Kenny Burrell, Volume 2
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| Released | April 1957[1] | |||
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| Venue | Café Bohemia, NYC | |||
| Studio | Audio-Video Studios, NYC Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:32 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1543 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Kenny Burrell, also known as Kenny Burrell, Volume 2, is an album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell primarily recorded on March 12, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year.[2]
Background
[edit]Artwork
[edit]The cover art was illustrated by Andy Warhol.[3]
Release history
[edit]In 2000, it was released on the 2 CD-set Introducing Kenny Burrell: The First Blue Note Sessions along with Introducing Kenny Burrell, plus bonus tracks.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Happy" | May 29, 1956 | 4:02 | |
| 2. | "But Not for Me" | May 30, 1956 | 3:49 | |
| 3. | "Mexico City" (live) | Kenny Dorham | May 31, 1956 | 6:03 |
| 4. | "Moten Swing" | Bennie Moten | March 12, 1956 | 6:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cheetah" | Kenny Burrell | March 12, 1956 | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Now See How You Are" | March 12, 1956 | 5:54 | |
| 3. | "Phinupi" | March 12, 1956 | 4:42 | |
| 4. | "How About You?" | March 12, 1956 | 5:14 |
- "Mexico City" is an alternate take to the version on Dorham's 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia.
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]March 12, 1956
[edit]- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Frank Foster – tenor saxophone (except "Moten Swing", "Cheetah")
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Oscar Pettiford – bass
- Shadow Wilson – drums
- recorded at Audio-Video Studios, NYC
May 29, 1956
[edit]- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
- Candido – conga
- recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
May 30, 1956
[edit]- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
May 31, 1956
[edit]- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- J. R. Monterose – tenor saxophone
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Sam Jones – bass
- Arthur Edgehill – drums
- recorded live at the Café Bohemia, NYC
Technical personnel
[edit]- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – cover design
- Andy Warhol – cover illustration
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References
[edit]- ^ Billboard Apr 29, 1957
- ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 2, 2011
- ^ The Early Jazz Album Covers of Andy Warhol, accessed November 17, 2015
