Composer
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist (born 1931)
b. 1931
49 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1931
- Birthplace
- Detroit
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist, singer and composer known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 Billboard Top Twenty hit Verve album Organ Grinder Swing. Burrell has cited jazz guitarists Charlie Christian, Oscar Moore, and Django Reinhardt as influences, along with blues guitarists T-Bone Walker and Muddy Waters.
Burrell is a professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- guitarist; composer; banjoist; jazz musician; university teacher; jazz guitarist; recording artist; musician
- Education
- Wayne State University; Cass Technical High School; Wayne State University College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts
- Career institutions / employers
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Recorded memberships
- Kappa Alpha Psi
- Instruments played
- guitar
- Awards
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Birth name
- Kenneth Earl Burrell
- VIAF ID
- 42024720
- ISNI
- 0000000114426449
- GND ID
- 134340965
- Library of Congress ID
- n81071440
- MusicBrainz ID
- a85b66d2-34df-4d5a-8c0d-d585b8a14ce1
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Voice
- Genres represented
- Blues, Jazz
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue page 2 of 2
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every Day I Have The Blues | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 42024720. Portrait: vernon.hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.