Spiral (Kenny Barron album)

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Spiral
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Studio album by Kenny Barron
Released 1982
Recorded June 21, 1982
Studio Teichiku Kaikan Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Genre Jazz
Length41:41
Label Baybridge
KUX-174-B
Producer Takeo Yokota
Kenny Barron chronology
Imo Live
(1982) Imo Live1982		Spiral
(1982)		 Flight Path
(1983) Flight Path1983

Spiral is a solo album by pianist Kenny Barron, recorded in 1982 and first released on the Japanese Baybridge label. [1] [2] [3]

Kenny Barron American pianist

Kenny Barron is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era.

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In his review on AllMusic, Ken Dryden notes: "One of the more obscure releases by Kenny Barron, this hard to find CD of solo piano is worth seeking". [4]

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Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.

  1. "Spiral" – 11:12
  2. "Passion Dance" (McCoy Tyner) – 3:52
  3. "Reflections" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:57
  4. "Dolores Street, S.F." – 9:35
  5. "Little Niles" (Randy Weston) – 6:05
  6. "Maiden Voyage" (Herbie Hancock) – 5:06

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 9, 2017
  2. ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 9, 2017
  3. ↑ Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 20, 2019
  4. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Kenny Barron – Spiral: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 9, 2017.
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