Prestige Profiles, Vol. 7

Performer: Kenny Burrell
Producer: Bob Weinstock; Teddy Charles; Ozzie Cadena
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Kenny Burrell (guitar); Jerome Richardson (flute); Coleman Hawkins, Frank Foster, Hank Mobley, John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); Mal Waldron, Tommy Flanagan (piano); Jack McDuff (organ); Major Holley, Paul Chambers (bass instrument); Doug Watkins (bass guitar); Eddie Locke, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Cobb , Joe Dukes, Louis Hayes, Art Taylor (drums); Ray Barretto (congas). A concise overview of Kenny Burrell's late-1950s/early-'60s work for the Prestige label, this compilation features the jazz guitarist collaborating with a number of outstanding musicians, including tenor saxophonists John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins, trumpeter Donald Byrd, and pianist Mal Waldron. In addition to Burrell's bluesy originals and a number of excellent standards, this 2005 set also includes a bonus disc that offers a sampling of Prestige tracks by some of his contemporaries, including guitarists Tal Farlow and Pat Martino.

Detroit guitarist Kenny Burrell is one of the most influential guitar players in jazz. He started out performing with Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, and even Benny Goodman in the 1950s. Under his own name, he released some important collaborative efforts with John Coltrane and Jimmy Smith. Throughout the '60s, with such albums as the iconic MIDNIGHT BLUE, he helped define the modern concept of jazz guitar, and continued to explore the style for decades to come.

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