Artist: Kenny Burrell

Kenny Burrell
Aliases
Kenny Burrell Octet
Kenny Burrell Quartet
The Kenny Burrell Quartet
Real name
Kenneth Earl Burrell
Born
July 31, 1931
Country
United States
Comments
Known principally as a jazz guitarist, Burrell has also recorded on banjo. Best known as a bop player, he also plays blues and swing styles.
Member of
Project G-7

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Blues for J The Incredible Jimmy Smith featuring Kenny Burrell and Grady Tate 1965 Johnny Seven
2 Chitlins con carne Kenny Burrell 1963 (4 artists)
3 The Common Ground Kenny Burrell 1968 Rainer Baumann & Kai Weirup
4 Soul Eyes Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor 1957 (39 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 A Child Is Born Kenny Burrell 1971 Richard Davis
2 All of You Kenny Burrell 1957 Don Ameche
3 All the Things You Are Jimmy Heath Quintet featuring Kenny Burrell and Wynton Kelly 1964 Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollis Shaw, Ralph Stuart
4 Angel Eyes Kenny Burrell 1968 Herb Jeffries With Buddy Baker and His Orchestra
5 As Long as I Live Kenny Burrell 1967 Lena Horne and Avon Long
6 Azure Kenny Burrell 1977 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
7 Bags' Groove Kenny Burrell 1981 The Milt Jackson Quintet
8 Burning Spear Kenny Burrell 1968 The Soulful Strings
9 But Beautiful Kenny Burrell 1981 Bing Crosby
10 But Not for Me Kenny Burrell 1957 Ginger Rogers & Willie Howard
11 C Jam Blues Kenny Burrell 1975 Duke Ellington Orchestra
12 Canadian Sunset Illinois Jacquet with Kenny Burrell 1964 Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra with Eddie Heywood
13 Caravan Kenny Burrell 1958 Barney Bigard and His Jazzopators
14 Chelsea Bridge Kenny Burrell 1975 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
15 Come Rain or Come Shine Kenny Burrell 1981 Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas
16 Come Sunday Kenny Burrell 1977 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
17 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Kenny Burrell 1975 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Al Hibbler - Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
18 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Kenny Burrell 1975 The Ink Spots - Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
19 Everydays Kenny Burrell 1968 Buffalo Springfield
20 Flamingo Kenny Burrell and Rufus Reid 1984 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
21 Flying Home Kenny Burrell 1990 Benny Goodman Sextet
22 For Once in My Life Kenny Burrell 1980 Barbara McNair
23 Get Happy Kenny Burrell 1957 Ruth Etting
24 Girl Talk The Kenny Burrell Quartet 1966 Neal Hefti
25 God Bless the Child Kenny Burrell 1971 Billie Holiday
26 Greensleeves The Incredible Jimmy Smith featuring Kenny Burrell and Grady Tate 1965
27 Greensleeves Kenny Burrell, Arranged and Conducted By Gil Evans 1965
28 How About You Kenny Burrell 1957 Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney
29 I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues Kenny Burrell 1977 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
30 I Didn't Know About You Kenny Burrell 1975 Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston & His Orchestra
31 I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart Kenny Burrell 1977 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
32 I Never Knew Kenny Burrell 1959 Lou Gold & His Orchestra
33 I Should Care Jimmy Heath Quintet featuring Kenny Burrell and Wynton Kelly 1964 Bob Allen and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
34 I Surrender, Dear Kenny Burrell 1967 Gus Arnheim and His Coconut Grove Orchestra
35 I Thought About You Kenny Burrell With Coleman Hawkins 1963 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
36 I'll Close My Eyes The Incredible Jimmy Smith featuring Kenny Burrell and Grady Tate 1965 Dorothy Squires
37 I'm Beginning to See the Light Kenny Burrell 1977 Harry James and His Orchestra
38 I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) The Kenny Burrell Quartet 1966 Chester Gaylord
39 I'm Just a Lucky So and So Kenny Burrell 1975 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
40 If I Had You Kenny Burrell 1967 Al Starita and the Piccadilly Players
41 If I Should Lose You Kenny Burrell Octet 1963 Gladys Swarthout & John Boles
42 If You Could See Me Now Kenny Burrell 1959 Sarah Vaughan
43 In Walked Bud Kenny Burrell Quartet 1990 Thelonious Monk
44 In a Mellow Tone Kenny Burrell 1977 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
45 In a Sentimental Mood Kenny Burrell 1977 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
46 In the Still of the Night Kenny Burrell with Sherman Ferguson & Larry Gales 1980 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
47 It Don't Mean a Thing Kenny Burrell 1975 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
48 Jump for Joy Kenny Burrell 1975 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
49 Just Friends Jim Hall, Kenny Burrell, Attila Zoller 1971 Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
50 Last Night When We Were Young Kenny Burrell, Arranged and Conducted By Gil Evans 1965 Lawrence Tibbett and Virginia Bruce
51 Lester Leaps In Illinois Jacquet with Kenny Burrell 1964 Kansas City Seven
52 Lost in the Stars Kenny Burrell 1980 Todd Duncan
53 Love for Sale Kenny Burrell 1980 Kathryn Crawford, June Shafer, Ida Pearson and Stella Friend
54 Makin' Whoopee! Kenny Burrell 1981 Eddie Cantor
55 Moment's Notice Kenny Burrell Quartet 1990 John Coltrane
56 Mood Indigo Kenny Burrell 1975 The Jungle Band
57 Moon and Sand Kenny Burrell, Arranged and Conducted By Gil Evans 1965 Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
58 Moon and Sand Kenny Burrell 1980 Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
59 Moonglow Kenny Burrell 1990 Joe Venuti and His Orchestra
60 Moten Swing Kenny Burrell 1957 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
61 My Heart Stood Still Kenny Burrell 1959 Jessie Matthews
62 My Ship Kenny Burrell 1980 Gertrude Lawrence
63 Nica's Dream Kenny Burrell 1979 The Jazz Messengers
64 On Green Dolphin Street Kenny Burrell Octet 1963 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
65 One Mint Julep Kenny Burrell Octet 1963 The Clovers
66 Out of This World Kenny Burrell 1963 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
67 People The Kenny Burrell Quartet 1966 Barbra Streisand
68 Poor Butterfly Kenny Burrell 1967 Katherine Clark
69 Prelude to a Kiss Kenny Burrell 1977 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
70 Rose Room Kenny Burrell 1967 Prince's Band
71 Satin Doll Kenny Burrell 1977 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
72 Satin Doll The Incredible Jimmy Smith featuring Kenny Burrell and Grady Tate 1965 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
73 See See Rider Kenny Burrell 1968 Ma Rainey Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band
74 Solitude Kenny Burrell 1977 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
75 Soul Eyes Kenny Burrell Quartet 1990 Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor
76 Star Eyes Illinois Jacquet with Kenny Burrell 1964 Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly With Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
77 Stolen Moments Kenny Burrell 1980 Oliver Nelson
78 Stompin' at the Savoy Kenny Burrell 1967 Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
79 Strictly Confidential Kenny Burrell 1957 Bud Powell
80 Sweetest Sounds Kenny Burrell Octet 1963 Diahann Carroll & Richard Kiley
81 Take the "A" Train Kenny Burrell 1975 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
82 The Lamp Is Low Kenny Burrell Octet 1963 Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
83 The Organ Grinder's Swing The Incredible Jimmy Smith featuring Kenny Burrell and Grady Tate 1965 The Hudson-DeLange Orchestra
84 Tin Tin Deo Kenny Burrell Octet 1963 James Moody and His Bop Men
85 When My Dreamboat Comes Home Illinois Jacquet with Kenny Burrell 1964 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
86 Why Was I Born? Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane 1962 Helen Morgan
87 Willow Weep For Me Kenny Burrell with Sherman Ferguson & Larry Gales 1980 Ted FioRito & His Orchestra
88 Woody'n You Kenny Burrell with Sherman Ferguson & Larry Gales 1980 Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
89 Work Song Kenny Burrell with Sherman Ferguson & Larry Gales 1980 Nat Adderley
90 You're My Thrill Illinois Jacquet with Kenny Burrell 1964 Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Chitlins con carne Kenny Burrell (4 artists)
2 The Common Ground Kenny Burrell Rainer Baumann & Kai Weirup

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Generation Ago Today Kenny Burrell 1967 Verve
2 Blue Lights - Volume 1 Kenny Burrell 1958 Blue Note
3 Blue Moods Kenny Burrell 1957 Prestige
4 Blues - The Common Ground Kenny Burrell 1968 Verve
5 Bluesy Burrell Kenny Burrell With Coleman Hawkins 1963 Moodsville
6 Desert Winds Illinois Jacquet with Kenny Burrell 1964 Argo
7 Ellington a la Carte Kenny Burrell and Rufus Reid 1984 Muse
8 Ellington Is Forever Kenny Burrell 1975 Fantasy
9 Ellington Is Forever, Vol. 2 Kenny Burrell 1977 Fantasy
10 For Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman Kenny Burrell 1990 Verve
11 God Bless the Child Kenny Burrell 1971 CTI
12 Guiding Spirit Kenny Burrell Quartet 1990 Contemporary
13 Guitar Forms Kenny Burrell, Arranged and Conducted By Gil Evans 1965 Verve
14 Interplay for Two Trumpets and Two Tenors Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor 1957 Prestige
15 K.B. Blues Kenny Burrell 1979 Blue Note
16 Kenny Burrell in New York Kenny Burrell 1981 Muse
17 Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane 1962 New Jazz
18 Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard Kenny Burrell with Sherman Ferguson & Larry Gales 1980 Muse
19 Kenny Burrell Volume 2 Kenny Burrell 1957 Blue Note
20 Lotsa Bossa Nova! Kenny Burrell Octet 1963 Kapp Records
21 Midnight Blue Kenny Burrell 1963 Blue Note
22 Moon and Sand Kenny Burrell 1980 Concord Jazz
23 On the Trail Jimmy Heath Quintet featuring Kenny Burrell and Wynton Kelly 1964 Riverside
24 Organ Grinder Swing The Incredible Jimmy Smith featuring Kenny Burrell and Grady Tate 1965 Verve
25 Swingin' Kenny Burrell 1959 Blue Note
26 The Tender Gender The Kenny Burrell Quartet 1966 Cadet Records

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Guitar Genius in Japan various artists 1971 Overseas

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