Bluesin' Around
| Bluesin' Around | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Kenny Burrell | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded |
November 21 & 29, 1961, March 6, 1962 and April 30, 1962 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:05 | |||
| Label |
Columbia FC 38507 | |||
| Producer | John Hammond | |||
| Kenny Burrell chronology | ||||
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Bluesin' Around is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1961 and 1962 and first released on the Columbia label in 1983.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating " the results, even with a few dated numbers such as "Mambo Twist," are excellent".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Kenny Burrell except as indicated
- "Mambo Twist" - 5:06
- "The Switch" - 3:04
- "The Squeeze" - 4:17
- "Bluesin' Around" - 3:42
- "Bye and Bye" (Traditional) - 2:50
- "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten) - 6:20
- "People Will Say We're in Love" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 3:41
- "One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs) - 3:25
- "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 4:40
- Recorded in New York City on November 21, 1961 (tracks 1 & 2), November 29, 1961 (tracks 3, 5 & 9), March 6, 1962 (track 4) and April 30, 1962 (tracks 6-8)
Personnel
- Kenny Burrell - guitar
- Eddie Bert - trombone (track 4)
- Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5 & 9)
- Leo Wright - alto saxophone (tracks 6-8)
- Hank Jones - piano (tracks 1-5 & 9)
- Jack McDuff - organ (tracks 6-8)
- George Duvivier (track 4), Major Holley (tracks 1-3, 5 & 9) - bass
- Osie Johnson (tracks 1 & 2), Louis Hayes (track 4), Jimmy Crawford (tracks 3, 5 & 9), Joe Dukes (tracks 6-8) - drums
References
- ↑ All About Jazz Kenny Burrell discography Archived March 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. accessed August 2, 2012
- 1 2 "Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 2, 2012
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 33. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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