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 Billboard Top Twenty hit Verve album Organ Grinder Swing. He has cited jazz guitarists Charlie Christian, Oscar Moore, and Django Reinhardt as influences, along with blues guitarists T-Bone Walker and Muddy Waters. Burrell is a professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 31, 1931 (Detroit)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1957 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 101657 | 2/14/1957 | John Thompson | Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 101658 | 2/14/1957 | Sure | Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 101659 | 2/14/1957 | Swell | Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 101660 | 2/14/1957 | Easy rock | Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 101666 | 2/15/1957 | Sentimental journey | Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 101667 | 2/15/1957 | Stop, look and run | Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 101668 | 2/15/1957 | Twenty one | Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 101669 | 2/15/1957 | Sometimes I'm happy | Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104310 | 2/3/1958 | Night ride | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104311 | 2/3/1958 | Flip flap | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104312 | 2/3/1958 | Big 'n bad | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104313 | 2/3/1958 | Gosah | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104314 | 2/4/1958 | The king | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104315 | 2/4/1958 | Shufflin' | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104316 | 2/4/1958 | Street with a beat | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104317 | 2/4/1958 | All tore up | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104318 | 2/5/1958 | Night flight | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104319 | 2/5/1958 | Deep down and low | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104320 | 2/5/1958 | Nine o'clock hop | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 104321 | 2/5/1958 | Homework | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burrell, Kenny," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/306302.
Burrell, Kenny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/306302.
"Burrell, Kenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Kenny Burrell
Discogs: Kenny Burrell
Allmusic: Kenny Burrell
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Burrell, Kenny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81071440
Wikidata: Kenny Burrell - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q255355
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/42024720
MusicBrainz: Kenny Burrell - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a85b66d2-34df-4d5a-8c0d-d585b8a14ce1
ISNI: 0000 0001 1442 6449 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114426449
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