Spirit Song

Spirit Song
Studio album by Kenny Barron
Released	February 8, 2000
Recorded	May 16–17, 1999
Studio	Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	64:56
Label	Verve 314 543 180-2
Producer	Joanne Klein
Kenny Barron chronology
Night and the City (1996) Spirit Song (2000) Freefall (2000)

Spirit Song is an album by pianist Kenny Barron recorded in New York in 1999 and released on the Verve label. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Tom Hull	B+ [7]

In the review on AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos noted that "Barron has amassed a formidable number of high-quality recordings, but this ranks right up there near the top". ^[6] In JazzTimes , Josef Woodard wrote: "The sum effect is a varietal garden of sounds and ideas, within the framework of Barron’s post-mainstream jazz sensibility". ^[8]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.

1. "The Pelican" – 4:12
2. "Spirit Song" – 5:42
3. "Um Beijo" – 7:31
4. "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) – 9:54
5. "Passion Dance" (McCoy Tyner) – 6:12
6. "Sonja Braga" – 6:25
7. "The Question Is" – 5:21
8. "The Wizard" – 7:59
9. "Cook's Bay" – 7:05
10. "And Then Again" – 4:35

Personnel

• Kenny Barron – piano
• Eddie Henderson – trumpet (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
• David Sánchez – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–9)
• Regina Carter – violin (tracks 3 & 4)
• Russell Malone – guitar (tracks 2, 8 & 10)
• Rufus Reid – bass (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
• Billy Hart – drums (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
• Michael Wall Grigsby – percussion (track 2)

References

1. Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 24, 2017
2. Kenny Barron: recordings, accessed January 24, 2017
3. Verve 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. Nastos, Michael G.. Kenny Barron – Spirit Song: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 24, 2017.
7. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Kenny Barron". Tom Hull . Retrieved 10 July 2020.
8. Woodard, J. JazzTimes Review, accessed January 24, 2016