Green Chimneys
1984 studio album by Kenny Barron Trio
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Green Chimneys is an album by pianist Kenny Barron which was recorded in Holland in 1983 and first released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.[1][2][3] The 1988 CD reissue included six bonus tracks.[4][5]
Released1984
RecordedJuly 9, 1983 and December 31, 1987
StudioStudio 44, Monster, Netherlands and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| Green Chimneys | ||||
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| Studio album by Kenny Barron Trio | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | July 9, 1983 and December 31, 1987 | |||
| Studio | Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 67:51 | |||
| Label | Criss Cross Jazz Criss 1008 | |||
| Producer | Gery Teekens | |||
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Reception
In his review on AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated "In the 1980s, Kenny Barron was recognized as one of jazz's top pianists, a modern mainstream master who two decades later is still in prime form."[6]
Track listing
- "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:38
- "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 5:46
- "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 11:42
- "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 7:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Green Chimneys" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:48
- "Straight, No Chaser" (Monk) – 6:10
- "Time Was" (Miguel Prado, Bob Russell) – 8:50 Misattributed on LP and CD to Harry Akst
- "When Lights Are Low" (Benny Carter, Spencer Williams) – 6:25 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Morning Blues" (Kenny Barron) – 4:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Time Was" [take 2] (Prado, Russell) – 5:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands on July 9, 1983 (tracks 1–3, 5–7 & 10) and at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on December 31, 1987 (tracks 4, 8 & 9)