'Round Midnight (Kenny Burrell album)

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'Round Midnight
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Studio album by
Released1972
Recorded1972
Studio Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre Jazz
Label Fantasy
F-9417
Producer Harry Abraham, Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell chronology
God Bless the Child
(1971)
'Round Midnight
(1972)
Both Feet on the Ground
(1973)

'Round Midnight is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1972 and released on the Fantasy label. [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 212 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Although the music overall is well-played, no real sparks fly and the results often border on being sleepy". [2]

Track listing

  1. "A Streetcar Named Desire" (Alex North) - 6:58
  2. "Make Someone Happy" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) - 5:15
  3. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:09
  4. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman) - 4:59
  5. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 4:43
  6. "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life" (Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy) - 6:40
  7. "Blues in the Night" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:32

Personnel

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References

  1. All About Jazz Kenny Burrell discography accessed August 7, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 7, 2012
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 33. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 202. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.