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Spirit Song is an album by pianist Kenny Barron recorded in New York in 1999 and released on the Verve label.[1][2][3][4][5]

Spirit Song
Studio album by Kenny Barron
Released	February 8, 2000
Recorded	May 16–17, 1999
Studio	Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	64:56
Label	Verve 314 543 180-2
Producer	Joanne Klein
Kenny Barron chronology
Night and the City (1996) Spirit Song (2000) Freefall (2000)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Tom Hull	B+[7]

In the review on AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos noted that "Barron has amassed a formidable number of high-quality recordings, but this ranks right up there near the top".[6] In JazzTimes, Josef Woodard wrote: "The sum effect is a varietal garden of sounds and ideas, within the framework of Barron’s post-mainstream jazz sensibility".[8]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.

1. "The Pelican" – 4:12
2. "Spirit Song" – 5:42
3. "Um Beijo" – 7:31
4. "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) – 9:54
5. "Passion Dance" (McCoy Tyner) – 6:12
6. "Sonja Braga" – 6:25
7. "The Question Is" – 5:21
8. "The Wizard" – 7:59
9. "Cook's Bay" – 7:05
10. "And Then Again" – 4:35

Personnel

• Kenny Barron – piano
• Eddie Henderson – trumpet (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
• David Sánchez – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–9)
• Regina Carter – violin (tracks 3 & 4)
• Russell Malone – guitar (tracks 2, 8 & 10)
• Rufus Reid – bass (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
• Billy Hart – drums (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
• Michael Wall Grigsby – percussion (track 2)

References

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