Artist
Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell is a jazz artist from Detroit, Michigan, USA formed in 1931. 64 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Jazz · Detroit, Michigan, USA · Best jazz albums
- 64
- Releases
- 1958–2022
- Active years
- 1931
- Formed
Discography
64
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Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas
2003
Blue Bash!
1963
Lotus Blossom
1995
'Round Midnight
1998
Blue Muse
2003
Sunup to Sundown
1991
All Day Long & All Night Long
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Night Song
2022
Asphalt Canyon Suite
2022
Introducing Kenny Burrell: The First Blue Note Sessions
2022
1956 - Three Albums
2021
Guitar Forms
2021
1957 - Five Albums
2021
2 Guitars
2021
Pieces Of Blue And The Blues (Live)
2020
Introducing Kenny Burrell
2019
Generation (Live)
2019
Crash!
2019
In A Mellow Tone: The Smooth Swing Of Kenny Burrell
2018
Giants Of Jazz: Kenny Burrell
2018
Weaver of Dreams
2018
Bluesy Burrell (RVG)
2018
Bluesy Burrell
2018
A Generation Ago Today
2018
Handcrafted
2018
The Artist Selects
2018
Kenny Burrell
2013
Jazz For Playboys
2013
Blue Lights (Volumes 1 & 2)
2013
Laid Back
2010
12/15/78 (Live)
2010
Standards (Great Songs/Great Performances)
2010
Ode To 52nd Street
2009
Soulero
2008
75Th Birthday Bash Live! (Live)
2007
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All Day Long & All Night Long [2-fer]
2007
Stormy Monday Blues
2006
Ballad Essentials
2006
Soul Call
2006
The Best Of Kenny Burrell
2006
Ellington Is Forever, Vol. 1
2006
God Bless the Child (CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition)
2002
Stolen Moments
2002
Lucky So and So
2001
Bluesin' Around
2001
Blues - The Common Ground
2001
K.B. Blues
2000
Midnight Blue (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
1999
Kenny Burrell And The Jazz Giants
1998
The Cats
1996
John Jenkins With Kenny Burrell
1996
Two Guitars
1996
The Best Of Kenny Burrell - The Blue Note Years
1995
Verve Jazz Masters 45: Kenny Burrell
1995
Midnight at the Village Vanguard
1994
Master 2 1966
1993
Pieces of Blue and the Blues
1986
For Charlie Christian & Benny Goodman
1986
- Groovin' High
Groovin' High
1984
Ellington Is Forever, Vol. 2
1977
Both Feet on the Ground
1973
God Bless the Child
1971
Midnight Blue
1963
Blue Lights, Volume 2
1958
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About
Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is grounded in bebop and blues; he has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians. Burrell was born in Detroit, Michigan to a musical family and began playing guitar at the age of 12. His influences as a guitar player include Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, and Wes Montgomery. While a student at Wayne State University, he made his debut recording as a member of Dizzy Gillespie's sextet in 1951, later he recorded the "Ground Round" single at Fortune Records in Detroit. He toured with Oscar Peterson after graduating in 1955 and then moved to New York City in 1956. He has recorded about 106 albums, including Midnight Blue (1963), Blue Lights, Guitar Forms, Sunup To Sundown (1990), Soft Winds (1993), Then Along Came Kenny (1993), and Lotus Blossom (1995). As of 1996, Burrell has served as Director of Jazz Studies at UCLA, mentoring such notable alumni as Gretchen Parlato and Kalil Wilson. Burrell teaches a course titled "Ellingtonia", examining the life and accomplishments of Duke Ellington.
Kenny Burrell in brief
- How many Kenny Burrell releases are on Riffiter?
- 64 releases are catalogued, spanning 1958 to 2022.
- When was Kenny Burrell formed?
- Kenny Burrell formed in 1931, in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
- What genre is Kenny Burrell?
- Kenny Burrell is catalogued under Jazz.
- What is the most recent Kenny Burrell release on Riffiter?
- Night Song, released in 2022.