All Night Long

Performer: Kenny Burrell
Artist: Hank Mobley; Mal Waldron; Art Taylor; Jerome Richardson; Doug Watkins
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Producer: Bob Weinstock
Distributor: Fantasy (distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Donald Byrd (trumpet); Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone, flute); Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone); Mal Waldron (piano); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Doug Watkins (bass); Arthur Taylor (drums). Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on December 28, 1956. Orginally released on Prestige (7073). Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler. Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1990, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). Personnel: Donald Byrd (trumpet); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Jerome Richardson (flute, tenor saxophone); Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone); Mal Waldron (piano); Art Taylor (drums). Liner Note Author: Ira Gitler. Recording information: Hackensack, NJ (12/28/1956); New Jersey (12/28/1956). Unknown Contributor Role: Mal Waldron. Two of guitarist Kenny Burrell's best sessions from the 1950s were this release and its companion, All Day Long. Burrell is teamed with an impressive group of young all-stars, including trumpeter Donald Byrd, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, Jerome Richardson on flute and tenor, pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Taylor. In addition to the lengthy "All Night Long" and three group originals (two by Mobley and one from Waldron), the original LP program has been augmented by a medley of "Body and Soul" and "Tune Up" from the same session. Jam sessions such as this one are only as good as the solos; fortunately, all of the musicians sound quite inspired, making this an easily recommended set. ~ Scott Yanow

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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