Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney - 2 Guitars (1957)

  Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney - 2 Guitars (1957)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-covers | 165MB

OJC OJCCD 216-2

Allmusic:
For this 1957 studio session (which has been reissued on CD through the Original Jazz Classics imprint), the two distinctive but complementary guitarists Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Raney are teamed together in a septet with trumpeter Donald Byrd, altoist Jackie McLean, pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor. The full group gets to stretch out on one original each by Watkins and McLean ("Little Melonae") and three from Waldron, while the two standards ("Close Your Eyes" and "Out of Nowhere") are individual features for Burrell and Raney. This is a well-rounded set that may not contain any real surprises, but will be enjoyed by collectors of hard bop.

Tracks
1. "Blue Duke" - 8:50
2. "Dead Heat" - 4:07
3. "Pivot" - 5:13
4. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 4:50
5. "Little Melonae" (Jackie McLean) - 9:29
6. "This Way" (Doug Watkins) - 12:25
7. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 4:31

Personnel
* Kenny Burrell (tracks 1-6), Jimmy Raney (tracks 1-3 & 5-7) - guitar
* Donald Byrd - trumpet (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
* Jackie McLean - alto saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
* Mal Waldron - piano
* Doug Watkins - bass
* Art Taylor - drums

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Kenny Burrell - Bluesin' Around (1961)

Kenny Burrell - Bluesin' Around (1961)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 240MB

Columbia

Allmusic:
Released for the first time on this 1983 LP, the music on the set features guitarist Kenny Burrell in quartet/quintets with either tenor great Illinois Jacquet, trombonist Eddie Bert or altoist Leo Wright and either pianist Hank Jones or organist Jack McDuff. It is odd that Columbia did not issue any of the straightahead music at the time, considering McDuff's popularity, for the results, even with a few dated numbers such as "Mambo Twist," are excellent. After a short while, this LP went out of print and it took many years to appear on CD.

Tracks
-1. "Mambo Twist" - Burrell - 5:06
-2. "The Switch" - Burrell - 3:04
-3. "The Squeeze" - Burrell - 4:17
-4. "Bluesin' Around" - Burrell - 3:42
-5. "Bye and Bye" - Traditional - 2:50
-6. "Moten Swing" - Moten" - 6:20
-7. "People Will Say We're in Love" - Hammerstein, Rodgers - 3:41
-8. "One Mint Julep" - Toombs - 3:25
-9. "Mood Indigo" - Bigard, Ellington, Mills - 4:40

Personnel
* Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – George Duvivier, Major Holley
* Drums – Jimmy Crawford, Joe Dukes, Louis Hayes, Osie Johnson
* Electric Guitar – Kenny Burrell
* Organ – Jack McDuff
* Piano [Acoustic] – Hank Jones
* Saxophone [Alto] – Leo Wright
* Saxophone [Tenor] – Illinois Jacquet
* Trombone – Eddie Bert

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