{"id":17030,"date":"2025-04-24T18:56:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T16:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=17030"},"modified":"2026-06-16T19:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:22:25","slug":"midnight-blue-kenny-burrell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/midnight-blue-kenny-burrell\/","title":{"rendered":"Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kenny Burrell\u2019s Midnight Blue is one of the most iconic soul-jazz guitar standards ever recorded. Released in 1963 on Blue Note Records, it\u2019s the title track of Burrell\u2019s album Midnight Blue<\/em>, with Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone, Major Holley on bass, Billy Gene English on drums, and Ray Barretto on congas. If you\u2019re into smooth and bluesy jazz guitar, Midnight Blue is a song you’ll want to learn.<\/p>\n

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Midnight Blue<\/em> was recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey. The track highlights Burrell\u2019s warm tone, melodic phrasing, and economical approach to improvisation.<\/p>\n

His playing has influenced generations of jazz and blues guitarists. Artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Benson have cited Burrell as a key influence.<\/p>\n

In this lesson, you\u2019ll learn how to play the intro and melody of Midnight Blue, along with an improvised solo over the chord changes.<\/p>\n

Midnight Blue is a great example of how a strong blues feel, simple melodic ideas, and tasteful phrasing can be more effective than playing many notes.<\/p>\n

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Midnight Blue – Video<\/h2>\n
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