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| | Prestige Profiles Vol. 7: Kenny Burrell |
 | | For many folks, Kenny Burrell is the epitome of the jazz guitarist, and his work is judged to be heavily influential on later guitarists—as influential as Wes Montgomery, who some consider to be the modern model for jazz guitar. |
 | | But Montgomery is widely cited as declaring that Burrell influenced him, and there’s no denying the light, sophisticated approach that Burrell brings to the instrument. |
 | | Burrell spent quite a while on Prestige—from 1956 to 1963, and the material here covers that territory ably, with selections from a number of Burrell releases: 2 Guitars, Bluesy Burrell, Kenny Burrell, Brother Jack McDuff/Somethin’ Slick, Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane, All Night Long, The Cats, All Day Long. |
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