Midnight Blue
Artist - Kenny Burrell
Album Title - Midnight Blue
Date of Release - Jan 6, 1963 (recording) inprint
Tones - Playful, Gentle, Refined/Mannered, Autumnal, Laid-Back/Mellow, Restrained, Intimate, Cerebral
Styles - Bop
Time 45:18
AMG EXPERT REVIEW: This album is one of guitarist Kenny Burrell's best-known sessions for the Blue Note label. Burrell is matched with tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, bassist Major Holley, drummer Bill English and Ray Barretto on conga for a blues-oriented date highlighted by "Chitlins Con Carne," "Midnight Blue," "Saturday Night Blues" and the lone standard "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You." ? Scott Yanow
1. Chitlins con Carne (Burrell) - 5:30
2. Mule (Burrell/Holley) - 6:56
3. Soul Lament (Burrell) - 2:43
4. Midnight Blue (Burrell) - 4:02
5. Wavy Gravy (Burrell) - 5:47
6. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Razaf/Redman) - 4:25
7. Saturday Night Blues (Burrell) - 6:16
8. Kenny's Sound (Burrell) - 4:43
9. K Twist (Burrell) - 3:37
Ray Barretto - Conga
Leonard Feather - Original Liner Notes
Stanley Turrentine - Sax (Tenor)
Billy Gene English - Drums
Major Holley - Bass
Kenny Burrell - Guitar
Michael Cuscuna - Producer, Reissue Producer
Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer, Engineer, Remastering
Alfred Lion - Producer
Francis Wolff - Photography, Cover Photo
Bob Blumenthal - Liner Notes
Reid Miles - Cover Design, Typography
Gordon Jee - Creative Director
Tom Vasatka - Producer