Blue Lights, Vols. 1 & 2
1958 studio album by Kenny Burrell
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Blue Lights, Vols. 1 & 2 are a pair of separate but related albums by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded on May 14, 1958 and released by Blue Note later that year.[1]
| Blue Lights | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Volume 1 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | May 14, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Manhattan Towers New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1596 (Vol. 1) BLP 1597 (Vol. 2) | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Kenny Burrell chronology | ||||
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| Blue Lights | ||||
 Volume 2 | ||||
| Blue Lights, Volumes 1&2 | ||||
 1997 CD reissue | ||||
Background
Artwork
The cover features artwork by Andy Warhol.[2]
Release history
The albums were subsequently reissued in 1997 with a re-ordered track sequence as separate CDs and a two disc set combining Volume 1 and Volume 2.[3]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Guitarist Kenny Burrell leads a very coherent jam session in the studio with a particularly strong cast."[5]
Referring to Blue Lights, Vol. 2, George Kanzler of The Ann Arbor News deemed it one of Burrell's jam session albums, this one chiefly notable for Art Blakey's "incendiary drumming" and "the sterling trumpet work of the now forgotten Louis Smith."[6]
Track listing
Blue Lights, Volume 1
All tracks are written by Kenny Burrell, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yes Baby" | 11:15 | |
| 2. | "Scotch Blues" | Duke Jordan | 8:00 |
| Total length: | 19:15 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Autumn in New York" | Vernon Duke | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Caravan" | 9:55 | |
| Total length: | 15:39 34:54 | ||
Blue Lights, Volume 2
All tracks are written by Kenny Burrell, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock Salt" | 11:19 | |
| 2. | "The Man I Love" | 6:47 | |
| Total length: | 18:06 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chuckin'" | Sam Jones | 12:10 |
| 2. | "Phinupi" | 9:47 | |
| Total length: | 21:57 40:03 | ||
Blue Lights, Volumes 1&2 – 1997 CD reissue
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Phinupi" | 9:47 | |
| 2. | "Yes Baby" | 11:15 | |
| 3. | "Scotch Blues" | Duke Jordan | 8:00 |
| 4. | "The Man I Love" | 6:47 | |
| 5. | "I Never Knew" (bonus track) | 12:37 | |
| Total length: | 48:26 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Caravan" | 9:55 | |
| 2. | "Chuckin'" | Sam Jones | 12:10 |
| 3. | "Rock Salt" | 11:19 | |
| 4. | "Autumn in New York" | Vernon Duke | 5:44 |
| Total length: | 39:08 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Louis Smith – trumpet
- Tina Brooks (except tracks 1-1, 1-4, 2-4), Junior Cook (except tracks 1-4, 2-4) – tenor saxophone
- Duke Jordan (disc one), Bobby Timmons (disc two) – piano
- Sam Jones – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
Technical personnel
Original
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – cover design
- Andy Warhol – cover illustration
- Robert Levin – liner notes
Reissue
- Michael Cuscuna – reissue producer
- Ron McMaster – digital transfers
- Patrick Roques – redesign