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When Lights Are Low
Studio album by Kenny Burrell
Released	1979
Recorded	September 1978
Studio	Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:50
Label	Concord Jazz CJ-83
Producer	Frank Dorritie
Kenny Burrell chronology
Handcrafted (1978) When Lights Are Low (1979) Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard (1980)

When Lights Are Low is an album by American guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1978 and released on the Concord Jazz label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars with Scott Yanow stating "This session is so relaxed and tasteful as to be rather dull. Guitarist Kenny Burrell seems so intent on every note being appropriate that the results are overly safe and predictable".

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Burrell except where noted

1. "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) – 4:51
2. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Robert Sour) – 6:25
3. "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) – 5:28
4. "Blue Muse" – 5:15
5. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf) – 4:58
6. "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges) – 6:25
7. "Blues for Basie" – 6:28

Personnel

• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Larry Gales – bass
• Carl Burnett – drums

References

1. Jazzdisco: Kenny Burrell Catalog. Retrieved January 3, 2019
2. ^ Yanow, Scott. Kenny Burrell: When Lights Are Low – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• Kenny Burrell albums
• 1979 albums
• Concord Records albums