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Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931 in Detroit) is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is founded in bebop and blues but works well with other jazz styles, so he has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians.
Burrell made his first recording in 1951, with Dizzy Gillespie. After moving from Detroit to New York City in 1956, he recorded with a wide range of prominent musicians, including John Coltrane, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Billie Holiday, Milt Jackson, Quincy Jones, Oscar Peterson, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine, and Cedar Walton. He also led his own groups since 1951.
In the 1970s he began leading seminars about music, particularly Duke Ellington’s (Burrell has a music degree from Wayne State University). A highly popular performer, he has won several jazz polls in Japan and the United Kingdom as well as the United States.
He has recorded about 40 LPs, including Midnight Blue (1961), Blue Lights, Guitar Forms, Sunup To Sundown (1990), Soft Winds (1993), Then Along Came Kenny (1993), and Lotus Blossom (1995).
Burrell now serves as Director of Jazz Studies at UCLA.
Burrell made his first recording in 1951, with Dizzy Gillespie. After moving from Detroit to New York City in 1956, he recorded with a wide range of prominent musicians, including John Coltrane, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Billie Holiday, Milt Jackson, Quincy Jones, Oscar Peterson, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine, and Cedar Walton. He also led his own groups since 1951.
In the 1970s he began leading seminars about music, particularly Duke Ellington’s (Burrell has a music degree from Wayne State University). A highly popular performer, he has won several jazz polls in Japan and the United Kingdom as well as the United States.
He has recorded about 40 LPs, including Midnight Blue (1961), Blue Lights, Guitar Forms, Sunup To Sundown (1990), Soft Winds (1993), Then Along Came Kenny (1993), and Lotus Blossom (1995).
Burrell now serves as Director of Jazz Studies at UCLA.
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Midnight Blue
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Guitar Forms
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Blue Muse
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Blues - The Common Ground
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Shoutbox
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riseoftheeagles wrote:
best record? gotta say im loving Ellington Is Forever
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Candlewhack wrote:
Kenny Burrell is so fucking hard
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kolory_raju wrote:
Midnight Blue ,best album!:)
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Bram_F. wrote:
amazing
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jr024 wrote:
legend
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Rens- wrote:
Best.Jazz.Guitarist.Ever.
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Cornmancer wrote:
I've been trying to get into jazz and I will say that this guy is pretty good.
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happyjazz895 wrote:
now thats strutting man
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happyjazz895 wrote:
this is cool smokey like a good burbon
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CaptureTheCat wrote:
LEGENDARY man
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chazkay wrote:
Kenny Burrel, "Midnight Blue" - perfectly blue with the hippest jazz touch....the best album of it's type...ever!
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Artok wrote:
"Kenny Burrell, that's the sound I'm looking for" - Jimi Hendrix
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Mike-ekiM wrote:
Cool cat jazz!!! I love what I've heard so far!
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LeroyP wrote:
this cat can play
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jasamcal45 wrote:
quiet is the new loud
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boarderkey wrote:
Great! as ever..
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MultipleCollar wrote:
I dig it
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SHELIA49 wrote:
LOVE HIS MUSIC.
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Masnich2 wrote:
An incredible touch.Like butterflies landing on the strings
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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
Kenny Burell—also connected to the group ➤ Round Midnight
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