{"title":"Kenny Burrell","description":"\u003ch2\u003eKenny Burrell Vinyl Records \u0026amp; Music Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore Kenny Burrell vinyl records at UMusic Shop South Africa. Discover jazz through physical releases that bring the artist’s musical identity, individual recordings and visual presentation into one collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKenny Burrell: the music and the story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuitarist Kenny Burrell brings a refined touch and an especially close relationship with the blues into jazz. His lines can be harmonically detailed while remaining direct, making space and tone as important as the number of notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMidnight Blue places Burrell’s guitar in a small-group setting with a particularly strong blues feeling. The directness of a theme allows his touch and rhythmic placement to become central to the performance. For a listener entering jazz guitar, the record is welcoming without being simplistic; the ensemble’s ease comes from close interaction, and a quiet response can be as revealing as the lead phrase it follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCatalogue highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMidnight Blue is a particularly inviting album, placing his guitar in an ensemble setting where groove and understated interaction carry the music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurrell’s close relationship with the blues gives even a harmonically detailed line a clear emotional direction, allowing sophistication and accessibility to coexist naturally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMidnight Blue: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy collect Kenny Burrell?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe value of the complete programme is in the musical exchange: a theme, a response from the rhythm section and the direction of a solo all contribute to the larger performance. Vinyl gives the sleeve artwork and playing sequence a tangible place in a music collection. The visual design and the moment of placing a record on the turntable become part of returning to the music. The particular pressing or package defines the edition, so explore the individual release for its track list and stated presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore Kenny Burrell at UMusic Shop South Africa and choose a physical release to make part of your own music collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kenny-burrell-midnight-blue-classic-vinyl-series","title":"Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue (Classic Vinyl Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003eGuitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003eKenny Burrell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003e debuted on Blue Note Records in 1956 and over the following 7 years made a series of excellent albums for the label that culminated with his masterwork \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003eMidnight Blue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003e. Recorded in 1963, the album waded deep into the blues, conjuring an alluring late-night vibe with a profoundly soulful cast including tenor saxophonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003eStanley Turrentine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003e, bassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003eMajor Holley, Jr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003e, drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003eBill English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003eRay Barretto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003e on congas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003eBurrell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003e originals including “Chitlins con Carne,” “Midnight Blue,” “Saturday Night Blues,” and the stunning solo guitar piece “Soul Lament” set the tone for this timeless classic adorned by one of the all-time great \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003eReid Miles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003e cover designs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #f6f5f0;\"\u003eThis Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: custom-font, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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With Stanley Turrentine’s sax infusing each note with an excess of soul and Ray Barretto’s congas giving the blues-oriented music a Latin tinge, Burrell raises the heat and is heard at his most exhilarating and extroverted. His soulful playing on such songs as \"Chitlins Con Carne,\" \"Saturday Night Blues\" and \"Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You\" is so emotional and showcases why both B.B. King and Duke Ellington often cited Kenny Burrell as their favorite guitarist. This superbly recorded classic needs to be in every jazz collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBLUE NOTE ESSENTIALS - the label’s LP classics for the first time at an uncompromisingly affordable price, without compromise in manufacturing quality. 140g Optimal pressing from hi-res master, single sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col class=\"list-decimal\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChittlins Con Carne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMule\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoul Lament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMidnight Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col class=\"list-decimal\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWavy Gravy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGee Baby Ain't I Good To You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaturday Night Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46355730170052,"sku":"019995796684","price":495.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/7927\/6700\/files\/82730545f6806a9651c0bd4cfec20e5a.png?v=1789571542"}],"url":"https:\/\/umg.africa\/collections\/kenny-burrell.oembed","provider":"UMG Africa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}