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Kenny Burrell
Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist 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. He has cited jazz guitarists Charlie Christian, Oscar Moore, and Django Reinhardt as influences, along with blues guitarists T-Bone Walker and Muddy Waters.


HANDOUT- UCLA Jazz legend and Distinguished Professor Kenny Burrell at the concert at university's Royce Hall in Dec. 2016. (Photo by Damian Tsutsumida)

23 Feb 1985, New York, USA --- New York: Historic concert reviving the blue Note label brought a pairing 2/22 of guitarist Kenny Burrell and saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. (R), who took different paths in recent years. Burrell, who started on Blue Note 29 years who, remained a mainstream artist while Washington is better known these days for his funky pop playing. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS