Invitation (Kenny Barron album)

Invitation
Studio album by Kenny Barron Quartet
Released	1991
Recorded	December 20, 1990
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:32
Label	Criss Cross Jazz Criss 1044
Producer	Peter Leitch
Kenny Barron chronology
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Volume Ten (1990) Invitation (1991) Lemuria-Seascape (1991)

Invitation is an album by pianist Kenny Barron, recorded in late 1990 and first released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[7]

In his review on AllMusic, Stephen Cook stated: "Invitation finds Barron in full maturity as a writer and in the sympathetic company of tenor saxophonist Ralph Moore, bassist David Williams, and drummer Lewis Nash ... Throughout, Ralph Moore's choice tenor lines glide over the notes, Lewis Nash's tasteful drumming impressively anchors the group, and Barron's inventive solos ride atop the band in full stride. With great material, solid playing, and the full Criss Cross sound, Invitation ends up as one of Kenny Barron's finest outings of the 1990s". ^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.

1. "Namely You" (Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer) - 9:14
2. "And Then Again" - 5:22
3. "Dew Drop" - 4:39
4. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) - 7:41
5. "Joanne Julia" - 7:09
6. "Afternoon in Paris" (John Lewis) - 7:18
7. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 8:41
8. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:28

Personnel

• Kenny Barron – piano
• Ralph Moore – tenor saxophone
• David Williams – bass
• Lewis Nash – drums

References

1. Criss Cross Jazz: album entry accessed January 9, 2017
2. Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 9, 2017
3. Kenny Barron: recordings accessed January 9, 2017
4. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 9, 2017
5. Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 20, 2019
6. Cook, Stephen. Kenny Barron – Invitation: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 9, 2017.
7. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 87. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.