Super Standard (album) explained

Super Standard
Type:	Album
Artist:	Kenny Barron, Jay Leonhart and Al Foster
Cover:	Super Standard (album).jpg
Released:	December 22, 2004
Recorded:	September 7, 2004
Studio:	Avatar, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	67:38
Label:	Venus TKCV 35343
Producer:	Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan
Chronology:	Kenny Barron
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Prev Year:	2002
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Super Standard is an album by pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Jay Leonhart and drummer Al Foster (billed for contractual reasons as the Super Trio) recorded in New York in 2004 and released on the Japanese Venus label.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

In the review on Allmusic, Ken Dryden noted "As one of the busiest pianists around, Barron has a wealth of music at his fingertips and he doesn't disappoint with fresh approaches to standards and jazz compositions that make up this session".

Track listing

1. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 5:27
2. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon) – 7:20
3. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 5:02
4. "Cleopatra's Dream" (Bud Powell) – 3:59
5. "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:48
6. "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) – 8:11
7. "Stolen Moments" (Oliver Nelson) – 5:51
8. "Summer Night" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 4:21
9. "Sunset and the Mockingbird" (Duke Ellington) – 5:32
10. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare) – 5:47
11. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 6:18
12. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 3:02

Personnel

• Kenny Barron – piano
• Jay Leonhart – bass
• Al Foster – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/kenny-barron/catalog/#venus-tkcv-35343 Kenny Barron Catalog
2. http://www.venusrecord.com/v2/release/VHCD-2038.html Venus Records Catalogue
3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/kenny-barron-discography/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron
4. Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 24, 2019