Kenny Burrell: Midnight Blue LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) ETJS-3.3 The music showcases a level

The music showcases a level of comfort and interactivity that far transcends the vast majority of “with strings” projects on the jazz record shelf

and electric mix of funk

” and the hard-charging “Head Start

and pushing at the boundaries of mainstream jazz on Expansions

Kenny Burrell: Midnight Blue LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) ETJS-3.3 The music showcases a levelBlue Note, 1963 Guitarist Kenny Burrell 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 Midnight Blue. Recorded in 1963, the album waded deep into the blues, conjuring an alluring late night vibe with a profoundly soulful cast including tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, bassist Major Holley, Jr., drummer Bill English, and Ray Barretto on congas.