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Guitar Forms
Studio album by
Kenny Burrell
Released1965
RecordedDecember 4, 15, 1964, Webster Hall, New York City, New York, April 6, 12, 1965, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:31
LabelVerve
ProducerCreed Taylor
Kenny Burrell chronology
Freedom
(1963-64) 		Guitar Forms
(1965) 		The Tender Gender
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

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."

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.[citation needed]

Track listing

  1. "Downstairs" (Elvin Jones) – 2:53
  2. "Lotus Land" (Cyril Scott) – 9:38
  3. "Terrace Theme" (Joe Benjamin) – 4:02
  4. "Prelude No. 2" (George Gershwin) – 2:17
  5. "Moon and Sand" (William Engvick, Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder) – 4:16
  6. "Loie" (Kenny Burrell) – 3:19
  7. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 4:12
  8. "Last Night When We Were Young" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 4:34
  9. "Breadwinner" (Burrell) – 3:00
    Alternative tracks included on the Verve Jazz Masters reissue:
  10. "Downstairs" – 4:11
  11. "Downstairs" – 3:06
  12. "Downstairs" – 2:38
  13. "Downstairs" – 2:36
  14. "Terrace Theme" – 2:59
  15. "Terrace Theme" – 3:58
  16. "Terrace Theme" – 4:09
  17. "Breadwinner" – 3:51
  18. "Breadwinner" – 3:49
  19. "Breadwinner" – 3:17
  20. "Breadwinner" – 3:04

Personnel

Combo

Orchestra

Production

References

  1. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Guitar Forms - Kenny Burrell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. ^ 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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