1+1+1 Explained

1+1+1
Type:	Album
Artist:	Kenny Barron, Ron Carter and Michael Moore
Cover:	Kenny Barron 1+1+1.jpg
Released:	1986
Recorded:	April 23 & 24, 1984
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:45
Label:	BlackHawk BKH 50601
Producer:	Joanne Klein
Chronology:	Kenny Barron
Prev Title:	Green Chimneys
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Landscape
Next Year:	1984

1+1+1 is an album by pianist Kenny Barron with bassists Ron Carter and Michael Moore which was recorded in 1984 and first released on the BlackHawk label.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

In his review on Allmusic, Stephen Cook stated "This fine duo outing, which has Ron Carter and Michael Moore trading off on bass, certainly shows Barron was in full control of his vigorous and tuneful style by the mid-'80s"

Track listing

1. "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:10
2. "United Blues" (Ron Carter) – 3:34
3. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 5:11
4. "C Jam Blues" (Ellington, Barney Bigard) – 4:20
5. "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) – 5:58
6. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 3:06
7. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 6:28
8. "Beautiful Love" (Victor Young, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Haven Gillespie) – 3:58

Personnel

• Kenny Barron – piano
• Ron Carter (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 8), Michael Moore (tracks 1, 4 & 5) – bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/kenny-barron/catalog/#blackhawk-bkh-50601 Kenny Barron Catalog
2. http://kennybarron.com/recordings/111/ Kenny Barron: recordings
3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/kenny-barron-discography/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron
4. Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 20, 2019