| Guitar Forms | ||||
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| Studio album by Kenny Burrell | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | December 4, 15, 1964, Webster Hall, New York City, New York, April 6, 12, 1965, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:31 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Kenny Burrell chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Record Mirror | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  |
| DownBeat | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Guitar Forms is a 1965 album by Kenny Burrell, featuring arrangements by Gil Evans. Evans' orchestra appears on five of the album's nine tracks, including the nearly 9-minute "Lotus Land". Three tracks are blues numbers in a small group format and there is one solo performance: "Prelude #2".
Reception
In 1966, the album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group, for Best Album Cover – Photography, and Gil Evans was nominated for Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist for "Greensleeves".
Track listing
- "Downstairs" (Elvin Jones) – 2:53
- "Lotus Land" (Cyril Scott) – 9:38
- "Terrace Theme" (Joe Benjamin) – 4:02
- "Prelude No. 2" (George Gershwin) – 2:17
- "Moon and Sand" (William Engvick, Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder) – 4:16
- "Loie" (Kenny Burrell) – 3:19
- "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 4:12
- "Last Night When We Were Young" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 4:34
- "Breadwinner" (Burrell) – 3:00
- Alternative tracks included on the Verve Jazz Masters reissue:
- "Downstairs" – 4:11
- "Downstairs" – 3:06
- "Downstairs" – 2:38
- "Downstairs" – 2:36
- "Terrace Theme" – 2:59
- "Terrace Theme" – 3:58
- "Terrace Theme" – 4:09
- "Breadwinner" – 3:51
- "Breadwinner" – 3:49
- "Breadwinner" – 3:17
- "Breadwinner" – 3:04
Personnel
Combo
- Kenny Burrell - guitar
- Roger Kellaway - piano
- Joe Benjamin - double bass
- Grady Tate - drums
- Willie Rodriguez - conga
Orchestra
- Gil Evans - arranged & conducted
- Kenny Burrell - guitar
- Johnny Coles or Louis Mucci - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland & Jimmy Knepper - trombone
- Andy Fitzgerald - flute & English horn
- Ray Beckenstein - alto flute, flute & bass clarinet
- George Marge - English horn & flute or Richie Kamuca - tenor sax & oboe
- Lee Konitz - alto saxophone
- Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
- Bob Tricarico - tenor sax, bassoon & flute
- Ray Alonge or Julius Watkins - french horn
- Bill Barber - tuba
- Ron Carter - double bass
- Elvin Jones & Charlie Persip - drums & percussion
Production
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Croatian International Albums (HDU) | 30 |
References
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Guitar Forms - Kenny Burrell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (23 October 1965). "Kenny Burrell: Guitar Forms" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 241. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- DownBeat magazine, November 4, 1965, p. 26
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 33. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- "1965 Grammy Winners". grammy.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- "Lista prodaje 25. tjedan 2024" (in Croatian). HDU. June 10, 2024. Archived from the original on June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.