Kenny Burrell

Blues, Composer

1931 –

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Who is Kenny Burrell?

Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell is an American jazz guitarist best known for his 1963 solo album Midnight Blue as well as his collaborations with Jimmy Smith including the 1965 Billboard Top Twenty hit album Organ Grinder Swing. Burrell also serves as a professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

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Born
Jul 31, 1931
Detroit
Also known as
  • Burrell, Kenny
  • Kenny Burrel
  • Kenny Burell
  • Kenneth Earl Burrell
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Wayne State University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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