The entirety of
Kenny's first 3 sessions for Blue Note together on one 2 disc set. Arguably some of
Kenny Burrell's best work! Unlike some of
Kenny's other sessions, which hide his guitar in arrangements that are a bit too complicated – this one's a nicely stripped-down album that sets his hollow electric in a group with Tommy Flanagan on piano, Paul Chambers on bass,
Kenny Clarke on drums, and Candido on conga. The tracks are nicely laidback, and
Kenny hits some nice deep grooves on cuts like "Fugue N Blues", "Takeela", and "Delilah". Plus, the album also includes a totally cool percussion-only track – "Rhythmorama", which is a duet between
Kenny Clarke and Candido! This CD adds the entire session to include the album issued as
Kenny Burrell Volume 2 which featured Frank Foster's tenor on numbers like "Moten Swin", "Cheeta" and Phinupi. K.B. Blues, an early 10" side that included the title track (with an alternate take also included here), "Nica's Dream" and "Out For Blood" with tenor man Hank Mobley, is also included.
(2000 Connoisseur pressing. Mark through barcode, disc has a promo stamp.)