Kenny Burrell

Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist, singer and composer 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. Burrell 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 Detroit (city in and county seat of Wayne County, and largest city in State of Michigan, United States)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1957 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 27 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	JZSP43416	10-in.	1957	There's someting wrong with you	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	JZSP43417	10-in.	1957	Alligator wine	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO57919	10-in.	5/6/1957	Frenzy	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	CO57920	10-in.	5/6/1957	Person to person	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	3013	10-in.	3/5/1958	Shooty booty	Ivory Joe Hunter		instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	3014	10-in.	3/5/1958	You flip me baby	Ivory Joe Hunter		instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	3015	10-in.	3/5/1958	I'm so glad I found you	Ivory Joe Hunter		instrumentalist, guitar
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

(Results 1-25 of 27 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burrell, Kenny," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/306302.

Burrell, Kenny. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/306302.

"Burrell, Kenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.