Soul Call (Kenny Burrell album)

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Soul Call
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedApril 7, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length36:33
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7315
ProducerOzzie Cadena
Kenny Burrell chronology
Travelin' Light
(1964)
Soul Call
(1964)
Freedom
(1963-64)

Soul Call is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "The music is melodic and boppish, although no real surprises occur. By this time, Burrell was a very respectful player, upholding the tradition rather than offering any real innovations".[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Kenny Burrell except where noted

  1. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (Mack David, Duke Ellington) - 5:15
  2. "Mark One" (Will Davis) - 7:11
  3. "A Sleepin' Bee" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) - 4:26
  4. "Soul Call" - 7:22
  5. "Kenny's Theme" - 5:00
  6. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:16
  7. "Oh Henry" (Gil Fuller, Ernie Henry) - 3:03

Track 7 is a bonus track on CD issues, not on the original LP.

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed August 3, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed July 31, 2012
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 33. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.