Kenny Barron at the Piano
Studio album by
Kenny Barron
Released1982
RecordedFebruary 13, 1981
StudioRCA Studios, Studio C, NYC
GenreJazz
Length50:51
LabelXanadu
188
ProducerDon Schlitten
Kenny Barron chronology
Golden Lotus
(1980)		 Kenny Barron at the Piano
(1982)		 Four in One
(1982)

Kenny Barron at the Piano is a solo album by American jazz pianist Kenny Barron, recorded in early 1981 and released on the Xanadu label.[1][2][3][4][5] The next Barron's solo album, The Source, will be released only in 2023.[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Jazzwise[8]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[9]

In his review on AllMusic, Robert Taylor notes: "The set is a fine mix of standards and originals ... Along with the duets he recorded with Stan Getz, this stands as the high-water mark in his stellar recording career".[7] In JazzTimes, Philip Booth wrote: "At the Piano, Kenny Barron’s debut solo album, recorded in 1981 on a nine-foot Steinway in the same New York studio that was home to high-end classical players, offers an up-close snapshot of the virtuosity, broadly encompassing style and wide-ranging repertoire that would come to define his storied career".[10]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.

  1. "Bud-Like" – 6:02
  2. "The Star-Crossed Lovers" (Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington) – 8:38
  3. "Misterioso" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:45
  4. "Calypso" – 4:02
  5. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 6:58
  6. "Enchanted Flower" – 6:15
  7. "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Monk) – 5:43
  8. " Wazuri Blues" – 4:39 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Xanadu Records LP discography accessed January 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ Kenny Barron: recordings accessed January 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 9, 2017
  5. ↑ Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ Enright, Ed (January 2023). "Kenny Barron:The Source (ArtWork)". DownBeat. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  7. 1 2 Taylor, Robert. Kenny Barron – At the Piano: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  8. ↑ Pristley, Brian (February 2016). "Review Search". Jazzwise. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  10. ↑ Booth, Philip, "Kenny Barron: At the Piano" (review), JazzTimes, February 22, 2016.
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