Asphalt Canyon Suite

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Asphalt Canyon Suite
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Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedOctober 8, 10 & 16, 1969
New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Verve
V6-8773
Producer Kenny Burrell and Johnny Pate
Kenny Burrell chronology
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(1969)
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(1969)
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(1971)
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Asphalt Canyon Suite is a studio album by the jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell. It was recorded in 1968 and 1969 and released on the Verve label. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Burrell except as indicated

  1. "Asphalt Canyon Suite Part 1: Introduction / Asphalt Canyon Blues" - 9:05
  2. "Asphalt Canyon Suite Part 2: Think About It / Better Get Your Thing Together / Alone in the City" - 11:37
  3. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 3:15
  4. "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers) - 4:15
  5. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 4:30
  6. "Going to Jim and Andy's" - 3:00
  7. "Sugar Hill" - 4:58

Personnel

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References

  1. Allmusic Review, accessed August 7, 2012
  2. All About Jazz Kenny Burrell discography accessed August 7, 2012