Then Along Came Kenny
1994 live album by Kenny Burrell
Then Along Came Kenny Kenny Burrell recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York in 1993 and first released on the Japanese Paddle Wheel label as From Vanguard With Love Evidence Music in 1996 with the amended title.[ 1]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 2]
The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson noted "This disc documents two nights that guitarist Kenny Burrell spent at New York's famous Village Vanguard club, in front of a fine trio ... Everyone plays with wit, assurance and verve, Burrell especially; his tone is warm and rich, and he chooses notes with wisdom and logic. The problem is that his note choices are so logical that you start to wish he'd take a few more chances ... Then there's the production problem -- this album sounds like it was recorded from the room rather than from the mixing board, and as a result, Burrell's guitar is indistinct and slightly buried. Not bad, but Burrell's done better".[ 2] JazzTimes , Jim Ferguson wrote "this disc-in addition to demonstrating such lofty aspects as Burrell’s time-honed depth and consistency as an improviser-just plain cooks from start to finish ... A beautiful look at the ’90s edition of one of the instrument’s greatest players".[ 3]
Track listing
All compositions by Kenny Burrell except where noted
Opening Introduction – 0:40"I Mean You" (Coleman Hawkins , Thelonious Monk ) – 7:29
"Maya's Dance" – 8:50
"Yardbird Suite " (Charlie Parker ) – 5:46
"Manteca " (Dizzy Gillespie , Chano Pozo , Gil Fuller ) – 8:43
"Black and Tan Fantasy " (Duke Ellington , Bubber Miley ) – 4:11
"Lament" (J. J. Johnson ) – 8:42
"Then Along Came You" – 7:00
"Fungii Mama" (Blue Mitchell ) – 7:21
"Good News Blues" – 4:11
Personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Leader
All Night Long Introducing Kenny Burrell Kenny Burrell Swingin' All Day Long Earthy John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell John Jenkins , 1957)K. B. Blues Kenny Burrell Blue Moods , Prestige, 1957)2 Guitars Jimmy Raney , 1957)Blue Lights Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane Weaver of Dreams Bluesin' Around Bluesy Burrell Coleman Hawkins , 1962)Crash Brother Jack McDuff , 1963)Freedom Midnight Blue Guitar Forms Gil Evans , 1964–65)Soul Call Travelin' Light Shirley Scott , 1964)A Generation Ago Today Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas The Tender Gender Blues – The Common Ground Ode to 52nd Street Night Song Asphalt Canyon Suite God Bless the Child 'Round Midnight Both Feet on the Ground Sky Street Stormy Monday Up the Street, 'Round the Corner, Down the Block Ellington Is Forever Ellington Is Forever Volume Two Tin Tin Deo Handcrafted When Lights Are Low Moon and Sand Heritage Listen to the Dawn Groovin' High Togethering Sunup to Sundown Lotus Blossom Live albums WithJohnny WithMilt WithJimmy WithStanley With
Just Wailin' Herbie Mann , Charlie Rouse and Mal Waldron , 1957)Little Big Horn Nat Adderley , 1963)Funky Gene Ammons , 1957)Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons Bad! Bossa Nova My Kinda Swing Ernestine Anderson , 1960)Chet Chet Baker , 1958–59)Baby Breeze West Side Story Bossa Nova Bill Barron , 1963)Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall Tony Bennett , 1962)Dear Ella Dee Dee Bridgewater , 1997)Please Please Please James Brown and The Famous Flames , 1959)Try Me! Motor City Scene Donald Byrd , 1960)A New Perspective Up with Donald Byrd 'Round Midnight Betty Carter , 1962–63)Whims of Chambers Paul Chambers , 1956)Bass on Top Sonny Clark Quintets Sonny Clark , 1958)Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green Blossom Dearie , 1959)My Gentleman Friend 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia Kenny Dorham , 1956)Quintessence Bill Evans , 1976)The Individualism of Gil Evans Ph.D. Art Farmer , 1989)Beyond the Blue Bird The Cats John Coltrane and Idrees Sulieman , 1957)No 'Count Frank Foster , 1956)Yeah!!! Aretha Franklin , 1965)Soul '69 Red Garland Revisited! Red Garland , 1957)So Long Blues Stepping Out Reflections Stan Getz , 1963)Getz Au Go Go Stan Getz , 1964)What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David Take It from Me Terry Gibbs , 1964)Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions Dizzy Gillespie , 1951)Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy Paul Gonsalves , 1963)Soul Coleman Hawkins , 1958)The Hawk Relaxes Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway Eddie Harris , 1964)I Just Dropped by to Say Hello On the Trail Jimmy Heath , 1964)Lady Sings the Blues Billie Holiday , 1956)Loads of Love Shirley Horn , 1962)Stormy Weather Lena Horne , 1956–57)Bossa Nova Plus Willis Jackson , 1962)The Message Illinois Jacquet , 1963)Desert Winds French Cookin' Budd Johnson , 1963)Broadway Express J.J. Johnson , 1965)Hollar! Etta Jones , 1960–62)Love Shout Etta Jones Sings Porgy and Bess Hank Jones , 1958)Here's Love Ain't Misbehavin' The Birth of a Band! Quincy Jones , 1959)Quincy Plays for Pussycats Detroit – New York Junction Thad Jones , 1956)After Hours Piano Wynton Kelly , 1958)Comin' in the Back Door It's All Right! Live at the Apollo B.B. King , 1991)The Blue Yusef Lateef Laws' Cause Hubert Laws , 1966–68)Melba Liston and Her 'Bones I'm Shooting High Gildo Mahones , 1963)The Great Gildo Steppin' Out "Brother" Jack McDuff , 1961–66)Screamin' Somethin' Slick! The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" Gary McFarland , 1961)Soft Samba The In Sound The Big Band Jimmy McGriff , 1966)A Little Juicy Billy Mitchell , 1963)Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings Sweet Harmony Maria Muldaur , 1976)Bossa Nova Carnival Dave Pike , 1962)Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors Soul Samba Ike Quebec , 1962)Midnight Oil Jerome Richardson , 1958)Down to Earth Freddie Roach , 1962)Mo' Greens Please Alfie Sonny Rollins , 1966)Bossa Nova Bacchanal Charlie Rouse , 1962–65)Stable Mates A.K. Salim , 1957)Once a Thief and Other Themes Lalo Schifrin , 1965)Sylvia Is! Sylvia Syms , 1965)Out of the Storm Ed Thigpen , 1966)Soul Sauce Cal Tjader , 1964)Warm Wave What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! Dinah Washington , 1959)Trombone Four-in-Hand Dicky Wells , 1959)North, South, East....Wess Frank Wess , 1956)Uhuru Afrika Randy Weston , 1960)Soul Surfin' Kai Winding , 1963)Rainy Day More Brass Baby, Baby, Baby Jimmy Witherspoon , 1963)Blue Spoon Suddenly the Blues Leo Wright , 1962)Soul Talk
