People Will Say We're In Love - Music

Kenneth Earl Burrell Born July 31 1931 In Detroit Is An American Jazz Guitarist. His Playing Is Founded In Bebop And Blues But Works Well With Other Jazz Styles So He Has Performed And Recorded With A Wide Range Of Jazz Musicians. Burrell Made His First Recording In 1951 With Dizzy Gillespie. After Moving From Detroit To New York City In 1956 He Recorded With A Wide Range Of Prominent Musicians Including John Coltrane Benny Goodman Gil Evans Stan Getz Billie Holiday Milt Jackson Quincy Jones Oscar Peterson Sonny Rollins Jimmy Smith Stanley Turrentine And Cedar Walton. He Also Led His Own Groups Since 1951. In The 1970s He Began Leading Seminars About Music Particularly Duke Ellington's Burrell Has A Music Degree From Wayne State University . A Highly Popular Performer He Has Won Several Jazz Polls In Japan And The United Kingdom As Well As The United States. He Has Recorded About 40 LPs Including Midnight Blue 1961 Blue Lights Guitar Forms Sunup To Sundown 1990 Soft Winds 1993 Then Along Came Kenny 1993 And Lotus Blossom 1995 . Burrell Now Serves As Director Of Jazz Studies At UCLA. read less