Guitar Forms Explained

Guitar Forms
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kenny Burrell
Cover:	guitarforms.jpg
Released:	1965
Recorded:	December 4, 15, 1964, Webster Hall, New York City, New York, April 6, 12, 1965, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:31
Label:	Verve
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Prev Title:	Freedom
Prev Year:	1963-64
Next Title:	The Tender Gender
Next Year:	1965

Guitar Forms is a 1965 album by Kenny Burrell, featuring arrangements by Gil Evans. Evans' orchestra appears on five of the album's nine tracks, including the nearly 9-minute "Lotus Land". Three tracks are blues numbers in a small group format and there is one solo performance: "Prelude #2".

Reception

In 1966, the album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group, for Best Album Cover – Photography, and Gil Evans was nominated for Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist for "Greensleeves".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Downstairs" (Elvin Jones) – 2:53
2. "Lotus Land" (Cyril Scott) – 9:38
3. "Terrace Theme" (Joe Benjamin) – 4:02
4. "Prelude No. 2" (George Gershwin) – 2:17
5. "Moon and Sand" (William Engvick, Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder) – 4:16
6. "Loie" (Kenny Burrell) – 3:19
7. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 4:12
8. "Last Night When We Were Young" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 4:34
9. "Breadwinner" (Burrell) – 3:00

Alternative tracks included on the Verve Jazz Masters reissue:

1. "Downstairs" – 4:11
2. "Downstairs" – 3:06
3. "Downstairs" – 2:38
4. "Downstairs" – 2:36
5. "Terrace Theme" – 2:59
6. "Terrace Theme" – 3:58
7. "Terrace Theme" – 4:09
8. "Breadwinner" – 3:51
9. "Breadwinner" – 3:49
10. "Breadwinner" – 3:17
11. "Breadwinner" – 3:04

Personnel

Combo

• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Roger Kellaway - piano
• Joe Benjamin - double bass
• Grady Tate - drums
• Willie Rodriguez - conga

Orchestra

• Gil Evans - arranged & conducted
• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Johnny Coles or Louis Mucci - trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland & Jimmy Knepper - trombone
• Andy Fitzgerald - flute & English horn
• Ray Beckenstein - alto flute, flute & bass clarinet
• George Marge - English horn & flute or Richie Kamuca - tenor sax & oboe
• Lee Konitz - alto saxophone
• Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
• Bob Tricarico - tenor sax, bassoon & flute
• Ray Alonge or Julius Watkins - french horn
• Bill Barber - tuba
• Ron Carter - double bass
• Elvin Jones & Charlie Persip - drums & percussion

Production

• Creed Taylor – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Charts

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Peak position
Croatian International Albums (HDU)^[2]	30

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1965 Grammy Winners . grammy.com . August 29, 2022.
2. Web site: Lista prodaje 25. tjedan 2024.. June 10, 2024. . hr. June 29, 2024. June 29, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240629090358/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-25-tjedan-2024/. dead.