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Kenny Burrell | |
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 Burrell in Buffalo, New York, 1977 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kenneth Earl Burrell |
| Born | July 31, 1931 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, blues, soul jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1951–present |
| Labels | Blue Note, Prestige, Verve, Fantasy, Fortune, Concord Jazz, Highnote |
Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 Billboard Top Twenty hit Verve album Organ Grinder Swing.[1] He has cited jazz guitarists Charlie Christian, Oscar Moore, and Django Reinhardt as influences, along with blues guitarists T-Bone Walker and Muddy Waters.[2][3][4]
Burrell is a professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.[5]
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- ^ Collar, Matt. "Kenny Burrell". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ Cohassey, John. "Kenny Burrell: Guitarist, Educator." Contemporary Musicians. Profiles of the People in Music. Ed. Julia M. Rubiner. Vol. 11. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1994. 29–31. Print.
- ^ Nash, Sunny. "Kenny Burrell Biography". PRLog, May 13, 2009.
- ^ O'Connell, Sean J. (January 24, 2014). "A Jazz Elder Becomes A UCLA Professor". NPR. Retrieved July 30, 2019.