Jim R

Maybe the 100 figure includes all of the individual releases above, plus all of the individual reissues over the years (Cadet and Chess reissues of the Argo, Prestige/New Jazz reissues, etc etc)

I'm not even sure about 100 as a leader. Here's what I have (some of these probably aren't technically his dates, but a few of these are twofers/threefers, so it will balance out somewhat): 1956-03-12; 05-29,31 Kenny Burrell Vol. 2 Blue Note (Japan) 1956-03-12;1957-02-10;1958-05-14;1959-08-26 Kenny Burrell Vol. 3 Blue Note (Japan) 1956-04-30 Jazzmen Detroit Savoy (Japan) 1956-05-29 Introducing Kenny Burrell Blue Note (Japan) 1956-12-28,57 All Night Long Prestige 1957-01-04 All Day Long Prestige 1957-02-01 Kenny Burrell Prestige 1957-02-10 K. B. Blues Blue Note (Japan) 1957-03-05 Two Guitars Prestige 1958-03-07 Reiss.1980's Quintet With John Coltrane New Jazz 1958-05-14 Blue Lights, Vol.1 Blue Note (Japan) 1958-05-14 Blue Lights, Vol.2 Blue Note (Japan) 1959-08-25 On View At The Five Spot Cafe Blue Note 1959-09-17 A Night At The Vanguard Argo 1959-09-17 Live At The Village Vanguard Charly/LeJazz 1961-11-21,28; 1962-03-06,04-30 Moten Swing! (The Columbia Records Instrumental Recordings, 1961-62) Euphoria (Columbia) 1962 Weaver Of Dreams Columbia / Re. LP 1962-09-14;1963-08-15 Bluesy Burrell Moodsville 1963-01-08 Midnight Blue Blue Note RVG 1963-03-27;1964 Freedom Blue Note (Japan) 1964-04-07 Soul Call Prestige 1964-12-04,15;1965-04-05,12 Guitar Forms Verve 1966-04-04,05;10 The Tender Gender Chess (Vogue) 1966-12-16 For Charlie And Benny (a.k.a. "A Generation Ago Today") Verve 1967-09 Ode To 52nd Street Cadet (Japan) 1967-12-15 Blues / The Common Ground Verve 1968-04-19 Night Song Verve 1969-10-10 Asphalt Canyon Suite Verve 1971-04-28; 05-11, 25 God Bless The Child CTI 1972 Round Midnight Fantasy 1974-06-18,19,20; 1975-01-29,30 Stormy Monday / Sky Street Fantasy 1975-02-04,05 Ellington Is Forever, Vol. 1 Fantasy 1975-11,12 Ellington Is Forever, Vol. 2 Fantasy 1977-03-23 Tin Tin Deo Concord 1978-02-28,03-01 Handcrafted 32 Jazz (Muse) 1978-09 When Lights Are Low Concord 1978-12-15;1983-08-19,20 At The Village Vanguard Camden Deluxe (Muse) 1978,80,81,83 Laid Back 32 Jazz (Muse) 1979-12 Moon And Sand Concord 1980 Listen To The Dawn Muse (32 Jazz / Japan) 1980-05-27,28 Gifts (a.k.a. "Heritage") Exhibit 1981 Groovin' High Muse 1983-08-19,20 Ellington A La Carte Muse 1989-08-04 Guiding Spirit Contemporary 1991-06-10 Sunup To Sundown Contemporary 1993-04-15 Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz With Kenny Burrell Concord 1993-08-26,27 From Vanguard With Love Paddle Wheel 1993-08-28 Midnight At The Village Vanguard Paddle Wheel 1994-02-25,26 No Problem Emarcy 1994-03-17,18 Collaberation MasterScores 1995-01-18, 19 Concierto De Aranjuez Meldac (Japan) 1995-06-12,15 Lotus Blossom Concord 2000 Lucky So And So Concord 2002-12 Blue Muse Concord That's 54, give or take a few.

Hmmm.... ... I dunno!

Ed's post reminded me of a few things. I went from 14 to 24 during the 70's, so we obviously have something in common right there. I too listened to a lot of jazz offshoots/branches in the early 70's, a period when there was an incredible melting pot of musics that incorporated jazz influences (many of which were lumped into the "rock" category in the stores). I actually miss those days in some ways. I was listening to a lot of The Crusaders, RTF, Tower Of Power, War, The Sons Of Champlin (great horn section, which inspired the group Chicago), Cold Blood, Brian Auger's Obvlivion Express, Traffic, and on and on. Even the Allman Brothers were doing it (remember "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed"?). The Marshall Tucker Band was doing 14-minute tunes with extended flute solos, for cryin' out loud. And it was all GOOD. In the mid-70's, George Benson took off, and I was already into jazz guitar (having been into the guitarists with all of the aforementioned groups, plus some others). It wasn't long before I got some Kenny Burrell with Jimmy Smith, and that did it.

George Shearing's late 70's trio albums on MPS, with Louis Stewart and N.H.O.P. Red Garland on Galaxy Jimmy Raney, on various labels Blue Mitchell- Last Dance (Jazz America) Other favorites: Dexter Gordon- everything! The Steeplechase label in general (Louis Smith, Horace Parlan, Frank Strozier, Clifford Jordan, etc) Kenny Burrell- everything (Ellington Is Forever, the Muses, the Concords...) Sarah Vaughan- Live In Japan Chet Baker- Once Upon A Summertime; She Was Too Good To Me; Deep In A Dream Paul Desmond- Pure Desmond Art Farmer on East Wind Barry Harris on Xanadu Hampton Hawes on various labels (some of which belongs on the archaeologists list above) Lou Levy on various labels Art Pepper on Galaxy Frank Rosolino on various labels

I've daydreamed about this idea myself, but never took it to the level of pondering logistics. I think this would be fun, and potentially enlightening and inspiring. I wonder if it might be a good idea to toss this idea (and all the logistics) around here on the board for awhile before we attempt to launch.

Mike, the page looks great, thanks. Minor point, but you may want to add that the titles for "Mambo Twist" and "The Switch" were reversed on the old Bluesin' Around CD just as on the LP version.

Selected data as listed in the booklet for MOTEN SWING: 1. Moten Swing- 6:26 matrix: CO 70109 - take 8 4/30/62 2. Bye And Bye- 2:49 matrix: CO 68763 - take 14 11/28/61 3. The Squeeze- 4:16 matrix: CO 68767 - take 1 11/28/61 4. Opus 21- 4:44 * matrix: CO 69738 - take 9 3/6/62 5. Bluesin' Around- 3:42 matrix: CO 69739 - take 4 3/6/62 6. Mood Indigo- 4:40 matrix: CO 68765 - take 1 11/28/61 7. The Switch- 5:06 matrix: CO 68735 - take 6 11/21/61 8. Mambo Twist- 3:05 matrix: CO 68734 - take 13 11/21/61 9. People Will Say We're In Love- 3:40 matrix: CO 70108 - take 7 4/30/62 10. One Mint Julep- 3:31 matrix: CO 70107 - take 11 4/30/62 11. Gettin' In The Groove- 4:23 * matrix: CO 69740 - take 9 3/6/62 12. Funk Junction- 3:06 * matrix: CO 68764 - take 5 11/28/61 13. How Could You (Do A Thing Like That To Me)- 3:54 * matrix: CO 69740 - take 3 11/28/61 14. Moten Swing (alt)- 6:16 * matrix: CO 70109 - alternate take 3 4/30/62 15. Bluesin' Around (alt)- 4:01 * matrix: CO 69739 - alternate take 3 3/6/62 16. Mambo Twist (alt)- 3:48 * matrix: CO 68734 - alternate take 10 11/21/61 17. People Will Say We're In Love (alt)- 3:28 * matrix: CO 70108 - alternate take 6 4/30/62 18. Gettin' In The Groove (alt)- 4:41 * matrix: CO 69740 - alternate take 2 3/6/62 * = Previously unissued

Peter, thanks for clarifying (and for being thorough this time). It appears that I have all of the released tracks now, except for the Ellington/Glenn tune, which I never knew had been released. I wonder if those unreleased tracks are still in existence in a can somewhere... The Chess CD you referred to (CHD 9316) is the one I have. It's not a comp. It's the original Argo album plus two bonus tracks (see above). Sorry, I don't know anything about Chess Lp 2ACMJ408 (If I knew the title, I might be able to answer your question, but possibly not).

I'll provide you with the data from the Euphoria booklet later today.

Mike, could you elaborate / clarify what you meant by that? Did you mean that to encompass all the tracks with alternates, or...? Since we were discussing the tune "How Could You..." (no alternate take), I was unclear.

To further clarify on the 1959 Vanguard recordings, here are the tracks that I'm aware of: Originally issued on Argo 655: all night long,will you still be mine,i'm a fool to want you, trio, broadway,soft winds,just a-sittin' and a-rockin',well you needn't Bonus tracks on Chess CD reissue of Argo 655: i can't see for lookin', cheek to cheek Bonus tracks on (later) Charly CD issue: afternoon in paris,tricotism

Peter, I'm afraid I'm more confused now. Above, you posted: "Burrell recorded it under the full title on the Cadet album Night at the Village Vanguard ( not the 32 / Muse version) I haven't heard this album but I suspect it is the same tune." I responded by telling you that I have (or thought I had) the complete 1959 Vanguard recordings (all ARE on CD, although I had to buy 2 different CD's to get all of the bonus tracks- the CD reissue of Argo 655 on Chess included two; and a CD on Charly included two others), and neither "Sultry" nor "How Could You..." are included anywhere. Cadet was a reissue label following the original Argo ("Man At Work" was the title of the U.S. Cadet reissue of Argo 655, BTW). Your latest post doesn't explain the above statement, so I'm wondering if you were incorrect, or changing your story. As I said, the other version of "Sultry Serenade" that Burrell recorded was on a Muse album called "Ellington A La Carte", recorded in 1983 (duets with Rufus Reid). Although this was NOT recorded at the Village Vanguard, it was included on a Camden Deluxe 2-CD compilation (bringing together 3 Muse albums) entitled "At The Village Vanguard" (not to be confused with "A NIGHT at the Village Vanguard; or "From The Vanguard With Love"; or "Live at the Village Vanguard"; or "Midnight at the Village Vanguard" ... all of which are actual titles of Burrell releases over the years!!). I'm not sure what your reference to Dec. 15, 1978 was concerning...

Thanks David!

I take it back. Things are still crawling...

I voted for Miles & Gil also. My overall favorite in terms of the music alone would have to be the set with Trane, but as a boxed set (taking everything into consideration) I think the job done on the Gil Evans collaberations was done better.

It's been VERY slow here for me today, when I've been able to log in at all. Things only just began to pick up again (about 4:45 pacific time).

I agree wholeheartedly, and I had just posted the same sentiments on the current thread about this session in the discography forum. The old version of these recordings, entitled BLUESIN' AROUND, was always somewhat of a hard-to-find item, especially in CD form (it was issued in europe as part of Henri Renaud's "JAZZOTHEQUE" series put out by Sony).

The only discrepancies I've found so far: The matrix number given in the Euphoria disc info for "Sultry/HCYDATLTTM" is 69740 (take 3), instead of 68766. For the session you list as 11/29/61, the Euphoria issue gives the date as 11/28/61. Also, I thought I would add that the original CD issue of BLUESIN' AROUND was part of Henri Renaud's "Jazzotheque" series (COL 472239 ). The only date I can find on this CD is the original Sony copyright date of 1983. I would think the CD was released in the late 80's. In my opinion, this material is among the best work Burrell ever recorded. I can't recommend this Euphoria issue highly enough, especially with all of the bonus material it contains.

Mike, I'll take a look at your info and see if I can contribute anything (see my post above for starters). The Euphoria CD does include matrix and take numbers.

Peter, thanks for elaborating on the Sultry / How Could You... topic. Regarding Burrell's Village Vanguard recordings, I think you've got that mixed up (or else you know something I don't). I don't have the Cadet LP, but I have all of Burrell's Vanguard recordings on CD (the complete 1959 session- with four bonus tracks; as well as the later recordings on Muse and Paddlewheel). I have no version of "How Could You Do A Thing Like That To Me" recorded at the Vanguard, but I do have a version of "Sultry Serenade" by KB, which was on a Muse album called "Ellington A La Carte" (live 1983 duets with Rufus Reid). This was later issued on a 2-CD set on the Camden Deluxe label, under the title "At The Village Vanguard". The 2-CD set contains 3 Muse albums: "Live at the Village Vanguard" (5216); "In New York" (5241) (also rec. at the V.V.); and the aforementioned "Ellington a la carte" (5435) which was recorded not at the V.V., but at Village West, NY.

Hey David, care to elaborate? B)

Highly recommended. Happy Birthday, Kenny.

I researched this when I first got the CD, and I also recall finding evidence that the tune is actually "How Could You Do A Thing Like That To Me". Is "Sultry Serenade" an alternate title for the same composition? BTW, it should probably be mentioned that the title of the Burrell Euphoria CD in question is "Moten Swing". One other thing- the old CD version of this material (Bluesin' Around) had the titles reversed on "mambo twist" and "the switch". The master take of "Mambo Twist" is labeled on the "Moten Swing" CD as being previously unissued, but it was on the old CD (labeled as "the switch"). Another p.i. track on the "Moten Swing" CD, the song "Opus 21", was also recorded by Burrell on his "The Tender Gender" album, under the name "Isabella".

No Jobim? No Joao Gilberto? NOTHING from Brazil? BOOoooooo...