Kenny Barron at the Piano
Kenny Barron at the Piano | ||||
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Studio album by Kenny Barron | ||||
Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | February 13, 1981 | |||
Studio | RCA Studios, Studio C, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 50:51 | |||
Label | Xanadu 188 | |||
Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
Kenny Barron chronology | ||||
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Kenny Barron at the Piano is a solo album by American jazz pianist Kenny Barron, recorded in early 1981 and released on the Xanadu label.[1][2][3][4][5] The next Barron's solo album, The Source, will be released only in 2023.[6]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Jazzwise | [8] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [9] |
In his review on AllMusic, Robert Taylor notes: "The set is a fine mix of standards and originals ... Along with the duets he recorded with Stan Getz, this stands as the high-water mark in his stellar recording career".[7] In JazzTimes, Philip Booth wrote: "At the Piano, Kenny Barron’s debut solo album, recorded in 1981 on a nine-foot Steinway in the same New York studio that was home to high-end classical players, offers an up-close snapshot of the virtuosity, broadly encompassing style and wide-ranging repertoire that would come to define his storied career".[10]
Track listing
All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.
- "Bud-Like" – 6:02
- "The Star-Crossed Lovers" (Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington) – 8:38
- "Misterioso" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:45
- "Calypso" – 4:02
- "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 6:58
- "Enchanted Flower" – 6:15
- "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Monk) – 5:43
- " Wazuri Blues" – 4:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
References
- ^ Xanadu Records LP discography accessed January 9, 2017.
- ^ Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 9, 2017.
- ^ Kenny Barron: recordings accessed January 9, 2017.
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 9, 2017
- ^ Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 20, 2019.
- ^ Enright, Ed (January 2023). "Kenny Barron:The Source (ArtWork)". DownBeat. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ a b Taylor, Robert. Kenny Barron – At the Piano: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Pristley, Brian (February 2016). "Review Search". Jazzwise. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Booth, Philip, "Kenny Barron: At the Piano" (review), JazzTimes, February 22, 2016.
- v
- t
- e
unless stated otherwise.
as
leader
or
co-leader
- You Had Better Listen (with Jimmy Owens, 1967)
- Sunset to Dawn (1973)
- Peruvian Blue (1974)
- In Tandem (and Ted Dunbar, 1975)
- Lucifer (1975)
- Innocence (1978)
- Together (and Tommy Flanagan, 1978)
- Golden Lotus (1980)
- Kenny Barron at the Piano (1981)
- Imo Live (1982)
- Spiral (1982)
- Green Chimneys (1983–87)
- 1+1+1 (1984)
- Autumn in New York (1984)
- Landscape (1984)
- Scratch (1985)
- The Red Barron Duo (and Red Mitchell, 1986)
- Two as One (and Buster Williams, 1986)
- What If? (1986)
- Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988)
- Rhythm-a-Ning (and John Hicks, 1989)
- Invitation (1990)
- Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten (1990)
- The Only One (1990)
- Confirmation (and Barry Harris, 1991)
- Lemuria-Seascape (1991)
- The Moment (1991)
- Quickstep (1991)
- Sambao (1992)
- Other Places (1993)
- Wanton Spirit (1994)
- Swamp Sally (and Mino Cinelu, 1995)
- Things Unseen (1995)
- Live at Bradley's (1996)
- Live at Bradley's II (1996)
- Night and the City (and Charlie Haden, 1996)
- Spirit Song (1999)
- Canta Brasil (2000)
- Freefall (and Regina Carter, 2000)
- Images (2003)
- Super Standard (2004)
- The Traveler (2007)
- Minor Blues (2009)
- Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2012)
- The Art of Conversation (and Dave Holland, 2014)
- Book of Intuition (2015)
- Concentric Circles (2018)
- Without Deception (and Dave Holland, 2020)
- The Source (2023)
Sphere
- Four in One (1982)
- Flight Path (1983)
- Sphere On Tour (1985)
- Pumpkin's Delight (1986)
- Four for All (1987)
- Bird Songs (1988)
Bill
Barron
- Modern Windows (1961)
- The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron (1961)
- Hot Line (1962)
- West Side Story Bossa Nova (1963)
- Jazz Caper (1978)
- Variations in Blue (1983)
- Live at Cobi's 2 (1985)
- The Next Plateau (1987)
Ron
Carter
- Pastels (1976)
- Yellow & Green (1976)
- Peg Leg (1977)
- Piccolo (1977)
- A Song for You (1978)
- Pick 'Em (1978)
- New York Slick (1979)
- Patrão (1980)
- Super Strings (1981)
- So What? (1998)
Stan
Getz
- Voyage (1986)
- Anniversary! (1987)
- Serenity (1987)
- Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (1989)
- People Time: The Complete Recordings (1991)
Dizzy
Gillespie
- Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963)
- Dizzy Goes Hollywood (1963)
- Something Old, Something New (1963)
- I/We Had a Ball (multiple leaders, 1964)
- Jambo Caribe (1964)
- The Cool World (1964)
- Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert (multiple leaders, 1965)
- The Melody Lingers On (1966)
Freddie
Hubbard
- High Blues Pressure (1967)
- A Soul Experiment (1968–69)
- The Black Angel (1969)
- Sing Me a Song of Songmy (İlhan Mimaroğlu, 1970)
- Super Blue (1978)
- Outpost (1981)
- The Rose Tattoo (1983)
Yusef
Lateef
- The Centaur and the Phoenix (arranger, 1960)
- The Gentle Giant (1970–71)
- Part of the Search (1971–73)
- Hush 'N' Thunder (1972)
- 10 Years Hence (1974)
- The Doctor Is In... and Out (1976)
James
Moody
- Another Bag (1962)
- Comin' On Strong (1963)
- Moody and the Brass Figures (1966)
- The Blues and Other Colors (1968–69)
- Feelin' It Together (1973)
Buddy
Rich
- The Last Blues Album Volume 1 (1974)
- Transition (and Lionel Hampton, 1974)
- Very Live at Buddy's Place (1974)
- Speak No Evil (released 1976)
others
- Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Karrin Allyson, 2015)
- Live at the Blue Note (Franco Ambrosetti, 1992)
- Mustang (Curtis Amy, 1967)
- Old Bottles - New Wine (Ray Anderson, 1985)
- The Best Thing for You (Chet Baker, 1977)
- You Can't Go Home Again (Chet Baker, 1977)
- Studio Trieste (Chet Baker and Hubert Laws, 1982)
- Bad Benson (George Benson, 1974)
- Code Red (Cindy Blackman, 1990)
- The Oracle (Cindy Blackman, 1995)
- Shining Hour (Larry Coryell, 1989)
- Quicksand (Ted Curson, 1974)
- Continuum (Ray Drummond, 1994)
- Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin, 1967)
- Tex Book Tenor (Booker Ervin, 1968)
- All That Jazz (Ella Fitzgerald, 1989)
- Awakening (Sonny Fortune, 1975)
- Two for the Blues (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1983)
- Frankly Speaking (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1984)
- Tiger in the Rain (Michael Franks, 1978)
- Man & Woman (George Freeman, 1974)
- Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Jim Hall, 1996)
- Light and Lively (Louis Hayes, 1989)
- Una Max (Louis Hayes, 1989)
- The Gap Sealer (Albert Heath, 1972)
- Kwanza (The First) (Jimmy Heath, 1973)
- Now! (Bobby Hutcherson, 1969)
- In the Vanguard (Bobby Hutcherson, 1986)
- New Agenda (Elvin Jones, 1975)
- Time Capsule (Elvin Jones, 1977)
- The Bassist! (Sam Jones, 1979)
- We're Goin' Up (Eric Kloss, 1967)
- Jazz Nocturne (Lee Konitz, 1992)
- Number Two Express (Christian McBride, 1995)
- Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (Helen Merrill, 1995)
- Never Never Land (Jane Monheit, 2000)
- Peace and Rhythm (Idris Muhammad, 1971)
- A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval, 2010)
- This Bud's for You... (Bud Shank, 1984)
- Solid (Woody Shaw, 1986)
- Kamau (Charles Sullivan, 1995)
- Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972)
- A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- Jazz French Horn (Tom Varner, 1985)
- Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro, 1982)
- Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington, 1967)
- Two at the Top (Frank Wess and Johnny Coles, 1983)
- New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson, 2003)