Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist (born 1931)
Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist. He is known for his work on the Blue Note label. His works with Jimmy Smith produced the 1965 Billboard Top Twenty hit album Organ Grinder Swing.[1][2][3][4]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kenneth Earl Burrell |
| Born | July 31, 1931 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, blues, soul jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1951–present |
| Labels | Blue Note, Prestige, Verve, Fantasy, Fortune, Concord Jazz, Highnote |
Jimi Hendrix has said Burrell as an inspiration.[5]
Burrell is a professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.[6]
References
change- ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (20 November 1965). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. pp. 143–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ↑ Collar, Matt. "Kenny Burrell". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ Cohassey, John. "Kenny Burrell: Guitarist, Educator." Contemporary Musicians. Profiles of the People in Music. Ed. Julia M. Rubiner. Vol. 11. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1994. 29-31. Print
- ↑ Nash, Sunny. "Kenny Burrell Biography." PRLog, May 13, 2009.
- ↑ Moffet, Doug [@DougMoffettJazz] (2019-09-18). "On this day when we mourn the loss of #JimiHendrix, it is worth noting that Jimi Hendrix once remarked, "Kenny Burrell, that's the sound I'm looking for."" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ O'Connell, Sean J. (January 24, 2014). "A Jazz Elder Becomes A UCLA Professor". NPR. NPR. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
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