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Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Kenneth Earl Burrell K.B. Groovington
Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his collaborations with Jimmy Smith, including the 1965 Billboard Top Twenty hit album Organ Grinder Swing. He has cited jazz guitarists Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt as influences, along with blues musicians T-Bone Walker and Muddy Waters. Burrell also serves as a professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Complete Albums Collection 1956-1957 | Kenny Burrell | 2016 | Compil. |
Unlimited 1 (Live At Catalina's) | Kenny Burrell And The Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra | 2016 | Album |
The Complete Albums Collection 1957-1962 | Kenny Burrell | 2016 | Compil. |
5 Original Albums | Kenny Burrell | 2016 | Album |
Complete 1957-59 Sessions | Jimmy Smith Trio With Kenny Burrell | 2016 | Compil. |
Bluesey Burrell | Kenny Burrell With Coleman Hawkins | 2016 | Album |
11 Greatest Jazz Hits | Kenny Burrell | 2015 | Album |
The Road To Love | Kenny Burrell | 2015 | Album |
Seven Classic Albums Vol. 2 | Kenny Burrell | 2014 | Compil. |
Seven Classic Albums | Kenny Burrell | 2013 | Compil. |
Desafinado + Bluesy Burrell | Coleman Hawkins, Kenny Burrell | 2013 | Compil. |
Special Requests (And Other Favorites) Live At Catalina's | Kenny Burrell | 2013 | Album |
The Bluesin' Around Sessions | Kenny Burrell | 2013 | Album |
On View At The Five Spot Cafe | Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey | 2011 | Album |
Tenderly | Kenny Burrell | 2011 | Album |
Guitar Forms | Kenny Burrell | 2011 | Album |
Standards | Kenny Burrell | 2010 | Compil. |
Be Yourself | Kenny Burrell | 2010 | Album |
All Day Long / All Night Long | Kenny Burrell | 2010 | Compil. |
Prime Live At The Downtown Room | Kenny Burrell | 2009 | Album |
Milt Jackson & The Jazz Giants, Bean Bags plus Bag´s Opus | Milt Jackson, Coleman Hawkins, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Art Farmer, Paul Chambers | 2009 | Compil. |
Midnight In Detroit | Kenny Burrell | 2008 | Compil. |
75th Birthday Bash Live! | Kenny Burrell | 2007 | Album |
Delilah | Kenny Burrell | 2007 | Compil. |
Prestige Profiles | Kenny Burrell | 2006 | Compil. |
'Round Midnight | Kenny Burrell | 2006 | Album |
In A Mellow Tone | Kenny Burrell | 2006 | Compil. |
The Best Of | Kenny Burrell | 2005 | Compil. |
Ballad Essentials | Kenny Burrell | 2005 | Compil. |
The Artist Selects | Kenny Burrell | 2005 | Compil. |
Blue Muse | Kenny Burrell | 2003 | Album |
Stolen Moments | Kenny Burrell | 2002 | Compil. |
Moten Swing! | Kenny Burrell | 2002 | Compil. |
Lucky So And So | Kenny Burrell | 2001 | Album |
Stormy Monday Blues | Kenny Burrell | 2001 | Compil. |
Handcrafted | Kenny Burrell | 2000 | Album |
Stolen Moments | Kenny Burrell | 2000 | Compil. |
Introducing Kenny Burrell The First Blue Note Sessions | Kenny Burrell | 2000 | Compil. |
Handcrafted | Kenny Burrell | 2000 | Album |
At The Village Vanguard | Kenny Burrell | 1999 | Compil. |
12-15-78 | Kenny Burrell | 1999 | Compil. |
The Gold Collection | Kenny Burrell | 1999 | Album |
The Concord Jazz Heritage Series | Kenny Burrell | 1998 | Compil. |
Laid Back | Kenny Burrell | 1998 | Compil. |
Love Is The Answer | Kenny Burrell Featuring The Boys Choir Of Harlem | 1998 | Album |
Kenny Burrell and the Jazz Giants | Kenny Burrell | 1998 | Compil. |
Blue Lights Volumes 1&2 | Kenny Burrell | 1997 | Compil. |
Blue Lights Volume Two | Kenny Burrell | 1997 | Album |
Live At The Blue Note | Kenny Burrell | 1996 | Album |
Kenny Burrell, Vol. 3 | Kenny Burrell | 1996 | Compil. |
Then Along Came Kenny | Kenny Burrell | 1996 | Album |
Blues Fuse | Kenny Burrell | 1995 | Compil. |
The Best Of Kenny Burrell | Kenny Burrell | 1995 | Compil. |
Soulero | Kenny Burrell | 1995 | Compil. |
Soulero | Kenny Burrell | 1995 | Compil. |
Verve Jazz Masters 45 | Kenny Burrell | 1995 | Compil. |
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz With Guest Kenny Burrell | Marian McPartland / Kenny Burrell | 1995 | Album |
Lotus Blossom | Kenny Burrell | 1995 | Album |
Crash! | Brother Jack McDuff Featuring Kenny Burrell | 1994 | Compil. |
Midnight At The Village Vanguard | Kenny Burrell | 1994 | Album |
No Problem | Ray Bryant, Kenny Burrell | 1994 | Album |
Ellington A La Carte | Kenny Burrell | 1993 | Album |
So Easy To Remember | Stéphane Grappelli, Kenny Burrell, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ron Carter, Grady Tate | 1993 | Album |
On Chess Volume 1 - A Night At The Vanguard | Kenny Burrell | 1991 | Album |
Sunup To Sundown | Kenny Burrell | 1991 | Album |
Beyond The Bluebird | Tommy Flanagan Trio, Kenny Burrell | 1991 | Album |
On Chess Volume 2 - A Night At The Vanguard | Kenny Burrell | 1991 | Album |
Riding High Plus Jazz Symphonies Solo Brothers & Professor Jive | Freddie Hubbard And Friends: Clark Terry, Jon Hendricks, Jon Faddis, Kenny Burrell, Sonny Fortune, Joe Beck | 1989 | Album |
A La Carte | Kenny Burrell With Rufus Reid | 1985 | Album |
Togethering | Kenny Burrell & Grover Washington, Jr. | 1985 | Album |
Groovin' High | Kenny Burrell | 1984 | Album |
Bluesin' Around | Kenny Burrell | 1983 | Album |
Listen To The Dawn | Kenny Burrell, Rufus Reid, Ben Riley | 1983 | Album |
Kenny Burrell And Grant Green | Kenny Burrell & Grant Green | 1983 | Compil. |
In New York | Kenny Burrell | 1983 | Album |
All NIght Long / All Day Long / After Hours | Kenny Burrell | 1983 | Album |
For Duke | Kenny Burrell | 1982 | Compil. |
Newport Jazz Festival 1972 Volume I | B.B. King Special Guest Artists Kenny Burrell, Roy Haynes, Joe Newman, Zoot Sims, Jimmy Smith, Clark Terry | 1982 | Compil. |
After Hours | Thad Jones, Kenny Burrell, Frank Wess, Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor, Teddy Charles, Doug Watkins, Elvin Jones | 1982 | Compil. |
Second Coming | Jimmy Smith ,With Kenny Burrell, Grady Tate | 1981 | Album |
In New York | Kenny Burrell | 1981 | Album |
Moonglow | Kenny Burrell And Coleman Hawkins | 1981 | Compil. |
Swingin' | Kenny Burrell | 1980 | Album |
For Duke | Kenny Burrell | 1980 | Compil. |
Live At The Village Vanguard | Kenny Burrell | 1980 | Album |
Moon And Sand | Kenny Burrell | 1980 | Album |
Heritage | Kenny Burrell | 1980 | Album |
Freedom | Kenny Burrell | 1979 | Album |
K.B.Blues | Kenny Burrell | 1979 | Album |
When Lights Are Low | Kenny Burrell | 1979 | Album |
Stormy Monday | Kenny Burrell | 1978 | Album |
Monday Stroll | Kenny Burrell With Frank Wess | 1978 | Album |
The Artistry Of Kenny Burrell | Kenny Burrell | 1978 | Compil. |
Handcrafted | Kenny Burrell | 1978 | Album |
CTI POWER | Freddie Hubbard, Bill Evans, Stanley Turrentine, Hubert Laws, Kenny Burrell | 1977 | Album |
Ellington Is Forever, Volume Two | Kenny Burrell | 1977 | Album |
Tin Tin Deo | Kenny Burrell | 1977 | Album |
Kenny Burrell / John Coltrane | Kenny Burrell / John Coltrane | 1976 | Compil. |
Recapitulation | Kenny Burrell | 1976 | Compil. |
Sky Street | Kenny Burrell | 1976 | Album |
Ellington Is Forever | Kenny Burrell | 1975 | Album |
Screaming Mothers | Ernie Wilkins Featuring: Joe Newman, Snooky Young, David Spinozza, Grady Tate, Chuck Rainey, Hubert Laws, Woody Shaw, Kenny Burrell | 1974 | Album |
Newport Jazz Festival Japan | Joe Newman, Art Farmer, Illinois Jacquet, James Moody, Gerry Mulligan, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, Jack Six, Roy Haynes | 1974 | Album |
Up The Street, 'Round The Corner, Down The Block | Kenny Burrell | 1974 | Album |
All Day Long & All Night Long | Kenny Burrell | 1973 | Compil. |
Previously Unreleased Recordings | Gil Evans And His Orchestra, Kenny Burrell & Phil Woods | 1973 | Album |
Both Feet On The Ground | Kenny Burrell | 1973 | Album |
Previously Unreleased Recordings | Gil Evans And His Orchestra, Kenny Burrell & Phil Woods | 1973 | Album |
Cool Cookin' | Kenny Burrell | 1972 | Compil. |
'Round Midnight | Kenny Burrell | 1972 | Album |
God Bless The Child | Kenny Burrell | 1971 | Album |
Guitar Genius In Japan | Kenny Burrell, Attila Zoller, Jim Hall | 1970 | Album |
Night Song | Kenny Burrell | 1969 | Album |
Asphalt Canyon Suite | Kenny Burrell | 1969 | Album |
The Preacher / Burning Spear | Kenny Burrell | 1968 | Single |
Blues - The Common Ground | Kenny Burrell | 1968 | Album |
Blues Fuse / Recapitualtion | Kenny Burrell | 1968 | Single |
Soulero | Kenny Burrell | 1967 | Single |
Ode To 52nd Street | Kenny Burrell | 1967 | Album |
A Generation Ago Today | Kenny Burrell | 1967 | Album |
Have Yourself A Soulful Little Christmas | Kenny Burrell | 1966 | Album |
Hot Bossa | Kenny Burrell | 1966 | Single |
Have Yourself A Soulful Little Christmas | Kenny Burrell | 1966 | Album |
The Best Of Kenny Burrell | Kenny Burrell | 1966 | Compil. |
The Little Drummer Boy | Kenny Burrell | 1966 | Single |
Body & Soul | Donald Byrd · Kenny Burrell · Frank Foster · Hank Mobley · Mal Waldron · Curtis Fuller · Paul Quinichette · Hank Jones, The Prestige All Stars | 1965 | Album |
Loie / Downstairs | Kenny Burrell | 1965 | Single |
Guitar Soul | Kenny Burrell / Bill Jennings / Tiny Grimes | 1965 | Album |
Guitar | Kenny Burrell | 1965 | Compil. |
Sylvia Is! | Sylvia Syms With Kenny Burrell | 1965 | Album |
The Organ Grinder's Swing | Jimmy Smith With Kenny Burrell And Grady Tate | 1965 | Single |
Guitar Forms | Kenny Burrell | 1965 | Album |
Organ Grinder Swing | Jimmy Smith Featuring Kenny Burrell And Grady Tate | 1965 | Album |
On The Trail | Jimmy Heath Quintet Featuring Kenny Burrell And Wynton Kelly | 1965 | Album |
Soul Call | Kenny Burrell | 1964 | Album |
Crash! | Kenny Burrell With The Brother Jack McDuff Quartet | 1964 | Album |
Soul Call / Kenny's Theme | Kenny Burrell | 1964 | Single |
Blue Bash | Kenny Burrell / Jimmy Smith | 1964 | Single |
Travelin' Light | Shirley Scott & Kenny Burrell | 1964 | Album |
Jazz Interplay | John Coltrane / Kenny Burrell / Jackie McLean / Mal Waldron | 1964 | Compil. |
I Thought About You | Kenny Burrell | 1963 | Single |
Freight Trane | Kenny Burrell | 1963 | Single |
Bluesey Burrell | Kenny Burrell With Coleman Hawkins | 1963 | Album |
I Love Paris / Here 'T Is | The Ramsey Lewis Trio | 1963 | Single |
!!! More !!! (Theme From Mondo Cane) | Kai Winding Featuring Kenny Burrell | 1963 | Album |
Midnight Blue | Kenny Burrell | 1963 | Album |
More (Thème Du Film: "Mondo Cane") | Kai Winding Avec Kenny Burrell | 1963 | Single |
Chittlins Con Carne | Kenny Burrell | 1963 | Single |
Don't Cry Baby / Drum Boogie | Kenny Burrell | 1963 | Single |
Confessin' The Blues | Billie Poole With Junior Mance Trio And Kenny Burrell | 1963 | Album |
Blue Bash! | Kenny Burrell / Jimmy Smith | 1963 | Album |
!!! More !!! (Theme From Mondo Cane) | Kai Winding Featuring Kenny Burrell | 1963 | Single |
Here's Love | Hank Jones - Kenny Burrell - Milt Hinton - Elvin Jones | 1963 | Album |
Wavy Gravy | Kenny Burrell | 1963 | Single |
Montuno Blues | Kenny Burrell | 1962 | Single |
Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane | Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane | 1962 | Album |
Weaver Of Dreams | Kenny Burrell | 1961 | Album |
At The Five Spot Cafe | Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey | 1960 | Album |
Soul Blues | Coleman Hawkins, Kenny Burrell, Ray Bryant | 1960 | Single |
Motorin' Along | Jimmy Smith - Kenny Burrell | 1960 | Single |
The Cats | Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Idrees Sulieman | 1959 | Album |
The Chant / Here 'Tis | The Ramsey Lewis Trio With Kenny Burrell | 1959 | Single |
At The Five Spot Cafe | Kenny Burrell | 1959 | Album |
Just Wailin' | Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse, Kenny Burrell, Mal Waldron | 1958 | Album |
All Day Long | Frank Foster, Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor | 1958 | Single |
Blue Lights, Volume 1 | Kenny Burrell | 1958 | Album |
Kenny Burrell | Kenny Burrell | 1958 | Single |
2 Guitars | Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney | 1958 | Single |
Blue Lights, Vol. 2 | Kenny Burrell | 1958 | Album |
D. B. Blues | Kenny Burrell | 1957 | Single |
Interplay For 2 Trumpets And 2 Tenors | Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor | 1957 | Album |
Kenny Burrell | Kenny Burrell | 1957 | Album |
2 Guitars | Kenny Burrell / Jimmy Raney | 1957 | Album |
After Hours | Thad Jones / Kenny Burrell / Frank Wess / Mal Waldron / Paul Chambers / Art Taylor | 1957 | Album |
Jazz For Playboys | Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Joe Newman, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones, Ed Thigpen, Gus Johnson | 1957 | Album |
John Jenkins With Kenny Burrell | John Jenkins / Kenny Burrell | 1957 | Album |
Bright's Spot | Ronnell Bright / Kenny Burrell / Leonard Gaskin | 1957 | Album |
Introducing Kenny Burrell | Kenny Burrell | 1956 | Album |
Jazzmen: Detroit | Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Pepper Adams, Paul Chambers, Kenny Clarke | 1956 | Album |
North, South, East.....Wess | Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke | 1956 | Album |
Kenny Burrell | Kenny Burrell | 1956 | Album |
This Time The Dream's On Me | Kenny Burrell | 1956 | Single |
Opus In Swing | Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke | 1956 | Album |
Kenny Burrell & The Tenor-Sax Giants | Kenny Burrell | Compil. | |
Jazz Guitar | Kenny Burrell, Charlie Byrd, Larry Coryell, Pat Martino, Grant Green | Compil. | |
Kenny Burrell + Swingin' | Kenny Burrell | Compil. | |
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 55 | Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, Billy Taylor, Attila Zoller | Compil. | |
Travelin' Light | Shirley Scott, Kenny Burrell | Single | |
The Good Life | Kenny Burrell | Single | |
Three Top Guitarists | Wes Montgomery - Jim Hall - Kenny Burrell | Compil. | |
The Breeze And I / Nica's Dream | Kenny Burrell With The Brother Jack McDuff Quartet | Single | |
Do-It-Yourself Music Of Cole Porter | Ray Bryant, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Art Taylor | Album | |
Soul Surfin' | Kai Winding Featuring Kenny Burrell | Single |