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11-09-2024 06:21 AM
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KB is underrepresented in my record collection. I should rectify that. He is always an elegant, tasteful player. I always think of him as having the classic archtop jazz guitar tone, so when he uses an flattop he sounds great but I am momentarily startled. Looks like he has flatwounds on it.
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Thanks for sharing! He’s my favourite. Doesn’t play too many notes, song comes first, always melodic, incredible tone.
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And he's still alive !
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One of my favourites, too. Only last night was listening to the Village Vanguard album. Just wonderful!
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The older I get, the more I dig KB (he is my third favorite jazz guitarist behind WM and JP). Kenny doesn't play a lot of note, but he plays the right ones, always peppered with a good dose of the blues.
Thank you Mr. Burrell for the music!
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Would you say Joe Pass does play a lot of notes, but he plays the right ones?
Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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Indeed I would! Originally Posted by jameslovestal
And Joe played the right chords too.
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When I was much younger I suffered under the bizarre delusion that Kenny had just ordinary chops, nothing special. Then one night I saw him with his trio in a small club in North Beach, San Francisco in... around 1976, I think. There were not more than a dozen people in the club that night (a week night), including the waitresses and me.
I was permanently cured of that mistaken belief that night, it was abundantly clear that he had no difficulty executing whatever musical idea occurred to him, his playing was phenomenal.
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I imagine that club was the Keystone Corner. I saw Tal Farlow at that club in 1976 with Red Norvo. Originally Posted by Mick-7
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Nah, it wasn't the KK (it was spelled Keystone Korner as in Keystone Kops because there was a police station across the street from it. Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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https://www.britannica.com/topic/Keystone-Kops
It was just some small dive in North Beach, not sure why Kenny was playing there, maybe he was in town for another gig so added it.
I did see quite a few artists at Keystone though: Pat Martino, Jim Hall, et. al. It was a great club.
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I saw Tal Farlow with Red Norvo (and Monty Budwick on bass), that same year at Donte's in North Hollowood. It was great seeing them play many of the songs they released in the 50s. Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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I guess there's been no update since the controversial gofundme a few years ago.
I contributed, hope he really needed it.
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A friend who knows KB personally, told me that was legit, so I too contributed. Originally Posted by wintermoon
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Now I'm wondering where the heck I was that night, so many jazz music venues went out of business in the 70's. Originally Posted by Mick-7
When Bebop Filled the Night - FoundSF
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Maybe you were dancing at the 2001 Odyssey ! Originally Posted by Mick-7
Now I'm wondering where the heck I was that night, so many jazz music venues went out of business in the 70's.
When Bebop Filled the Night - FoundSF
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I remember that place. It was on Union Street. There was a place on Union Street back then that had local talent jazz. I don't recall it's name. Originally Posted by Lionelsax
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This is the 2001 Odyssey for those (all) who didn't understand the joke.
This place doesn't exist.
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There was a Disco 2001 on Union Street back in the 70's. Perhaps that inspired the place in the movie? Originally Posted by Lionelsax
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Nah. Bay Ridge all day. Originally Posted by Stringswinger
My first three years in New York, I lived on 92 and Fort Hamilton Pkwy.
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As did I, lots of other fans and famous and not-as-famous musicians. Tons of controversy around it, including the university publicly saying that he was still on his full salary and health insurance while on a sabbatical, neighbors describing a bizarre situation, his kids saying they were prevented from seeing him, etc. Impossible to sort out and AFAIK it never did. The whole things was really weird. I hope he's OK, he is a treasure and arguably one of the most elegant jazz musicians ever. Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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The faculty and health care thing is what I wondering about, because after hearing that I was wondering if he really needed a gofundme. And the stories about his wife being at the center of all the controversy made it seem like he had nothing to do w any of it. I was happy to donate because of all the great music he's brought us just like I was to help Pat Martino and others, but can't say I'd be thrilled being scammed into contributing. Originally Posted by Cunamara
Strange indeed that there's been no mention of it since, the truth usually comes out at some point though guess I shouldn't be that surprised.
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These articles are about 5 years old now....
This Washington Post article is behind a paywall, has an intriguing title:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/enter...4ad_story.html
Here's another newspaper article:
Kenny Burrell's journey goes from from jazz legend to GoFundMe appeal | TribLIVE.com
It's hard not to be suspicious about the Go-Fund-Me page because the story is so extreme, it's like, let's write a story in which everything bad you can think of happens to someone: physical accident, big medical bills, identity theft, threatened foreclosure, etc., it's almost inconceivable that such a series of events could occur at one time.
Campana de Katherine Goodrich-Burrell : Support Kenny Burrell
I just hope that he's o.k. and someone is looking out for him, the Go-Fund-Me page does not make one feel confident about that.
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