Kenny Burrell in New York

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Kenny Burrell in New York
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Live album by
Released1981
RecordedDecember 15, 1978
Venue Village Vanguard, NYC
Genre Jazz
Label Muse
MR 5241
Producer Helen Keane
Kenny Burrell chronology
Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard
(1978)
Kenny Burrell in New York
(1981)
Moon and Sand
(1979)

Kenny Burrell in New York is a live album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded at the Village Vanguard in late 1978 and released on the Muse label. [1] [2] [3] The album was rereleased on CD along with Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard as 12-15-78.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Allmusic review called it a "among the finest Burrell recorded in the '70s". [4]

Track listing

  1. "Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins) – 8:59
  2. "But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 5:18
  3. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) – 3:57
  4. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 7:22
  5. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 3:40
  6. "Love, Your Magic Spell is Everywhere" (Edmund Goulding, Elsie Janis) – 7:43

Personnel

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References

  1. Muse LP series discography: 5200 to 5249 accessed April 13, 2017
  2. Muse Records discography accessed April 13, 2017
  3. Kenny Burrell catalog accessed April 13, 2017
  4. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 12-15-78 – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 13, 2017.