| The Traveler | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Kenny Barron |
| Cover: | The Traveler (Kenny Barron album).jpg |
| Released: | August 26, 2008 |
| Recorded: | December 12 & 13, 2007 |
| Studio: | NYC |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 68:46 |
| Label: | Sunnyside SSC 3079 |
| Producer: | Karen Kennedy and Kenny Barron |
| Chronology: | Kenny Barron |
| Prev Title: | Super Standard |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | Minor Blues |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
The Traveler is an album by pianist Kenny Barron recorded in New York in late 2007 and released on the Sunnyside label.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Sunnyside released the album on August 26, 2008.
In the review on Allmusic, Ken Dryden noted "These 2007 sessions by Kenny Barron are a bit unusual, as he works with several different groups, playing mostly originals". On All About Jazz, Mark F. Turner wrote "The Traveler finds Barron once again on the move—a colorful palette of ten tracks with excellent sounds—featuring a new rhythm section and some very special guests. From the start of the title track, Barron's still got the touch—panache, grace, fire, and empathy. The result is a perfect portrait of his repertoire and depth ... fine recording by one of jazz's most respected pianists".[6] In JazzTimes, Mike Joyce observed "A rather unlikely group of musicians tag along with Kenny Barron on The Traveler, making the pianist’s latest studio excursion all the more colorful and, at times, intriguing".[7]
All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.