Guiding Spirit Explained

Guiding Spirit
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Kenny Burrell Quartet featuring Jay Hoggard
Cover:	Guiding Spirit.jpg
Released:	1990
Recorded:	August 4 & 5, 1989
Venue:	Village Vanguard, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	55:46 CD release with additional track
Label:	Contemporary C-14058
Producer:	Helen Keane
Chronology:	Kenny Burrell
Prev Title:	Pieces of Blue and the Blues
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Sunup to Sundown
Next Year:	1991

Guiding Spirit is a live album by guitarist Kenny Burrell's quartet featuring vibraphonist Jay Hoggard recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York in 1989 and released on the Contemporary label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "This "live at the Village Vanguard" CD has a combination that works ... This strong straightahead outing is one of Kenny Burrell's better sets from the past decade".

Track listing

1. "Calling You" (Bob Telson) – 9:10
2. "Main Stem" (Duke Ellington) – 6:04
3. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington. Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) – 4:50
4. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) – 4:32
5. "Guiding Spirit" (Jay Hoggard) – 6:50
6. "Soul Eyes" (Mal Waldron) – 7:48
7. "Midnight Blue" (Kenny Burrell) – 4:39
8. "In Walked Bud" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:22
9. "Gift for You" (Yoron Israel) – 7:31 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

• Kenny Burrell – guitar, arranger
• Jay Hoggard – vibraphone, arranger
• Marcus McLaurine – bass
• Yoron Israel – drums, arranger

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-14000-series/#c-14058 Contemporary Records Catalog: 14000 series
2. https://www.jazzdisco.org/kenny-burrell/catalog/#contemporary-c-14058 Kenny Burrell catalog