Kenny Burrell is an album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] The cover art was commissioned from Andy Warhol.[3] In 2000, it was released on the 2 CD-set Introducing Kenny Burrell: The First Blue Note Sessions along with Introducing Kenny Burrell, plus bonus tracks.

Kenny Burrell
Studio album by Kenny Burrell
Released	April 1957[1]
Recorded	March 12, 1956 (#4-8) Audio-Video Studios, New York City May 29–30, 1956 (#1-2) Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey May 31, 1956 (#3) Café Bohemia, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:32
Label	Blue Note BLP 1543
Producer	Alfred Lion
Kenny Burrell chronology
Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956) Kenny Burrell (1957) Swingin' (1956)

Track listing

1. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 4:02
2. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:49
3. "Mexico City" (Kenny Dorham) - 6:03
4. "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten) - 6:08
5. "Cheetah" (Kenny Burrell) - 4:43
6. "Now See How You Are" (Woody Harris, Oscar Pettiford) - 5:54
7. "Phinupi" - 4:42
8. "How About You?" (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) - 5:14

• Recorded on March 12 (tracks 4-8) at the Audio-Video Studios, NYC, May 29 (track 1) & May 30 (track 2) at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ , May 31 1956 (track 3) at the Cafe Bohemia. Track 3 is an alternate take to the version on Dorham's 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia.

Personnel

• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Kenny Dorham (track 3) - trumpet
• Frank Foster (tracks 6-8), J. R. Monterose (track 3) - tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan (except 2) - piano
• Paul Chambers (track 1), Sam Jones (track 3), Oscar Pettiford (tracks 4-8) - bass
• Kenny Clarke (track 1), Arthur Edgehill (track 3), Shadow Wilson (tracks 4-8) - drums
• Candido (track 1) - conga

References