God Bless the Child is an album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the CTI label.[1]
God Bless the Child | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1971 | |||
Recorded | April 28 and May 11 & 25, 1971 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 49:52 | |||
Label | CTI CTI 6011 | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
Kenny Burrell chronology | ||||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review states "This is Burrell at his level best as a player to be sure, but also as a composer and as a bandleader. Magnificent".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by Kenny Burrell except where noted
- "Be Yourself" - 5:56
- "Love Is the Answer" - 4:54
- "Do What You Gotta Do" - 9:35
- "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) - 8:37
- "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 8:55
- "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" (Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf) - 2:19
- "Lost in the Stars" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) - 2:27
- "A Child Is Born" [alternate take] (Jones) - 7:09
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 28 (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 8), May 11 (tracks 4 & 7) and May 25 (tracks 2 & 6), 1971
Tracks 6-8 are bonus tracks on CD issues, not on the original LP.
Personnel
edit- Kenny Burrell - electric guitar
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet (except tracks 6 & 7)
- Hubert Laws - flute (except tracks 6 & 7)
- Richard Wyands - piano, electric piano (except tracks 6 & 7)
- Hugh Lawson - electric piano (except tracks 6 & 7)
- Ron Carter - bass (except tracks 6 & 7)
- Billy Cobham - drums (except tracks 6 & 7)
- Ray Barretto, Airto Moreira - percussion (except tracks 6 & 7)
- Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Lucien Schmit, Alan Shulman - cello (except tracks 6 & 7)
- Don Sebesky - arranger, conductor
References
edit- ^ CTI Records discography accessed February 20, 2012
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 16, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.