This release contains the complete original Kenny Burrell LP Bluesin' Around (Columbia FC38507), which showcases the guitarist in a quintet format with such stars as Illinois Jacquet, Hank Jones, Brother Jack McDuff, Leo Wright, and Eddie Bert. In addition, all existing songs from the same sessions that weren't included on the original LP plus all but one of the existing alternate takes from the dates. The music is presented here chronologically, in order to avoid mixing the personnel from the different sessions.

PERSONNEL:

KENNY BURRELL, guitar on all tracks, plus:

[1-3]:
Illinois Jacacquet (ts)
Hank Jones (p)
Major Holley (b)
Osie Johnson (d).
New York, November 21, 1961.

[4-8]: Same as above except Jimmy Crawfordrawford (d)
replaces Osie Johnson. New York, November 28, 1961.

[9-13]:
Eddie Bertert (tb)
Hank Jones (p)
George Duvivier (b)
Louis Hayesayes (d).
New York, March 6, 1962.

[14-18]: Leo Wright (on “Moten Swing” only),
Brotherrotherrother Jackack McDuff (org),
Joe Dukes (d).
New York, April 30, 1962.

INCLUDES 12 PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01 Mambo Twist
02 Mambo Twist
03 The Switch
04 Bye And Bye
05 Funk Junction
06 Mood Indigo
07 The Squeeze
08 How Could You (Do A Thing Like That To Me?)
09 Opus 21
10 Bluesin' Around (Alt Tk)
11 Bluesin' Around (Master)
12 Gettin' In The Groove (Alt Tk)
13 Gettin' In The Groove (Master)
14 One Mint Julep
15 People Will Say We're In Love (Alt Tk)
16 People Will Say We're In Love (Master)
17 Moten Swing (Alt Tk)
18 Moten Swing (Master)
Total Time: 76:16