Kenny Burrell - All Day Long & All Night Long
ARTIST.....: Kenny Burrell
TITLE......: All Day Long & All Night Long
LABEL......: Prestige
URL........: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Burrell
RIP DATE...: Oct-27-2007
STORE DATE.: Sep-26-2007
GENRE......: Jazz
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 69,0 MB
Track Listing:
01 - All Night Long 17:12
02 - Boo-Lu 06:48
03 - Flickers 06:14
04 - Li'l Hankie 08:24
05 - All Day Long 18:23
06 - Slim Jim 07:32
07 - Say Listen 06:45
08 - A.T. 06:42
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78:00 min
Release Notes:
The jazz jam session has always been reserved for in-concert or
club performances. Where these 1956-1957 recordings from guitarist
Kenny Burrell and his all-star septet and sextet differ is that
they were made in the confines of Rudy Van Gelder's recording
studio, where the musicians were able to stretch out on two of the
most memorable modern long-distance jam sessions of all time ù All
Night Long and All Day Long. Initially available as individual LPs
and then together as a two-fer, this is a welcome reissue from the
Prestige vaults, showcasing perhaps the finest collective groups
the Detroiter ever fronted. The extended aforementioned title
tracks, with ample solo room for these individualists, were the
best friends of after-hours radio DJs, and in the case of All Day,
very danceable. They epitomize the hard bop sound as mastered by
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, as well as Detroiters like Burrell,
trumpeter Donald Byrd, and drummer Doug Watkins. For the All Day
sessions, Jerome Richardson's strong, angular, fluttery flute
jumps into the hard bop calypso "Boo-Lu" as Burrell follows with a
second melody line. Horns including tenor man Hank Mobley join in
on definitive hard bop evergreens "Flickers" and "Li'l Hankie,"
utilizing unison melodies and harmonies. The All Night session is
a smaller group, with Tommy Flanagan on piano and Frank Foster
playing tenor as the Detroit connection is solidified. Another
calypso, "Slim Jim," follows, along with hard boppers "Say Listen"
(again with a Jazz Messengers-style front-line unity) and the
frantic, joyous "A.T." This group employs a slightly different
approach, still very much like Blakey, but in the case of "Slim
Jim," Byrd and Foster chit-chat with short, clipped counterpointed
quips as a head melody vehicle. Among the top five recordings
Kenny Burrell ever led, this is also jazz music that has stood the
test of time, and is heartily recommended. Also note that Art
Taylor's liner notes from the 1972 double-album release are
required reading for further insight on these landmark sessions.
http://www.amazon.com/All-Day-Long-Night/dp/B000ULQVEI/
http://www.amazon.com/All-Day-Long-Night/dp/B000ULQVEI/