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Kenny Burrell, Guitar Forms 1965 Original Verve Stereo Gil Evans gatefold lp VG+
Sold Date:
July 15, 2018
Start Date:
June 13, 2017
Final Price:
$25.00
(USD)
Seller Feedback:
1150
Buyer Feedback:
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AllMusic Review
by Richard Mortifoglio
Kenny Burrell - Guitar Forms
Though the jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell is associated mostly with Blue Note-based hard bop and soul-jazz (he
had a hit with the funky "Chile con Carne"), he is also a musician of
considerable artistry. Witness his landmark 1965 collaboration with Gil Evans Guitar Forms, which rivals anything the arranger did with Miles Davis. Indeed, the track "Lotus Land" has a bolero form very reminiscent of Sketches of Spain. There is no stinting on the blues here, either, as evidenced on
"Downstairs" and "Terrace Theme." But the highlights are the bossa nova
version of Alec Wilder's "Moon and Sand," as well as a characteristically slow and luxurious treatment of Harold Arlen's "Last Night When We Were Young." Throughout, Burrell
takes thoughtful, concise, and utterly musical solos, and even switches
to acoustic classical guitar on "Prelude #2" and "Loie."
My name is printed on the inside album cover. I would not sell it but I can't take it with me, right.
