''Ode to 52nd Street'' is an album by 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 1967 and released on the

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Reception

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awarded the album 3 stars in a review by Scott Yanow that stated "Burrell plays quite well, as usual (he is among the most consistent of jazz improvisers), and, even if the music is not all that memorable, the results are pleasing".Yanow, S
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Track listing

''All compositions by Kenny Burrell and Richard Evans except as indicated'' # "Suite for Guitar and Orchestra Theme 1: So Little Time" - 5:05 # "Suite for Guitar and Orchestra Theme 2: Growing" - 4:12 # "Suite for Guitar and Orchestra Theme 3: Round and Round We Go" - 5:28 # "Suite for Guitar and Orchestra Theme 4: Recapitulation" - 2:58 # "I Want My Baby Back" - 3:00 # "

Con Alma "Con Alma" is a jazz standard written by Dizzy Gillespie, appearing on his 1954 album ''Afro''. The tune incorporates aspects of bebop jazz and Latin rhythm, and is known for its frequent changes in key centers (occurring every two bars), while st ...

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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 ...

) - 3:29 # "Soulero" (Evans) - 3:02 # "

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) - 3:09 # "Blues Fuse" - 3:21

Personnel

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*Orchestra arranged and conducted by Richard Evans

References

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