Super Standard (album)

Super Standard
Studio album by Kenny Barron, Jay Leonhart and Al Foster
Released	December 22, 2004
Recorded	September 7, 2004
Studio	Avatar, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	67:38
Label	Venus TKCV 35343
Producer	Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan
Kenny Barron chronology
Images (2002) Super Standard (2004) The Traveler (2007)

Super Standard is an album by pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Jay Leonhart and drummer Al Foster (billed for contractual reasons as the Super Trio) recorded in New York in 2004 and released on the Japanese Venus label. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

In the review on Allmusic, Ken Dryden noted "As one of the busiest pianists around, Barron has a wealth of music at his fingertips and he doesn't disappoint with fresh approaches to standards and jazz compositions that make up this session". ^[5]

Track listing

1. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 5:27
2. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon) – 7:20
3. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 5:02
4. "Cleopatra's Dream" (Bud Powell) – 3:59
5. "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:48
6. "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) – 8:11
7. "Stolen Moments" (Oliver Nelson) – 5:51
8. "Summer Night" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 4:21
9. "Sunset and the Mockingbird" (Duke Ellington) – 5:32
10. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare) – 5:47
11. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 6:18
12. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 3:02

Personnel

• Kenny Barron – piano
• Jay Leonhart – bass
• Al Foster – drums

References

1. Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 24, 2017
2. Venus Records Catalogue, accessed January 24, 2017
3. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 24, 2017
4. Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 24, 2019
5. Dryden, Ken. Kenny Barron Super Trio – Super Standard: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 24, 2017.
6. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 88. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.