A Night at the Vanguard

by Kenny Burrell, Kenny Burrell Trio

Overview

Kenny Burrell played several nights at the Village Vanguard in August of 1993, and those shows are documented on two CDs -- this one and Then Along Came Kenny, which was released the following year. Both were produced by Burrell with Yoichi Nakao and feature an unfortunately ill-defined sound; pianist James Williams, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Sherman Ferguson are clearly audible, but Burrell's guitar is sometimes muffled. The program itself is quite nice, and features a good mix of standards, modern compositions and Burrell originals, but the guitarist is hobbled, as he is on the other recording from this series of concerts, by a certain tentativeness. Burrell's tendency to hedge his bets is brought out most sharply on the Thelonious Monk compositions -- if you play "Bemsha Swing" safe, you're not playing "Bemsha Swing." But he does have great tone, and there's no arguing with any of the specific gestures he makes; the problem lies in those he doesn't make and could have. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	05/10/2024
Label:	Verve
UPC:	0602458948073
Rank:	120417

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kenny Burrell   Primary Artist,Guitar
Kenny Burrell Trio   Primary Artist
Stanley Cowell Quartet   Primary Artist
Roy Haynes   Guest Artist,Drums
Peter Washington   Guest Artist
James Williams   Guest Artist
Richard Davis   Guest Artist,Bass

Technical Credits

Erick Labson   Mastering
Erroll Garner   Composer
Lee Gaines   Composer
Phil Macy   Engineer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Matt Dennis   Composer
Ray Henderson   Composer
John Lewis   Composer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Cameron Mizell   Production Coordination
Joe Goldberg   Liner Notes
Jack Wolf   Composer
Frank Sinatra   Composer
William Byrd   Composer
Joel Herron   Composer
Nadine Robinson   Composer
Tom Adair   Composer
Henri Woode   Composer
Billy Byrd   Composer
Chuck Stewart   Photography,Original Cover Photography
Hollis King   Art Direction
Isabelle Wong   Package Design
Arnold Stanford   Composer
Don Gold   Liner Notes
Henry J. Wood   Composer
Bill Byrd   Composer
Theodore MacRae   Composer
Teddy McRae   Composer
Shelton Brooks   Composer
Andy McKaie   Reissue Supervisor
Benny Goodman   Composer
Fletcher Henderson   Composer,Arranger
Jack Tracy   Supervisor
Duke Ellington   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Kenny Burrell   Composer
Billy Bird   Composer