Kenny Barron at the Piano

Kenny Barron at the Piano
Studio album by Kenny Barron
Released	1982
Recorded	February 13, 1981
Studio	RCA Studios, Studio C, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:51
Label	Xanadu 188
Producer	Don Schlitten
Kenny Barron chronology
Golden Lotus (1980) Kenny Barron at the Piano (1982) Four in One (1982)

Kenny Barron at the Piano is a solo album by American jazz pianist Kenny Barron, recorded in early 1981 and released on the Xanadu label. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} The next Barron's solo album, The Source , will be released only in 2023. ^[6]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Jazzwise	[8]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[9]

In his review on AllMusic, Robert Taylor notes: "The set is a fine mix of standards and originals ... Along with the duets he recorded with Stan Getz, this stands as the high-water mark in his stellar recording career". ^[7] In JazzTimes , Philip Booth wrote: "At the Piano, Kenny Barron’s debut solo album, recorded in 1981 on a nine-foot Steinway in the same New York studio that was home to high-end classical players, offers an up-close snapshot of the virtuosity, broadly encompassing style and wide-ranging repertoire that would come to define his storied career". ^[10]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.

1. "Bud-Like" – 6:02
2. "The Star-Crossed Lovers" (Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington) – 8:38
3. "Misterioso" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:45
4. "Calypso" – 4:02
5. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 6:58
6. "Enchanted Flower" – 6:15
7. "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Monk) – 5:43
8. " Wazuri Blues" – 4:39 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Kenny Barron – piano

References

1. Xanadu Records LP discography 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. Enright, Ed (January 2023). "Kenny Barron:The Source (ArtWork)". DownBeat . Retrieved 11 December 2023.
7. Taylor, Robert. Kenny Barron – At the Piano: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 9, 2017.
8. Pristley, Brian (February 2016). "Review Search". Jazzwise . Retrieved 18 November 2020.
9. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 86. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
10. Booth, Philip, "Kenny Barron: At the Piano" (review), JazzTimes, February 22, 2016.