Guitar Forms
Guitar Forms is a 1965 album by Kenny Burrell, featuring arrangements by Gil Evans.[1] Evans' orchestra appears on only five of the album's nine tracks, including the nearly 9-minute "Lotus Land." Three tracks are blues numbers in a small group format, and there is one solo performance: "Prelude #2."
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Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | December 4, 15, 1964, Webster Hall, New York City, New York, April 6, 12, 1965, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:31 | |||
Label | Verve | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Reception
In 1966, this album was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Soloist or Small Group, and Gil Evans was nominated for Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Greensleeves" in this album.
Track listing
- "Downstairs" (Elvin Jones) – 2:53
- "Lotus Land" (Cyril Scott) – 9:38
- "Terrace Theme" (Joe Benjamin) – 4:02
- "Prelude No. 2" (George Gershwin) – 2:17
- "Moon and Sand" (William Engvick, Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder) – 4:16
- "Loie" (Kenny Burrell) – 3:19
- "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 4:12
- "Last Night When We Were Young" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 4:34
- "Breadwinner" (Burrell) – 3:00
- Alternative tracks included on the Verve Jazz Masters reissue:
- "Downstairs" – 4:11
- "Downstairs" – 3:06
- "Downstairs" – 2:38
- "Downstairs" – 2:36
- "Terrace Theme" – 2:59
- "Terrace Theme" – 3:58
- "Terrace Theme" – 4:09
- "Breadwinner" – 3:51
- "Breadwinner" – 3:49
- "Breadwinner" – 3:17
- "Breadwinner" – 3:04
Personnel
Combo
- Kenny Burrell - guitar
- Roger Kellaway - piano
- Joe Benjamin - double bass
- Grady Tate - drums
- Willie Rodriguez - conga
Orchestra
- Arranged & conducted by Gil Evans
- Kenny Burrell - guitar
- Johnny Coles or Louis Mucci - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland & Jimmy Knepper - trombone
- Andy Fitzgerald - flute & English horn
- Ray Beckenstein - alto flute, flute & bass clarinet
- George Marge - English horn & flute or Richie Kamuca - tenor sax & oboe
- Lee Konitz - alto saxophone
- Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
- Bob Tricarico - tenor sax, bassoon & flute
- Ray Alonge or Julius Watkins - french horn
- Bill Barber - tuba
- Ron Carter - double bass
- Elvin Jones & Charlie Persip - drums & percussion
Production
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
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References
- Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Guitar Forms - Kenny Burrell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 33. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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