Tom in RI Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 I just picked up Desert Wind by Illinois Jacquet which features Kenny Burrell. Reminiscent of Midnight Blue but with an emphasis on standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 While more contemplative and moody, I think Idle Moments would be a good recommendation. The feel and instrumentation are different, but it also stands as an album that has a life of it's own. Yes. I was going to suggest Idle Moments. It certainly has a sound, a personality, a mood all its own. OH HELL YES!! My fave by GG and one of my all time faves on BN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xhua Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Great Midnight Taste including: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 (edited) Kenny Burrell's own Soul Call, recorded for Prestige on April 7, 1964 and available as Original Jazz Classics CD, has no sax, but Barretto on some tracks, and a great tasteful rhythm section (Will Davis, Martin Rivera & Bill English) - IMHO this comes closest to Midnight Blue, which is one real moody jazz classic. Both albums even share a tune, under different titles (Mark One on Soul Call). An overlooked Burrell masterpiece, I always felt - it was one of those LPs I immediately replaced when the CD was out. The 1959 live date from the Village Vanguard with Richard Davis and Roy Haynes on Chess is great, but hard to get. My RVG of Midnight Blue, BTW, gives April 2, 1967 as recording date, which is nonsense: it was recorded January 7, 1963!!! One more vote for a Connoisseur reissue of Freedom!!! Edited August 22, 2004 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 ... and has anyone heard this 1972 Fantasy date? Seems promising, with Richard Wyands, Reggie Johnson, and Lenny Mc Browne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 An overlooked Burrell masterpiece, I always felt I agree 1000%. A great session. This has always been among the first things by KB that I recommend. Another overlooked gem, and from the same era, is MOTEN SWING (Columbia sessions, formerly titled BLUESIN' AROUND). 'ROUND MIDNIGHT was a good solid session, with plenty of Burrell lyricism and a nice dose of swing here and there. KB sounded great- he had developed that big sound by that time (using 18" guitars), and was probably at the peak of his powers. Nice selection of tunes, too. The only negative (for me) that brings it down a notch is that an electric piano was used (on 5 of 7 tracks, the other two being a g-b-d trio and a solo guitar piece). Joe Sample and Paul Humphrey replace Wyands and McBrowne on the title track, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 Kenny Burrell's own Soul Call... ...IMHO this comes closest to Midnight Blue, which is one real moody jazz classic. Both albums even share a tune, under different titles (Mark One on Soul Call). Forgot to mention... I don't follow you here, Mike. Which two tunes are you comparing- "Mark l" and... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Kenny Burrell's own Soul Call... ...IMHO this comes closest to Midnight Blue, which is one real moody jazz classic. Both albums even share a tune, under different titles (Mark One on Soul Call). Forgot to mention... I don't follow you here, Mike. Which two tunes are you comparing- "Mark l" and... ? -_- ... sorry, seems I confused some tunes here. I would have bet my hat "Mark One" was on another album, but I just can't find it. Maybe I simply like that track a bit too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 -_- ... sorry, seems I confused some tunes here. I would have bet my hat "Mark One" was on another album, but I just can't find it. Mike, after I posted the question, I had the same thought in the back of my mind. I can't recall now either. I have my collection databased, but can't find anything to clear this up. "Mark 1" is also on Burrell's recent BLUE MUSE CD, but that's not it, obviously... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Strange thing is, I keep hearing a Turrentine sax sound when I memorize that tune. If I'm on the right track, it was re-recorded under a different title ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 I just remembered there is a Stanley Turrentine session with Kenny Burrell - maybe the one track is on this too? I don't have that record right now - I know it is part of the Mosaic box. Anyone have this to check? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Actually there are four Turrentine sessions that Burrell appears on: Jubilee Shout!!! Hustlin' Always Something There The Look Of Love I don't think it's on any of those... The only other related piece of information that came into my head is that Burrell's tune "Isabella" has an alternate title ("Opus 21"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Peter Leitch's UP FRONT comes to mind. I traded my copy ages ago and wish I hadn't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragu Posted August 29, 2004 Report Share Posted August 29, 2004 There is a CD called Soulero which is a comp of Kenny's Chess material with songs from The Tender gender, Ode to 52nd Street, and My Favorite Things from a Christmas Album. The Tender Gender tunes are cut with a regular piano, bass, drums rhythm section but some of them have a lot of the feel of Midnight Blues in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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