KENNY BARRON - Songbook - 2LP - Gatefold Vinyl [NOV 14]
Label: Artwork Records
Barcode: 5400863192334
Catalogue ID: ARTR0014LP
Format: Vinyl
2LP - Standard Edition Black Vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with two exclusive bonus tracks - ‘Rain’ featuring Ann Hampton Callaway and ‘Belem’ featuring Kavita Shah.
Songbook, the new album from Jazz Master Kenny Barron, out on Artwork Records, is a landmark recording that will cement Kenny Barron’s place in the pantheon of jazz greats.
Joined by his long-standing trio - Kiyoshi Kitagawa on bass and Johnathan Blake on drums - Kenny Barron unveils a collection of original compositions interpreted by an extraordinary cast of guest vocalists, including Cécile McLorin Salvant, Kurt Elling, Ann Hampton Callaway, Catherine Russell, Jean Baylor, Tyreek McDole, Ekep Nkwelle and Kavita Shah.
Seamlessly blending lyrical sophistication, harmonic depth and rhythmic vitality, Songbook is both a celebration of Kenny Barron’s artistry and a defining statement in a career that has shaped the sound of modern jazz. This is not just a new album from Kenny Barron - it is a legacy in the making.
Tracklist:
1. Beyond This Place (feat. Jean Baylor)
2. Until Then (feat. Jean Baylor)
3. Cook's Bay (feat. Ann Hampton Callaway)
4. Thoughts and Dreams (feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant)
5. Minor Blues Redux (feat. Catherine Russell)
6. In The Slow Lane (feat. Kurt Elling)
7. Sunshower (feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant)
8. Marie Laveau (feat. Tyreek McDole)
9. Song for Abdullah (feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant)
10. Sonia Braga (feat. Ekep Nkwelle)
11. Lullaby (feat. Kavita Shah)
12. Calypso (feat. Tyreek McDole)
13. Rain (feat. Ann Hampton Callaway)
14. Belem (feat. Kavita Shah)
15. Illusion (feat. Ekep Nkwelle)