| God Bless the Child | ||||
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | April 28 and May 11 & 25, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 49:52 | |||
| Label | CTI CTI 6011 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Kenny Burrell chronology | ||||
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God Bless the Child is an album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the CTI label. [1]
The Allmusic review states "This is Burrell at his level best as a player to be sure, but also as a composer and as a bandleader. Magnificent". [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
All compositions by Kenny Burrell except where noted
Tracks 6-8 are bonus tracks on CD issues, not on the original LP.
The Cats is a jazz album by Tommy Flanagan and jointly credited to Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, and Idrees Sulieman, released in 1959 on New Jazz, a subsidiary label of Prestige Records. It was issued after Coltrane's Prestige contract had ended.
All Day Long is a jazz album by guitarist Kenny Burrell released in 1957 under Prestige label, although it is nominally credited to the "Prestige All-Stars". This was one of the first albums in which Burrell was presented as a leader. It's characterized by up tempo pieces, all of which were composed by the members of the band.
Little Big Horn is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Adderley with Junior Mance, Kenny Burrell/Jim Hall Bob Cranshaw, and Mickey Roker.
Sweet and Soulful Sounds is an album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.
Yellow & Green is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey in 1976 and released on the CTI label.
Skylark is an album by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring Gábor Szabó recorded in 1973 and released on the CTI label.
Bluesin' Around is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1961 and 1962 and first released on the Columbia label in 1983.
Bluesy Burrell is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell with saxophonist Coleman Hawkins recorded in 1962 and originally released on the Moodsville label.
Blue Bash! is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell with organist Jimmy Smith recorded in 1963 and released on the Verve label.
Blues – The Common Ground is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1967 and 1968 and released on the Verve label.
'Round Midnight is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1972 and released on the Fantasy label.
Up the Street, 'Round the Corner, Down the Block is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1974 and released on the Fantasy Records label.
Stormy Monday is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1974 and released on the Fantasy Records label in 1978. The album was released on CD combined with Sky Street as Stormy Monday Blues in 2001.
Ellington Is Forever is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell featuring compositions associated with Duke Ellington recorded in 1975 and released on the Fantasy Records label. Originally released as a double album set in 1975 it was rereleased on CD in 1993 as Ellington Is Forever Volume 1.
Funky is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.
Bad! Bossa Nova is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label. It was also re-released as Jungle Soul! .
Got My Own is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.
All Night Long is an album by the Prestige All Stars, later credited to guitarist Kenny Burrell, recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label.
West Side Story Bossa Nova is an album by saxophonist Bill Barron fearturing bossa nova versions of tunes from the Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim musical West Side Story which was recorded in 1963 and first released on the Dauntlesss label.
Prime: Live at the Downtown Room is a live album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in Buffalo, NY in early 1978 and released on the HighNote label in 2009.
