Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard explained

Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Kenny Burrell
Cover:	Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard.jpg
Released:	1980
Recorded:	December 15, 1978
Venue:	Village Vanguard, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Muse MR 5216
Producer:	Helen Keane
Chronology:	Kenny Burrell
Prev Title:	When Lights Are Low
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Kenny Burrell in New York
Next Year:	1978

Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded at the Village Vanguard in late 1978 and released on the Muse label.^{[1] [2] [3]} The album was rereleased on CD along with Kenny Burrell in New York as 12-15-78.

Reception

The Allmusic review called it a "among the finest Burrell recorded in the '70s".

Track listing

1. "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) – 5:51
2. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 6:50
3. "Work Song" (Nat Adderley) – 4:25
4. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 7:31
5. The Introduction by Kenny Burrell of Max Gordon, Village Vanguard – 1:05
6. "In the Still of the Night" (Cole Porter) – 9:09
7. "Medley: Don't You Know I Care?/Love You Madly" (Duke Ellington) – 6:38
8. "It's Getting Dark" (Kenny Burrell) – 5:30

Personnel

• Kenny Burrell – electric guitar
• Larry Gales – bass
• Sherman Ferguson – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5200.htm Muse LP series discography: 5200 to 5249
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records discography
3. http://www.jazzdisco.org/kenny-burrell/catalog/#muse-mr-5216 Kenny Burrell catalog