''Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard'' is a live album by guitarist
Kenny Burrell recorded at the
Village Vanguard in late 1978 and released on the
Muse label.
Kenny Burrell catalog
accessed April 13, 2017 The album was rereleased on CD along with ''Kenny Burrell in New York'' as ''12-15-78''.
Reception
The Allmusic review called it a "among the finest Burrell recorded in the '70s".
Track listing
# "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine
William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously ...
, Gerald Valentine) – 5:51
# " Willow Weep for Me" ( Ann Ronell) – 6:50
# "Work Song" ( Nat Adderley) – 4:25
# " Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...
) – 7:31
# ''The Introduction by Kenny Burrell of Max Gordon, Village Vanguard'' – 1:05
# " In the Still of the Night" (Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film.
Born to ...
) – 9:09
# "Medley: Don't You Know I Care?/Love You Madly" (Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...
) – 6:38
# "It's Getting Dark" (Kenny Burrell) – 5:30
Personnel
* Kenny Burrell – electric guitar
*Larry Gales
Lawrence Bernard Gales (March 25, 1936 – September 12, 1995) was an American jazz double-bassist.
Life
Gales began playing bass at age 11, and attended the Manhattan School of Music in the late 1950s. In that decade and the beginning of th ...
– bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
*Sherman Ferguson
Sherman Eugene Ferguson (October 31, 1944 – January 22, 2006) was an American jazz drummer. For a time he was a member of the jazz trio Heard Ranier Ferguson.
Background
Ferguson once said that when people asked him what he did, he wouldn't ...
– drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
References
{{Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell live albums
1980 live albums
Muse Records live albums
Albums recorded at the Village Vanguard