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Bookmark or Share- Kenny Burrell - WikipediaKenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 Billboard Top Twenty hit Verve album Organ Grinder Swing. [1]
- Kenny Burrell Musician - All About JazzKenny Burrell has joined the parade of major jazz artists entering octogenarianism and performing at a high level. The guitarist is of a generation of Detroit musicians including Tommy Flanagan, Pepper Adams, Elvin Jones, Roland Hanna and Louis Hayes that made a significant impact on jazz.
- 5 Essential Kenny Burrell Albums (Ranked) - JazzfuelIn this article, we ranked five of our favourite Kenny Burrell albums from a discography which stretches 7 decades. From an early age, Kenneth Earl Burrell was surrounded by music, both at home and in his vibrant home city of Detroit.
- Kenny Burrell - Blue Note RecordsOne of the leading exponents of straight-ahead jazz guitar, Kenny Burrell is a highly influential artist whose understated and melodic style, grounded in bebop and blues, made him in an in-demand sideman from the mid-’50s onward and a standard by which many jazz guitarists gauge themselves to this day.
- Kenny Burrell: 85 years of taste, tone, and techniqueYesterday was Kenny Burrell’s 85th birthday. I heard him first on Jimmy Smith’s Back At the Chicken Shack, and first heard his great original “Chitlins Con Carne” on Junior Wells’ 1966 album, Hoodoo Man Blues.
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