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Midnight Blue
Kenny Burrell's music is a wonderful blend of elegance and conviction, musical inventiveness and thoughtful restraint. On this 1967 session, the guitarist is joined by regular associates--tenorist Stanley Turrentine, conga drummer Ray Barretto, bassist Major Holley, and drummer Bill English--and together they concentrate on the subtlest and deepest hues of the blues, combining strong rhythmic grooves with a feeling of late-night reflection. There's never a misstep or a superfluous note, from the funky Latin hit "Chitlins Con Carne" to Burrell's deeply felt solo "Soul Lament" and the concentrated swing of "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You." The result is a masterpiece, and the 24-bit remastering by the original engineer, Rudy Van Gelder, adds to the spaciousness and intimacy that have always been hallmarks of the session. --Stuart Broomer
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Tracks| 1 | Chitlins con Carne | | 2 | Mule - Kenny Burrell, Holley, Major | | 3 | Soul Lament | | 4 | Midnight Blue | | 5 | Wavy Gravy | | 6 | Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You - Kenny Burrell, Redman, Don | | 7 | Saturday Night Blues | | 8 | Kenny's Sound | | 9 | K Twist |
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