Kenny Burrell (Prestige album)

Kenny Burrell
Studio album by
Kenny Burrell
Released1957
RecordedFebruary 1, 1957
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length36:21
LabelsPrestige
PRLP 7088
ProducerBob Weinstock
Kenny Burrell chronology
Earthy
(1957)		 Kenny Burrell
(1957)		 K. B. Blues
(1957)

Kenny Burrell (also reissued as Blue Moods) is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]
JazzwiseStarStarStarStar[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStarStar[4]

In the AllMusic review by Scott Yanow, he stated: "Guitarist Kenny Burrell, 25 at the time, is heard during one of his earlier sessions playing in his already recognizable straight-ahead style with a quintet... It's enjoyable music".[2] A Jazzwise reviewer in 2025 wrote that the album was "Muscular and swinging when it needs to be ('Drum Boogie'), laid back when required ('All of You' and the smooth, skipping 'Don't Cry Baby') and possessed of an easy, almost conversational swing (especially on 'Strictly Confidential')".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Don't Cry Baby" (Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger) - 8:20
  2. "Drum Boogie" (Roy Eldridge, Gene Krupa) - 9:14
  3. "Strictly Confidential" (Bud Powell) - 6:25
  4. "All of You" (Cole Porter) - 6:17
  5. "Perception" (Kenny Burrell) - 6:05

Personnel

The album was reissued in 1964 as Blue Moods (Prestige 7308).

References

  1. ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed July 31, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed July 31, 2012
  3. 1 2 Whitlock, Kevin (December 2025 – January 2026). "Kenny Burrell: Kenny Burrell". Jazzwise. No. 313. p. 57.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 33. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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