Kenny Burrell – Blue Lights (Volume 1)

Kenny Burrell had already been recording for Blue Note for two years when he recorded "Blue Lights" at Manhattan Towers in 1958, a high-caliber horn session that resulted in two outstanding albums. The guitarist put together an impressive line-up with trumpeter Louis Smith, tenor saxophonists Junior Cook and Tina Brooks, pianists Duke Jordan and Bobby Timmons, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Art Blakey.

"Volume 1" opens with Burrell's laid-back blues "Yes Baby" before segueing into Jordan's livelier "Scotch Blues". Burrell enchants with a stunning rendition of Vernon Duke's "Autumn In New York" before closing the set with a penetrating version of the Duke Ellington staple "Caravan". The album's finishing touch was the graceful cover featuring an illustration by Andy Warhol, one of three Blue Note covers

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition: Mono, mastered by Kevin Gray, pressed on 180g vinyl by Optimal, in single sleeve

Genre: Jazz

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