Kenny Burrell • Jazz For A Lazy Day

One of the leading exponents of straight-ahead jazz guitar, Kenny Burrell is a highly influential artist whose understated and melodic style, grounded in bebop and blues, made him in an in-demand sideman from the mid-'50s onward and a standard by which many jazz guitarists gauge themselves to this day. Born in Detroit in 1931, Burrell grew up in a musical family in which his mother played piano and sang in the Second Baptist Church choir and his father favored the banjo and ukulele. Burrell began playing guitar at age 12 and quickly fell under the influence of such artists as Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Moore, T-Bone Walker, and Muddy Waters. Surrounded by the vibrant jazz and blues scene of Detroit, Burrell began to play gigs around town and counted among his friends and bandmates pianist Tommy Flanagan, saxophonists Pepper Adams and Yusef Lateef, drummer Elvin Jones, and others. In 1951, Burrell made his recording debut on a combo session that featured trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie as well as saxophonist John Coltrane, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, and bassist Percy Heath. Although his talent ranked among the best of the professional jazz players at the time, Burrell continued to study privately with renowned classical guitarist Joe Fava and enrolled in the music program at Wayne State University. Upon graduating in 1955 with a B.A. in music composition and theory, Burrell was hired for a six-month stint touring with pianist Oscar Peterson's trio. Then, in 1956, Burrell and Flanagan moved to New York City and immediately became two of the most sought-after sidemen in town, performing on gigs with such luminaries as singers Tony Bennett and Lena Horne, playing in Broadway pit orchestras, as well as recording with an array of legendary musicians including Coltrane, trumpeter Kenny Dorham, organist Jimmy Smith, vocalist Billie Holiday, and many others. Burrell made his recorded debut as a leader on the 1956 Blue Note session Introducing Kenny Burrell -- technically his second session for the label, but the first to see release. From the late '50s onward, Burrell continued to record by himself and with others, and has appeared on countless albums over the years including such notable albums as 1957's The Cats featuring Coltrane, 1963's Midnight Blue featuring saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, 1965's Guitar Forms with arrangements by Gil Evans, and 1968's Blues -- The Common Ground. Beginning in 1971, Burrell started leading various college seminars including the first regular course to be held in the United States on the music of composer, pianist, and bandleader Duke Ellington. He continued performing, recording, and teaching throughout the '80s and '90s, releasing several albums including 1989's Guiding Spirit, 1991's Sunup to Sundown, 1994's Collaboration with pianist LaMont Johnson, 1995's Primal Blue, and 1998's church music-inspired Love Is the Answer. In 2001, Burrell released the relaxed quartet date A Lucky So and So on Concord and followed it up in 2003 with Blue Muse. He celebrated turning 75 years old in 2006 by recording a live date, released a year later as 75th Birthday Bash Live! In 2010, Burrell released the live album Be Yourself: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, recorded at Lincoln Center's smaller club-like venue, followed two years later by Special Requests (And Other Favorites): Live at Catalina's. In 2015, Burrell released The Road to Love, recorded live at Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood. Besides continuing to perform, Burrell is the founder and director of the Jazz Studies Program at UCLA as well as president emeritus of the Jazz Heritage Foundation

 

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Kenny Burrell, uno de los principales exponentes de la guitarra de jazz directa, es un artista muy influyente cuyo estilo discreto y melódico, basado en el bebop y el blues, le convirtió en un acompañante muy solicitado desde mediados de los años 50 y en un referente para muchos guitarristas de jazz hasta el día de hoy. Nacido en Detroit en 1931, Burrell creció en una familia musical en la que su madre tocaba el piano y cantaba en el coro de la Segunda Iglesia Bautista, y su padre tocaba el banjo y el ukelele. Burrell comenzó a tocar la guitarra a los 12 años y rápidamente cayó bajo la influencia de artistas como Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Moore, T-Bone Walker y Muddy Waters. Rodeado por la vibrante escena del jazz y el blues de Detroit, Burrell empezó a dar conciertos por la ciudad y contaba entre sus amigos y compañeros de banda con el pianista Tommy Flanagan, los saxofonistas Pepper Adams y Yusef Lateef, el batería Elvin Jones y otros. En 1951, Burrell hizo su debut discográfico en una sesión de combo en la que participaron el trompetista Dizzy Gillespie, así como el saxofonista John Coltrane, el vibrafonista Milt Jackson y el bajista Percy Heath. A pesar de que su talento se situaba entre los mejores intérpretes profesionales de jazz de la época, Burrell siguió estudiando en privado con el renombrado guitarrista clásico Joe Fava y se matriculó en el programa de música de la Wayne State University. Al graduarse en 1955 con una licenciatura en composición y teoría musical, Burrell fue contratado para una gira de seis meses con el trío del pianista Oscar Peterson. Después, en 1956, Burrell y Flanagan se trasladaron a Nueva York e inmediatamente se convirtieron en dos de los acompañantes más solicitados de la ciudad, actuando en conciertos con luminarias como los cantantes Tony Bennett y Lena Horne, tocando en las orquestas del foso de Broadway, así como grabando con una serie de músicos legendarios como Coltrane, el trompetista Kenny Dorham, el organista Jimmy Smith, la vocalista Billie Holiday y muchos otros. Burrell hizo su debut como líder en la sesión de Blue Note de 1956 Introducing Kenny Burrell, técnicamente su segunda sesión para el sello, pero la primera que se publicó. A partir de finales de los años 50, Burrell continuó grabando por sí mismo y con otros, y ha aparecido en innumerables álbumes a lo largo de los años, incluyendo álbumes tan notables como The Cats de 1957 con Coltrane, Midnight Blue de 1963 con el saxofonista Stanley Turrentine, Guitar Forms de 1965 con arreglos de Gil Evans, y Blues -- The Common Ground de 1968. A partir de 1971, Burrell comenzó a dirigir varios seminarios universitarios, incluido el primer curso regular que se celebró en Estados Unidos sobre la música del compositor, pianista y director de orquesta Duke Ellington. Siguió actuando, grabando y enseñando durante los años 80 y 90, y publicó varios álbumes, como Guiding Spirit (1989), Sunup to Sundown (1991), Collaboration (1994) con el pianista LaMont Johnson, Primal Blue (1995) y Love Is the Answer (1998), inspirado en la música religiosa. En 2001, Burrell publicó en Concord el relajado cuarteto A Lucky So and So, al que siguió en 2003 Blue Muse. ¡En 2006 celebró su 75º aniversario grabando una fecha en directo, que se publicó un año después como 75th Birthday Bash Live! En 2010, Burrell publicó el álbum en directo Be Yourself: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, grabado en el local más pequeño del Lincoln Center, seguido dos años después por Special Requests (And Other Favorites): Live at Catalina's. En 2015, Burrell publicó The Road to Love, grabado en directo en el Catalina's Jazz Club de Hollywood. Además de seguir actuando, Burrell es el fundador y director del Programa de Estudios de Jazz de la UCLA, así como presidente emérito de la Jazz Heritage Foundation

Tracklist:
1. D.B.Blues 5:46
2. Blues for Skeeter 5:47
3. Phinupi 4:38
4. Autumn in New York 5:43
5. Delilah 4:58
6. K.B.Blues 4:38
7. But Not for Me 3:46
8. Fugue 'N Blues 5:20
9. Why Was I Born? 3:10
10. Now See How You Are 5:49
11. Boo – Lu 5:20
12. Weaver of Dreams 4:40
13. Cheetah 4:38
14. Freight Trane 7:17
15. My Heart Stood Still 5:09

Label - MMT / Total Time: 1:16:38

 

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