Kenny Burrell – God Bless The Child
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CTI Records – CTI 6011 |
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Vinyl
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US |
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Jazz |
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Tracklist
| A1 | Be Yourself | 5:55 | |
| A2 | Love Is The Answer | 4:50 | |
| A3 | Do What You Gotta Do | 9:30 | |
| B1 | A Child Is Born | 9:22 | |
| B2 | God Bless The Child | 8:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Lacquer Cut At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Credits
- Arranged By – Don Sebesky
- Bass – Ron Carter
- Cello – Seymour Barab
- Design [Album] – Bob Ciano
- Drums – Billy Cobham
- Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
- Guitar – Kenny Burrell
- Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
- Percussion – Ray Barretto
- Photography By [Cover] – Pete Turner (4)
- Photography By [Liner] – K. Abe*
- Piano, Electric Piano – Richard Wyands
- Producer – Creed Taylor
- Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard
Notes
Laminated gatefold cover.
"UNIVERSAL STEREO" on Side 1 & 2 labels
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, April/May 1971.
"UNIVERSAL STEREO" on Side 1 & 2 labels
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, April/May 1971.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, etched): RVG・87666 A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, etched): RVG・87666 B・1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1 and 2, stamped): VAN GELDER
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God Bless The Child (Album, LP, Gatefold) | CTI Records | SR 3316, SR-3316 | Japan | 1971 | ||
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God Bless The Child (LP, Album, Gatefold Cover) | CTI Records | CTI 6011 | 1971 | |||
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God Bless The Child (LP, Album) | CTI Records | CTI 6011 | US | 1971 | ||
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God Bless The Child (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | CTI Records | CTI 6011 | Canada | 1971 | ||
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God Bless The Child (LP, Album) | CTI Records | CTI 6011 | US | 1971 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 3 years agoThis is a terrific sounding CTI release from Kenny Burrell, accompanied by the Don Sebesky Orchestra. Scanning the personnel list, you will find the likes of Billy Cobham, Ray Barretto, Freddie Hubbard, and Ron Carter, a stellar cast.
There's some soul jazz, blues, lush ballads and swingers, something for everyone. Kenny's touching ballad, "A Child is Born", demonstrates his trademark chord melody work. "God Bless the Child" has a fantastic guitar solo. I recognize "Do What You Gotta Do" as Kenny's set closing theme.
I can think of 4 KB records I like better than this, but this one is still superb.
The recording, mixing, and mastering( by Rudy Van Gelder), is top notch. Too much reverb on the trumpet for my liking, but no biggie. Kenny's guitar sounds big and mellow. The drums are 3-dimensional in the sound stage which is a nice touch.
Superb pressing. Recommended. -
Edited 4 years agoPhenomenal record. One of Kenny's best. His playing is as fluid as always, but I really like the laid back feel of the record as a whole. Most "laid back" jazz guitar records border on smooth jazz and sound generic, especially in the 1970s. Burrell manages to avoid the trappings of generic jazz guitar records by incorporating his groove oriented playing style. Also, his CTI backing band here has a lot to do with the feel and sound of this record. An overlooked and underrated record that deserves to be heard! -
For me, there has always been something about this record. CTI could be very cold yet this one stands out for me. The cover fits the music- even Kenny's originals suggest the disturbance of culture and surge of violence that is obviously alluded to by the cover. The CD contains a bonus track, a short version of "The Ballad of the Sad Young Men". It's haunting, like the cover or the title tune.
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