''Introducing Kenny Burrell'' is the debut album by American jazz guitarist

Kenny Burrell Kenneth 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 ...

, recorded in 1956 and released by Blue Note Records.Blue Note Records discography
accessed January 2, 2011 In 2000, the album was released on the 2 CD-set '' Introducing Kenny Burrell: The First Blue Note Sessions'' with '' Kenny Burrell Volume 2'', plus bonus tracks.

Reception

The

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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".Yanow, Scott
Allmusic Review
accessed January 2, 2011.

Track listing

Personnel

* Kenny Burrell – guitar (except on #6) *

Tommy Flanagan Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. ...

– piano (except on #6) *

Paul Chambers Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. (April 22, 1935 – January 4, 1969) was an American jazz double bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, he has become one of the most widely-known jazz bassists of the hard bop era. ...

– double bass (except on #6) *

Kenny Clarke Kenneth Clarke Spearman (January 9, 1914January 26, 1985), nicknamed Klook, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. A major innovator of the bebop style of drumming, he pioneered the use of the ride cymbal to keep time rather than the hi-ha ...

– drums * Candido Camero – conga (except on #2 & 4)

References

{{Authority control Blue Note Records albums Kenny Burrell albums 1956 debut albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio