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- Best of Kenny Burrell (Songbook)
- Best of Kenny Burrell
- Kenny Burrell
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Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931 in Detroit) is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is founded in bebop and blues but works well with other jazz styles, so he has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians. Burrell made his first recording in 1951, with Dizzy Gillespie. After moving from Detroit to New York City in 1956, he recorded with a wide range of prominent musicians, including John Coltrane, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kenny+Bur
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- Kenny Burrell 2.jpg
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- influenced by
- Charlie Christian
- Commons category
- Kenny Burrell
- date of birth
- 1931-07-31
- birth name
- Kenneth Earl Burrell
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
- name in native language
- Kenny Burrell
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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