Kenny Burrell - Bluesey Burrell (2LP, 45RPM, Number 0763)
Rarity - Unsealed (mint conditions)
Kenny Burrell, guitar [click here to see more vinyl featuring Kenny Burrell]
Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax (A1, A4, B1, B3) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Coleman Hawkins]
Tommy Flanagan, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Tommy Flaganan]
Major Holey, bass
Eddie Locke, drums
Ray Barretto, conga (A1, A4, B2-3)
2 LPs, standard sleeve
Numbered & Limited Edition (Number 0763)
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Moodsville
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Ozzie Cadena
Remastered by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman at Acoustech Mastering
Tracks :
Side A:
- Tres Talbras
- No More
- Guilty
- Montono Blues
- I Thought About You
- Out of This World
- It's Getting Dark
« This session is valuable for the majestic playing of tenor great Coleman Hawkins, who performs on half of the eight tracks. Released on the Prestige subsidiary Moodsville -- a label that specialized in recordings with an intimate, reflective atmosphere -- the Moodsville sound doesn't sit comfortably on Hawkins. His playing is brilliantly relaxed, but it's not mood music. Leader Kenny Burrell's playing is much more in line with the Moodsville groove. The guitarist is not amplified as much as he is on his Prestige dates from this time. In fact, he performs on a nylon-string instrument almost as much as he does on his hollow-body electric. Unlike Hawkins, Burrell's subdued contribution is made to measure for this date. Listeners expecting to hear Burrell the hard bopper won't. The key moments come during the interaction between the guitarist and tenor player, especially during their exchanges on Burrell's "Montono Blues." The rhythm section, Hawkins' working band from this period (pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Major Holley, and drummer Eddie Locke) provides impeccable, sublime support. » AllMusic Review by Jim Todd
This session is a model of the emotionally intense ballad programs featured on Prestige's Moodsville subsidiary. The great Kenny Burrell receives a major assist from saxophone patriarch Coleman Hawkins (who is in exemplary early-Sixties form), Hawkins's rhythm section of the time (made up exclusively of natives of Burrell's hometown Detroit) and conga drummer Ray Barretto. The choice of material and variety of settings are inspired, with Burrell heard solo on "No More," over just bass and drums on "Guilty," in two different quintet settings and on three titles by the full sextet. Each soloist is fully engaged throughout, with things shifting into even higher gear when Burrell and Hawkins converse on "Montono Blues" and "I Thought About You." With Coleman Hawkins, Tommy Flanagan, Major Holley, Eddie Locke and Ray Barretto.