Live at Bradley's II

Live at Bradley's II
Live album by Kenny Barron Trio
Released	September 26, 2005
Recorded	April 6, 1996
Venue	Bradley's, 70 University Place, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:07
Label	Universal 983 112 4
Producer	Joanne Klein
Kenny Barron chronology
Live at Bradley's (1996) Live at Bradley's II (2005) Night and the City (1996)

Live at Bradley's II (subtitled The Perfect Set) is a live album by pianist Kenny Barron recorded in New York in 1996 and first released on the French Universal label in 2005 then on Sunnyside Records in the United States. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
All About Jazz	[7]
Tom Hull	B+ [8]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[9]

In the review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow noted " the trio's close interplay and ability to think as one" and said "The results are easily recommended". ^[6] On All About Jazz Tom Greenland wrote "The Perfect Set: Live at Bradley's II captures three masterful musicians and one enthusiastic audience in mutual jazz worship" ^[7] while Ollie Bivens said "These marvelous sixty minutes of music are like listening to an intimate conversation among long-time friends who are totally respectful of one another's views. This performance was indeed a "perfect set" and a showcase for true "smooth jazz."" ^[10]

Track listing

1. House Introductions – 0:32
2. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 15:16
3. "The Only One" (Kenny Barron) – 12:51
4. "Twilight Song" (Barron) – 11:00
5. "Shuffle Boil" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:23
6. "Well, You Needn't" (Monk) – 14:05

Personnel

• Kenny Barron – piano
• Ray Drummond – double bass
• Ben Riley – drums
• John Moore – MC

References

1. Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 24, 2017
2. Kenny Barron: recordings, accessed January 24, 2017
3. Sunnyside Records Catalogue, accessed January 24, 2017
4. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 24, 2017
5. Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 24, 2019
6. Yanow, Scott. Kenny Barron – Live at Bradley's II: The Perfect Set: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 24, 2017.
7. Greenland, T. All About Jazz Review, December 9, 2005
8. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Kenny Barron". Tom Hull . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
9. 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.
10. Bivens, O. All About Jazz Review, January 19, 2006