Introducing Kenny Burrell

Introducing Kenny Burrell
Introducing Kenny Burrell
Studio album by Kenny Burrell
Released	September 1956
Recorded	May 29–30, 1956
Studio	Van Gelder Studio; Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Bebop
Length	41:30
Label	Blue Note; BLP 1523
Producer	Alfred Lion
Kenny Burrell chronology

Introducing Kenny Burrell is the debut album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell, recorded over May 29–30, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year.^[2]

Release history

In 2000, the album was released on the 2 CD-set

Kenny Burrell Volume 2

, plus bonus tracks.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album four stars, stating: "Burrell displays what was already an immediately recognizable tone. At 24, Burrell had quickly emerged to become one of the top bop guitarists of the era, and he is in particularly excellent form... Enjoyable music."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kenny Burrell, except as noted.

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Time the Dream's on Me"	Harold Arlen Johnny Mercer	5:00
2.	"Fugue 'n' Blues"		6:48
3.	"Takeela"		4:19
4.	"Weaver of Dreams"	Jack Elliott Victor Young	4:43

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Delilah"	Young	6:04
2.	"Rhythmorama"	Kenny Clarke	6:28
3.	"Blues for Skeeter"		8:08

Personnel

Musicians

Kenny Burrell – guitar (except "Rhythmorama")
Tommy Flanagan – piano (except "Rhythmorama")
Paul Chambers – bass (except "Rhythmorama")
Kenny Clarke – drums
Candido Camero
– conga (except "Fugue 'n' Blues", "Weaver of Dreams")

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes

References

^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 29 September 1956. p. 45. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 2, 2011
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott, Allmusic Review accessed January 2, 2011.

[Inc.1956-1] "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 29 September 1956. p. 45. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

[Blue_Note_Records_discography-2] Blue Note Records discography accessed January 2, 2011

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, Scott, Allmusic Review accessed January 2, 2011.

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v t e Kenny Burrell
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Leader or co-leader	All Night Long (1956) Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956) Kenny Burrell (Blue Note album, 1956) Swingin' (1956–59) All Day Long (Prestige All-Stars, 1957) Earthy (1957) John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (with John Jenkins, 1957) K. B. Blues (1957) Kenny Burrell (aka Blue Moods, Prestige, 1957) 2 Guitars (with Jimmy Raney, 1957) Blue Lights (1958) Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (1958) Weaver of Dreams (1960–61) Bluesin' Around (1961–62) Bluesy Burrell (with Coleman Hawkins, 1962) Crash (with Brother Jack McDuff, 1963) Freedom (1963–64) Midnight Blue (1963) Guitar Forms (with Gil Evans, 1964–65) Soul Call (1964) Travelin' Light (and Shirley Scott, 1964) A Generation Ago Today (1966–67) Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966) The Tender Gender (1966) Blues – The Common Ground (1967–68) Ode to 52nd Street (1967) Night Song (1968–69) Asphalt Canyon Suite (1969) God Bless the Child (1971) 'Round Midnight (1972) Both Feet on the Ground (1973) Sky Street (1974) Stormy Monday (1974) Up the Street, 'Round the Corner, Down the Block (1974) Ellington Is Forever (1975) Ellington Is Forever Volume Two (1975) Tin Tin Deo (1977) Handcrafted (1978) When Lights Are Low (1978) Moon and Sand (1979) Heritage (1980) Listen to the Dawn (1980) Groovin' High (1981) Togethering (1985) Sunup to Sundown (1991) Lotus Blossom (1995)
Live albums	A Night at the Vanguard (1959) On View at the Five Spot Cafe (with Art Blakey, 1959) Prime: Live at the Downtown Room (1976) Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard (1978) Kenny Burrell in New York (1978) A la Carte (1983) Ellington a la Carte (1983) One Night with Blue Note (1985) Generation (1986) Pieces of Blue and the Blues (1986) Guiding Spirit (1989) Then Along Came Kenny (1993)
With Johnny Hodges	Blue Rabbit (and Wild Bill Davis, 1963) Sandy's Gone (1963) Mess of Blues (and Wild Bill Davis, 1964) Blue Notes (1966) Stride Right (and Earl Hines, 1966)
With Milt Jackson	Bags & Flutes (1957) Bean Bags (with Coleman Hawkins, 1958) Soul Meeting (with Ray Charles, 1958) Vibrations (1960–61) Much in Common (with Ray Brown, 1964)
With Jimmy Smith	House Party (1957–58) Softly as a Summer Breeze (1958) Six Views of the Blues (1958) The Sermon (1958) Home Cookin' (1958–59) Back at the Chicken Shack (1960) Midnight Special (1960) Any Number Can Win (1963) Blue Bash! (co-led, 1963) The Cat (1964) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1964) Christmas '64 (1964) Monster (1965) Organ Grinder Swing (1965) Got My Mojo Workin' (1965) Hoochie Coochie Man (1966)
With Stanley Turrentine	Jubilee Shout!!! (1962) Hustlin' (1964) Joyride (1965) Always Something There (1968) The Look of Love (1968) The Sugar Man (1971)
With others	Just Wailin' (Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse and Mal Waldron, 1957) Little Big Horn (Nat Adderley, 1963) Funky (Gene Ammons, 1957) Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (1957) Bad! Bossa Nova (Gene Ammons, 1962) My Kinda Swing (Ernestine Anderson, 1960) Chet (Chet Baker, 1958–59) Baby Breeze (Chet Baker, 1964) West Side Story Bossa Nova (Bill Barron, 1963) Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall (Tony Bennett, 1962) Dear Ella (Dee Dee Bridgewater, 1997) Please Please Please (James Brown and The Famous Flames, 1959) Try Me! (James Brown and The Famous Flames, 1959) Motor City Scene (Donald Byrd, 1960) A New Perspective (Donald Byrd, 1963) Up with Donald Byrd (Donald Byrd, 1964) 'Round Midnight (Betty Carter, 1962–63) Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers, 1956) Bass on Top (Paul Chambers, 1957) Sonny Clark Quintets (Sonny Clark, 1958) Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (Blossom Dearie, 1959) My Gentleman Friend (Blossomn Dearie, 1959) 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (Kenny Dorham, 1956) Quintessence (Bill Evans, 1976) The Individualism of Gil Evans (1964) Ph.D. (Art Farmer, 1989) Beyond the Blue Bird (Tommy Flanagan, 1990) The Cats (Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane and Idrees Sulieman, 1957) No 'Count (Frank Foster, 1956) Yeah!!! (Aretha Franklin, 1965) Soul '69 (Aretha Franklin, 1968) Red Garland Revisited! (Red Garland, 1957) So Long Blues (Red Garland, 1979) Stepping Out (Red Garland, 1979) Reflections (Stan Getz, 1963) Getz Au Go Go (Stan Getz, 1964) What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David (Stan Getz, 1968) Take It from Me (Terry Gibbs, 1964) Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Dizzy Gillespie, 1951) Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy (Paul Gonsalves, 1963) Soul (Coleman Hawkins, 1958) The Hawk Relaxes (Coleman Hawkins, 1961) Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (Eddie Harris, 1964) I Just Dropped by to Say Hello (Johnny Hartman, 1963) On the Trail (Jimmy Heath, 1964) Lady Sings the Blues (Billie Holiday, 1956) Loads of Love (Shirley Horn, 1962) Stormy Weather (Lena Horne, 1956–57) Bossa Nova Plus (Willis Jackson, 1962) The Message (Illinois Jacquet, 1963) Desert Winds (Illinois Jacquet, 1964) French Cookin' (Budd Johnson, 1963) Broadway Express (J.J. Johnson, 1965) Hollar! (Etta Jones, 1960–62) Love Shout (Etta Jones, 1962–63) Etta Jones Sings (Etta Jones, 1965) Porgy and Bess (Hank Jones, 1958) Here's Love (Hank Jones, 1963) Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones, 1978) The Birth of a Band! (Quincy Jones, 1959) Quincy Plays for Pussycats (Quincy Jones, 1959–65) Detroit – New York Junction (Thad Jones , 1956) After Hours (Thad Jones, 1957) Piano (Wynton Kelly, 1958) Comin' in the Back Door (Wynton Kelly, 1963) It's All Right! (Wynton Kelly, 1964) B.B. King , 1991) The Blue Yusef Lateef (1968) Laws' Cause (Hubert Laws, 1966–68) Melba Liston and Her 'Bones (1958) I'm Shooting High (Gildo Mahones, 1963) The Great Gildo (Gildo Mahones, 1963) Steppin' Out ("Brother" Jack McDuff, 1961–66) Screamin' ("Brother" Jack McDuff, 1962) Somethin' Slick! ("Brother" Jack McDuff, 1963) The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" (Gary McFarland, 1961) Soft Samba (Gary McFarland, 1964) The In Sound (Gary McFarland, 1965) The Big Band (Jimmy McGriff, 1966) A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell, 1963) Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963) Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur, 1976) Bossa Nova Carnival (Dave Pike, 1962) Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors (The Prestige All-Stars, 1957) Soul Samba (Ike Quebec, 1962) Midnight Oil (Jerome Richardson, 1958) Down to Earth (Freddie Roach, 1962) Mo' Greens Please (Freddie Roach, 1963) Alfie (Sonny Rollins, 1966) Bossa Nova Bacchanal (Charlie Rouse, 1962–65) Stable Mates (A.K. Salim, 1957) Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965) Sylvia Is! (Sylvia Syms, 1965) Out of the Storm (Ed Thigpen, 1966) Soul Sauce (Cal Tjader, 1964) Warm Wave (Cal Jjader, 1964) What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! (Dinah Washington, 1959) Trombone Four-in-Hand (Dicky Wells, 1959) North, South, East....Wess (Frank Wess, 1956) Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston, 1960) Soul Surfin' (Kai Winding, 1963) Rainy Day (Kai Winding, 1964–65) More Brass (Kai Winding, 1966) Baby, Baby, Baby (Jimmy Witherspoon, 1963) Blue Spoon (Jimmy Witherspoon, 1964) Suddenly the Blues (Leo Wright, 1962) Soul Talk (Leo Wright, 1963)

v t e Tommy Flanagan
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Overseas (1957) Lonely Town (1959) The Tommy Flanagan Trio (1960) Solo Piano (1974) The Tommy Flanagan Tokyo Recital (1975) Trinity (1976) Alone Too Long (1977) Confirmation (1977–78) Eclypso (1977) Montreux '77 (1977) Ballads & Blues (1978) More Delights (1978) Our Delights (1978) Something Borrowed, Something Blue (1978) The Super Jazz Trio (1978) Together (and Kenny Barron, 1978) Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen (1978) Something Tasty (1979) Super-Session (1980) The Standard (1980) You're Me (1980) ...And a Little Pleasure (1981) The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan (1981) Giant Steps (1982) Thelonica (1982) The Magic of 2 (and Jaki Byard, 1982) Blues in the Closet (1983) I'm All Smiles (and Hank Jones, 1983) The Master Trio (and Ron Carter, Tony Williams, 1983) Nights at the Vanguard (1986) Jazz Poet (1989) Beyond the Blue Bird (1990) Flanagan's Shenanigans (1993) Lady Be Good ... For Ella (1993) Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones (1993) Sea Changes (1996) Sunset and the Mockingbird (1997)
With Pepper Adams	Motor City Scene (1960) Encounter! (1968) The Master (1980) The Adams Effect (1985)
With Kenny Burrell	Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956) Swingin' (1956) Kenny Burrell (Blue Note, 1956) All Day Long (1957) Kenny Burrell (Prestige, 1957) Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (1958) Weaver of Dreams (1960–61) Bluesy Burrell (and Coleman Hawkins, 1962)
With John Coltrane	The Cats (no leader,1957) Jazz Way Out (Wilbur Harden, 1958) Mainstream 1958 (Wilbur Harden, 1958) Tanganyika Strut (Wilbur Harden, 1958) Giant Steps (Coltrane, 1959)
With Art Farmer	Art (1960) Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (1962) The Many Faces of Art Farmer (1964) Group Therapy (New York Jazz Sextet, 1965–66)
With Ella Fitzgerald	Ella at Juan-Les-Pins (1964) Ella in Hamburg (1965) Sunshine of Your Love (1968) Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It) (1969) Ella in Budapest (1970) Ella à Nice (1971) Ella Loves Cole (1972) Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 (1972) Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall (1973) Ella in London (1974) Fine and Mellow (1974) Montreux '75 (1975) Montreux '77 (1977)
With Curtis Fuller	Jazz ...It's Magic! (1957) Blues-ette (1959) Sliding Easy (1959) South American Cookin' (1961)
With Coleman Hawkins	At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (1960) Coleman Hawkins All Stars (1960) Night Hawk (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960) Back in Bean's Bag (1962) Desafinado (1962) Good Old Broadway (1962) Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate (1962) Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (1962) Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi (1962) The Jazz Version of No Strings (1962) Today and Now (1962)
With Milt Jackson	Bags & Flutes (1957) Bags' Opus (1958) Bean Bags (1958) Vibrations (1960–61) Invitation (1962) Statements (1961) Jazz 'n' Samba (1964)
With J.J. Johnson	J Is for Jazz (1956) Blue Trombone (1957) Dial J. J. 5 (1957) First Place (1957) J. J. in Person! (1958) Pinnacles (1979)
With Sonny Rollins	Saxophone Colossus (1956) There Will Never Be Another You (1965) Falling in Love with Jazz (1989) Old Flames (1993) Sonny Rollins + 3 (1995)
With others	Tentets (Franco Ambrosetti, 1985) Boss Tenor (Gene Ammons, 1960) Big Brass (Benny Bailey, 1960) Bash! (Dave Bailey, 1961) Who Is Gary Burton? (Gary Burton, 1962) Jazz Lab (Donald Byrd, 1957) Carter, Gillespie Inc. (Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie, 1976) Paul Chambers Quintet (1957) More Party Time (Arnett Cobb, 1960) Movin' Right Along (Arnett Cobb, 1960) Rhythm in Mind (Steve Coleman, 1991) Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss, 1968) Straight Ahead (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1976) Collectors' Items (Miles Davis, 1956) Quiet Kenny (Kenny Dorham, 1959) The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album (1960 [1976]) Opening Remarks (Ted Dunbar, 1978) Patented by Edison (Harry "Sweets" Edison, 1960) The Book Cooks (Booker Ervin, 1960) The Song Book (Booker Ervin, 1964) Chromatic Palette (Tal Farlow, 1981) The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 (1975) Gettin' with It (Benny Golson, 1959) Free (Benny Golson, 1962) The Panther! (Dexter Gordon, 1970) The Swingin'est (Bennie Green and Gene Ammons, 1958) Grey's Mood (Al Grey, 1973–75) It's About Time (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961) Can't Help Swinging (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961) Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962) Out of the Afternoon (Roy Haynes and Roland Kirk, 1962) Really Big! (Jimmy Heath, 1960) New Picture (Jimmy Heath, 1985) Porgy & Bess (Joe Henderson, released 1997) The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962) Mirage (Bobby Hutcherson, 1991) Bossa Nova Plus (Willis Jackson, 1962) Desert Winds (Illinois Jacquet, 1962) Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (1960) Let's Swing! (Budd Johnson, 1960) Heart to Heart (Elvin Jones, 1980) Blues for Dracula (Philly Joe Jones, 1958) Detroit – New York Junction (Thad Jones , 1956) Mad Thad (Thad Jones, 1956–57) A Story Tale (Clifford Jordan and Sonny Red, 1961) The Adventurer (Clifford Jordan, 1978) Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958) Booker Little (1960) Vocalese (The Manhattan Transfer, 1985) Flute Flight (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, 1957) Flute Soufflé (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, 1957) Dusty Blue (Howard McGhee, 1960) Reincarnation of a Lovebird (Charles Mingus, 1960) De Lawd's Blues (Billy Mitchell, 1980) Smooth as the Wind (Blue Mitchell, 1960–61) The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960) Jeru (Gerry Mulligan, 1962) Jive at Five (Joe Newman, 1960) Good 'n' Groovy (Joe Newman with Frank Foster, 1960) Joe's Hap'nin's (Joe Newman, 1961) Straight Life (Art Pepper, 1979) The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi (1956) Limbo Carnival (Dave Pike, 1962) Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver! (Dave Pike, 1962) Pony's Express (Pony Poindexter, 1962) Keep Swingin' (Julian Priester, 1960) Wisteria (Jimmy Raney, 1985) Swingin' with Pee Wee (Pee Wee Russell, 1960) Stable Mates (A. K. Salim, 1957) Here Comes Louis Smith (Louis Smith, 1958) Roots (Idrees Sulieman, 1957) Tate-a-Tate (Buddy Tate, 1960) Color Changes (Clark Terry, 1960) Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again (1965) Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960) ZT's Blues (Stanley Turrentine, 1961) The Frank Wess Quartet (1960) Southern Comfort (Frank Wess, 1962) California Soul (Gerald Wilson, 1968) Pairing Off (Phil Woods, 1956) Rights of Swing (Phil Woods, 1961)
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