Wednesday, July 31, 2013

July 31, 1931: Kenny Burrell was born in Detroit, Michigan



July 31, 1931: Kenny Burrell was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a musical family and began playing guitar at the age of 12...

Guitarists who influenced him include Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, and Wes Montgomery... 

While a student at Wayne State University, he made his debut recording as a member of Dizzy Gillespie's sextet in 1951, following which he recorded the "Ground Round" single at Fortune Records in Detroit. He toured with Oscar Peterson after graduating in 1955 and then moved to New York City in 1956 (all from Wikipedia)…
Dig his album MIDNIGHT BLUE…  http://youtu.be/OvrCNuLdC4E
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