Kenny Burrell - DVDs?

**blackcat** · 01-09-2023, 12:42 PM

Can anyone here point me in the direction of a decent quality ( audio/visuals ) dvd featuring Kenny Burrell? The only ones I have seen to date are not all that great in quality terms.

Thanks.

David

**David B** · 01-09-2023, 01:11 PM

Hi David,

I doubt that there's much available on DVD that isn't already on YouTube. I do have on DVD 'One Night with Blue Note', a 1985 all-star concert that marked the return of Blue Note Records. Kenny Burrell is on a couple of tunes, both of which are on YouTube.

There also some decent black and white footage of a three guitar package tour he did with Barney Kessel and Grant Green, that surfaced on YouTube a year or two ago. A colour performance of a blues, filmed at Ronnie Scott's, floats around online in generally poor quality but I think it's available on a 'Great Jazz Guitar Solos' DVD.

**blackcat** · 01-09-2023, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by David B

Hi David,

I doubt that there's much available on DVD that isn't already on YouTube. I do have on DVD 'One Night with Blue Note', a 1985 all-star concert that marked the return of Blue Note Records. Kenny Burrell is on a couple of tunes, both of which are on YouTube.

There also some decent black and white footage of a three guitar package tour he did with Barney Kessel and Grant Green, that surfaced on YouTube a year or two ago. A colour performance of a blues, filmed at Ronnie Scott's, floats around online in generally poor quality but I think it's available on a 'Great Jazz Guitar Solos' DVD.

Many thanks for this David - really halpful. Much appreciated.

David

**seanmo** · 01-09-2023, 02:12 PM

It's a shame. He taught at UCLA for many years - he may even still be there. I tried to get Truefire to do a course with him, which they were excited about once they realized the legend was also a professor, but he was uninterested.

**blackcat** · 01-09-2023, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by seanmo

It's a shame. He taught at UCLA for many years - he may even still be there. I tried to get Truefire to do a course with him, which they were excited about once they realized the legend was also a professor, but he was uninterested.

Probably thought that he'd made his contribution to the art.

**David B** · 01-09-2023, 02:35 PM

Here are the performances from the 'One Night with Blue Note' DVD.

**David B** · 01-09-2023, 02:36 PM

At a Guitar Player magazine event in 2015.

**David B** · 01-09-2023, 02:40 PM

In 1969 with Barney Kessel and Grant Green.

From the same 1969 tour, 'Blue Mist' at Ronnie Scott's. Appears to be ripped from a 'Legends of Jazz Guitar vol.2' DVD according to the in-screen credits.

**AllanAllen** · 01-09-2023, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by blackcat

Probably thought that he'd made his contribution to the art.

Rumors that it’s darker than that.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/enter...4ad_story.html

**blackcat** · 01-09-2023, 02:53 PM

Excellent and thank you.

David

**ruger9** · 01-09-2023, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by AllanAllen

Rumors that it’s darker than that.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/enter...4ad_story.html

That was awhile ago... no updates yet I guess?

**AllanAllen** · 01-09-2023, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by ruger9

That was awhile ago... no updates yet I guess?

I didn’t see anything.

**Doug B** · 01-09-2023, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by blackcat

Can anyone here point me in the direction of a decent quality ( audio/visuals ) dvd featuring Kenny Burrell? The only ones I have seen to date are not all that great in quality terms.

Thanks.

David

When you say decent quality, I assume you are referring to the quality of the recording, not to Kenny's playing! I would look for recordings from the last 30 years or so. Older KB playing from the 50s-60s can only be reprocessed so much with modern technology. Also look for album covers where KB has gray hair! :-)

But seriously, some of KBs albums from later years include:

Lotus Blossom-1995
75th Birthday Bash Live! 2007
Cottontail 2015
Lucky So and So 2001
Be Yourself 2010
A Night at the Vanguard

That should get you started.

Doug

**blackcat** · 01-10-2023, 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by Doug B

When you say decent quality, I assume you are referring to the quality of the recording, not to Kenny's playing! I would look for recordings from the last 30 years or so. Older KB playing from the 50s-60s can only be reprocessed so much with modern technology. Also look for album covers where KB has gray hair! :-)

But seriously, some of KBs albums from later years include:

Lotus Blossom-1995
75th Birthday Bash Live! 2007
Cottontail 2015
Lucky So and So 2001
Be Yourself 2010
A Night at the Vanguard

That should get you started.

Doug

Thanks Doug, in fact I have some of those. My mail was about dvds in fact.

David

**blackcat** · 01-11-2023, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by AllanAllen

I didn’t see anything.

Kenny Burrell Net Worth 2023

https://www.idolnetworth.com › kenny-burrell-net-wort...

Kenny Burrell net worth and salary: Kenny Burrell is a Guitarist who has a net worth of $11 Million. Kenny Burrell was born in in July 31, 1931.

**ruger9** · 01-11-2023, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by blackcat

Kenny Burrell net worth and salary: Kenny Burrell is a Guitarist who has a net worth of $11 Million. Kenny Burrell was born in in July 31, 1931.

I have a very hard time believing that. I can't imagine anything he's done (or EVERYTHING he's done) generating that kind of income.

**David B** · 01-11-2023, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by blackcat

Kenny Burrell Net Worth 2023

Idol Net Worth - Celebrity Net Worth, Richest Celebrities › kenny-burrell-net-wort...

Kenny Burrell net worth and salary: Kenny Burrell is a Guitarist who has a net worth of $11 Million. Kenny Burrell was born in in July 31, 1931.

That's one of those junk websites that scrapes data from wikipedia and search engines and generates false wealth reports on celebrities. I just put in names of some well-known jazz musicians who I know personally and they're definitely not millionaires, despite what that website says!

**Stringswinger** · 01-11-2023, 01:13 PM

Legends of Jazz Guitar Volume 2 has a few videos of Kenny playing.

Robot or human?

**Stringswinger** · 01-11-2023, 01:16 PM

And there is this excellent DVD (which I own):

Joe Pass Kenny Burrell Club Date Guitarists Japan Laserdisc w OBI Score ,LD Jazz | eBay

**blackcat** · 01-11-2023, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by ruger9

I have a very hard time believing that. I can't imagine anything he's done (or EVERYTHING he's done) generating that kind of income.

97 CDs - gigs over 50 + years and UCLA at 197,500$ pa. Then we don't know about property investments inheritance........................?

Not really interested, but the guy clearly should not be flat broke?

**Stringswinger** · 01-11-2023, 04:25 PM

Counting other peoples money is a fools errand.

**ruger9** · 01-11-2023, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by blackcat

97 CDs - gigs over 50 + years and UCLA at 197,500$ pa. Then we don't know about property investments inheritance........................?

Not really interested, but the guy clearly should not be flat broke?

It's easy to become flat broke. Just ask many lottery winners LOL.

I have no idea "what he's worth", but it ain't in the millions. I would think very few jazz musicians are (especially of his era... Johnny Smith comes to mind...), exception for the "pop jazz" people like Harry Connick Jr, Diana Krall, etc.

**PMB** · 01-11-2023, 05:59 PM

Some KB in ballad mode -

Imagination:

My Ship:

A pity about the background hum in that second tune. Considering what Peter Jackson achieved with the Beatles' Get Back film and Giles Martin's remixing efforts on the recent Revolver release, I'm sure there are or soon will be affordable solutions to cleaning up the visuals and audio on clips like these.