Kenny Burrell, Volume 2

Kenny Burrell, also known as Kenny Burrell, Volume 2, is an album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell primarily recorded on March 12, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year.^[2]

Kenny Burrell
Studio album by Kenny Burrell
Released	April 1957[1]
Recorded	March 12, 1956 May 29–31, 1956
Venue	Café Bohemia, NYC
Studio	Audio-Video Studios, NYC Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:32
Label	Blue Note BLP 1543
Producer	Alfred Lion
Kenny Burrell chronology
Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956) Kenny Burrell (1957) Swingin' (1956)

Background

Artwork

The cover art was illustrated by Andy Warhol.^[3]

Release history

In 2000, it was released on the 2 CD-set Introducing Kenny Burrell: The First Blue Note Sessions along with Introducing Kenny Burrell, plus bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Date recorded	Length
1.	"Get Happy"	Harold Arlen Ted Koehler	May 29, 1956	4:02
2.	"But Not for Me"	George Gershwin Ira Gershwin	May 30, 1956	3:49
3.	"Mexico City" (live)	Kenny Dorham	May 31, 1956	6:03
4.	"Moten Swing"	Bennie Moten	March 12, 1956	6:08

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Date recorded	Length
1.	"Cheetah"	Kenny Burrell	March 12, 1956	4:43
2.	"Now See How You Are"	Woody Harris Oscar Pettiford	March 12, 1956	5:54
3.	"Phinupi"		March 12, 1956	4:42
4.	"How About You?"	Burton Lane Ralph Freed	March 12, 1956	5:14

• "Mexico City" is an alternate take to the version on Dorham's 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia.

Personnel

Musicians

March 12, 1956

• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Frank Foster – tenor saxophone (except "Moten Swing", "Cheetah")
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Oscar Pettiford – bass
• Shadow Wilson – drums
  • recorded at Audio-Video Studios, NYC

May 29, 1956

• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums
• Candido – conga
  • recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

May 30, 1956

• Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

May 31, 1956

• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Kenny Dorham – trumpet
• J. R. Monterose – tenor saxophone
• Bobby Timmons – piano
• Sam Jones – bass
• Arthur Edgehill – drums
  • recorded live at the Café Bohemia, NYC

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
• Reid Miles – cover design
• Andy Warhol – cover illustration
• Leonard Feather – liner notes

References

1. Billboard Apr 29, 1957
2. Blue Note Records discography accessed January 2, 2011
3. The Early Jazz Album Covers of Andy Warhol, accessed November 17, 2015