Kenny Burrell - Blue Muse (2003)

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Title: Blue Muse
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: Concord[CCD-2191-2]
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 67:49
Total Size: 401 MB(+3%) | 160 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

1. Mark I
2. My Friend Ray
3. On Wings of the Spirit
4. Then I Met You
5. It's No Time To Be Blue
6. Blue In Green
7. Blue Muse
8. Solitude
9. 3/4 of the House
10. 'Round Midnight
11. Habiba
12. Blue Guitar Blues
Kenny Burrell - Blue Muse (2003)

personnel :

Kenny Burrell - acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
Tom Ranier - piano and keyboards
Gerald Wiggins - piano
Herman Riley - saxophone, flute
Roberto Miranda - bass
Sherman Ferguson - drums

This CD by guitarist Kenny Burrell begins with a solid swinger, Will Davis' "Mark 1." Unfortunately, most of the remainder of the set is ballad-oriented and features Burrell's vocals on nearly half of the selections. While Burrell's voice is not bad, it cannot carry an entire project by itself. His guitar playing is fine, but there are no moments where one feels that he is really stretching himself. There are appearances from veteran pianist Gerald Wiggins and tenor saxophonist Herman Riley that add a little bit of spark to the set, but not enough to make this so-so effort all that memorable.~ Scott Yanow