenny Burrell
ReleasedApril 1957[1]
RecordedMarch 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
GenreJazz
Length34:32
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1543
ProducerAlfred Lion
Kenny Burrell chronology
Introducing Kenny Burrell
(1956)		 Kenny Burrell
(1957)		 Swingin'
(1956)

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

References
  1. Billboard Apr 29, 1957
  2. Blue Note Records discography accessed January 2, 2011
  3. The Early Jazz Album Covers of Andy Warhol, accessed November 17, 2015
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