Kenny Burrell (Prestige album)

Kenny Burrell (also reissued as Blue Moods) is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Kenny Burrell
Studio album by Kenny Burrell
Released	1957
Recorded	February 1, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:21
Label	Prestige PRLP 7088
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Kenny Burrell chronology
Earthy (1957) Kenny Burrell (1957) K. B. Blues (1957)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Guitarist Kenny Burrell, 25 at the time, is heard during one of his earlier sessions playing in his already recognizable straight-ahead style with a quintet... It's enjoyable music".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Burrell except as indicated

1. "Don't Cry Baby" (Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger) - 8:20
2. "Drum Boogie" (Roy Eldridge, Gene Krupa) - 9:14
3. "Strictly Confidential" (Bud Powell) - 6:25
4. "All of You" (Cole Porter) - 6:17
5. "Perception" - 6:05

Personnel

• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone (except track 4)
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• Doug Watkins - bass
• Elvin Jones - drums

The album was reissued in 1964 as Blue Moods (Prestige 7308).

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed July 31, 2012
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed July 31, 2012
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 33. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.