Special Requests (And Other Favorites): Live at Catalina's

by Kenny Burrell

Overview

Recorded live at Catalina's in Hollywood in November 2012, these pleasant reworkings are special requests by fans of the legendary jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell. Consider this release as the second part of the 2010 live date Be Yourself: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, also on High Note. Alongside Burrell on these performances is an awesome set of musicians who provide a delicate balance between their post-bop technical excellence and improvisational skills: Justo Almario on sax and flute, Tom Ranier on piano, Tony Dumas on bass, and Clayton Cameron on drums. On these 11 tracks, Burrell pays tribute to Duke Ellington on "Sunset and the Mockingbird," "The Feeling of Jazz," and "In a Sentimental Mood," plus great renditions of "Generation," Benny Golson's "Killer Joe," the Freddie Hubbard composition "Little Sunflower," the standards "Make Someone Happy," "Bye Bye Blackbird," and "The Summer Knows," J.J. Johnson's "Lament," and Burrell's classic "Chitlins con Carne." Fans of Burrell's early sessions for Blue Note should be aware that the guitarist was in fine form in 2012, and listeners will definitely find some pleasant moments here. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	07/23/2013
Label:	Highnote Records
UPC:	0632375725228
Rank:	87542

Tracks

1. Killer Joe
2. Spoken Introduction, Pt. 1
3. Little Sunflower
4. Make Someone Happy
5. Spoken Introduction, Pt. 2
6. Sunset and the Mockingbird
7. Bye Bye Blackbird
8. Lament
9. Spoken Introduction, Pt. 3
10. The Summer Knows
11. Spoken Introduction, Pt. 4
12. The Feeling of Jazz
13. In a Sentimental Mood
14. Generation
15. Chitins con Carne
16. Closing Remarks

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kenny Burrell   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Clayton Cameron   Drums
Tom Ranier   Piano
Tony Dumas   Bass
Justo Almario   Flute,Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Betty Comden   Composer
Kenny Burrell   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes
Ivan Zawinul   Engineer
Joe Fields   Executive Producer
J.J. Johnson   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Benny Golson   Composer
Mort Dixon   Composer
Marilyn Bergman   Composer
Bobby Troup   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
Michel Legrand   Composer
Ray Henderson   Composer
Adolph Green   Composer
Alan Bergman   Composer
Freddie Hubbard   Composer
Wayne Peet   Mixing,Editing,Mastering
George T. Simon   Composer
Bob Barry   Photography
Keiji Obata   Design
Bubba Jackson   Liner Notes