Kenny Burrell – Midnight Blue (1963/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 35:38 minutes | 1,55 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Digital booklet | © Blue Note Records
Recorded: Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 8, 1963
Originally released as Blue Note BLP 4123 (mono) and BST 84123 (stereo)
“In preparing these hi def remasters, we were very conscientious about maintaining the feel of the original releases while adding a previously unattainable transparency and depth. It now sounds like you’ve set up your chaise lounge right in the middle of Rudy Van Gelder’s studio!” – Blue Note President, Don Was.
Midnight Blue is Kenny Burrell’s understated masterpiece and one of the finest displays of bluesy-jazz guitar playing. The guitarist whose tone entranced Jimi Hendrix and whose style was emulated by Stevie Ray Vaughan moves deliberately and patiently through this intimate set. Standouts include the smokin’ opener, “Chitlins Con Carne” and the stunning “Soul Lament.” His elegant choice of chords and melodic intensity are powerful and fluid. This star-studded affair also features tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, double-bassist Major Holley Jr., drummer Bill English and conga-player Ray Barretto. In 2005, NPR included the album in its “Basic Jazz Library,” describing the album as “one of the great jazzy blues records.”
This album is one of guitarist Kenny Burrell’s best-known sessions for the Blue Note label. Burrell is matched with tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, bassist Major Holley, drummer Bill English, and Ray Barretto on conga for a blues-oriented date highlighted by “Chitlins Con Carne,” “Midnight Blue,” “Saturday Night Blues,” and the lone standard “Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You.” ~~AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Chitlins Con Carne 5:27
2 Mule 7:00
3 Soul Lament 2:45
4 Midnight Blue 4:03
5 Wavy Gravy 5:49
6 Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You 4:27
7 Saturday Night Blues 6:15
Personnel:
Stanley Turrentine, tenor saxophone
Kenny Burrell, guitar
Major Holley Jr., bass
Bill English, drums
Ray Barretto, congas
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