Kenny Burrell

Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 Billboard Top Twenty hit Verve album Organ Grinder Swing. He has cited jazz guitarists Charlie Christian, Oscar Moore, and Django Reinhardt as influences, along with blues guitarists T-Bone Walker and Muddy Waters. Burrell is a professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 31, 1931 (Detroit)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1957 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Atlantic	3013	10-in.	3/5/1958	Shooty booty	Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	3014	10-in.	3/5/1958	You flip me baby	Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	3015	10-in.	3/5/1958	I'm so glad I found you	Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	101657		2/14/1957	John Thompson	Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	101658		2/14/1957	Sure	Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	101659		2/14/1957	Swell	Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	101660		2/14/1957	Easy rock	Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	101666		2/15/1957	Sentimental journey	Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	101667		2/15/1957	Stop, look and run	Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	101668		2/15/1957	Twenty one	Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	101669		2/15/1957	Sometimes I'm happy	Alan Freed Rock 'n' Roll Band	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	104310		2/3/1958	Night ride	The King's Henchmen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	104311		2/3/1958	Flip flap	The King's Henchmen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	104312		2/3/1958	Big 'n bad	The King's Henchmen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	104313		2/3/1958	Gosah	The King's Henchmen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	104314		2/4/1958	The king	The King's Henchmen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	104315		2/4/1958	Shufflin'	The King's Henchmen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	104316		2/4/1958	Street with a beat	The King's Henchmen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	104317		2/4/1958	All tore up	The King's Henchmen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	104318		2/5/1958	Night flight	The King's Henchmen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	104319		2/5/1958	Deep down and low	The King's Henchmen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	104320		2/5/1958	Nine o'clock hop	The King's Henchmen	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	104321		2/5/1958	Homework	The King's Henchmen	instrumentalist, guitar

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burrell, Kenny," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/306302.

Burrell, Kenny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/306302.

"Burrell, Kenny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.