PLAYLIST NEW ALBUM RELEASES A JAZZ GREAT'S INSTRUMENTAL VOICE.Byline: Fred Shuster Music Writer KENNY BURRELL Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31 1931) is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is founded in bebop and blues; he has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians. : ``Moten Swing! The Columbia Records For the Columbia Records label which was a unit of EMI, see . For the Columbia Records label in Japan, see . Columbia Records is the oldest surviving brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as Instrumental Recordings 1961-62'' With more than 90 albums to his credit, you might think there's little of jazz guitarist Jazz guitarists are guitar players who play jazz music using an approach to playing chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines which is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has a long history in jazz music, both as an ensemble instrument performing chordal accompaniment, and as Kenny Burrell's work that hasn't come to light. Wrong. The dust has finally been swept off a set of instrumentals the lyrical soloist cut during sessions 40 years ago in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of when he was being groomed as a singer. The two-disc package, ``Moten Swing! The Columbia Records Instrumental Recordings 1961-62'' (the title refers to Benny Moten, a band leader of the 1920s), contains bluesy musings that also feature tenor saxophonist Noun 1. tenor saxophonist - a musician who plays the tenor saxophone tenorist saxist, saxophonist - a musician who plays the saxophone Illinois Jacquet Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 31, 1922–July 22, 2004) was a jazz tenor saxophonist most famous for his solo on "Flying Home". He is better known simply as Illinois Jacquet. and organ great Jack McDuff. Burrell, director of jazz studies at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , recorded for all the top labels in his long career. Many of his albums, including ``Midnight Blue,'' ``Guitar Forms,'' ``Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane'' and ``At the Five Spot Cafe,'' are among the genre's most timeless. Known for an especially warm tone, a witty solo sense and unusual versatility, Burrell is appearing Saturday and Sunday in a musical tribute to the late Rev. O.C. Smith at the City of Angels Church in Los Angeles. We called Burrell to talk about the new reissue. Q: What do you remember about the ``Moten'' sessions? I always enjoyed playing with Illinois (Jacquet). He kept things exciting somehow. He was so straight-ahead and positive. The guy never let things sag. A very buoyant player. The sessions were memorable particularly because of that personality. Q: Why do so few young jazz guitarists today sound unique and different the way musicians of earlier generations did? I don't think the individual approach is lost. But in all generations, there are only a very few players who distinguish themselves. Most people - in all artistic fields, not just music - act like sheep. When someone gets popular, a whole lot of people follow. Q: As a music professor, are students aware of the history of some of the instrumental styles and approaches that may not be terribly obvious? My students are aware of it, I'll tell you that. I'm making sure of that. You've got to know the history. You've got to know what the reasons are that make an artist great or notable. And where those streams of influence come from. CHECK THESE OUT (other new releases): LOUIS PRIMA Prima® Cardiology A laser guide wire system for treating occluded coronary arteries by excimer laser ablation, indicated when mechanical guide wire and other treatment modalities have failed , ``The Wildest!'': The `50s lounge kingpin went much further out than the snappy ``Jump, Jive An' Wail,'' which surfaced on a TV commercial a few years ago. MICHEL PETRUCCIANI, ``Live at the Village Vanguard'': The late French jazz pianist, who battled bone disease, combined rhythm and imagination in deeply romantic playing. BLACK UHURU, ``20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection'': Fire and brimstone fire and brimstone n. 1. The punishment of hell. 2. Homiletic rhetoric describing or warning of the punishment of hell. Noun 1. from one of roots reggae's greatest. Next Tuesday: ROLLING STONES: ``Remastered Series'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Kenny Burrell) (2 -- 3) no caption (CD covers) |
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