Kenny Burrell – Swingin’

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Swingin is a 1980 compilation album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell. The album includes five tracks taken from three different studio sessions and a live recording between 1956-1959.

Track listing:
1. “I Never Knew” Gus Kahn, Ted Fio Rito 12:37
2. “My Heart Stood Still” Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers 5:15
3. “Beef Stew Blues” Randy Weston 4:36
4. “If You Could See Me Now” Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman 5:29
5. “Swingin'” Clifford Brown 9:56

Recording sessions:

Track 1 recorded at Manhattan Towers, NYC, on May 14, 1958.
Track 2 recorded at Audio-Video Studios, NYC, on March 12, 1956.
Tracks 3, 4, 5 recorded at the Five Spot Café, NYC, on August 25, 1959.

Personnel:
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Ben Tucker – bass (tracks 3, 4, 5)
Oscar Pettiford – bass (track 2)
Sam Jones – bass (track 1)
Art Blakey – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5)
Shadow Wilson – drums (track 2)
Bobby Timmons – piano (track 5)
Duke Jordan – piano (track 1)
Roland Hanna – piano (tracks 3, 4)
Tommy Flanagan – piano (track 2)
Frank Foster – tenor sax (track 2)
Junior Cook – tenor sax (track 1)
Tina Brooks – tenor sax (tracks 1, 5)
Louis Smith – trumpet (track 1)

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Released: 1980
Recorded: March 12, 1956 – August 26, 1959
Label: Blue Note
GXF3070
Producer: Alfred Lion