First-ever release in any format of the complete 1959 recordings of Kenny Burrell and Art Blakey's revered live gig at the Five Spot Café in NYC, including 6 previously unissued tracks
Features Tina Brooks on tenor sax, Bobby Timmons/Roland Hanna on piano and Ben Tucker on bass
Deluxe tip-on tri-fold package including a booklet with never-before-seen Francis Wolff photos, essay by Syd Schwartz and an insightful new interview with Kenny Burrell by Don Was
This Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe trifold tip-on jacket
Kenny Burrell's 1959 live album featuring Art Blakey, Tina Brooks, Roland Hanna, Bobby Timmons, and Ben Tucker is expanded with the 3-LP Tone Poet Vinyl EditionOn View At The Five Spot Café: The Complete Masters including 6 previously unissued tracks. Produced by Joe Harley, the vinyl is all-analog cut directly from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI & packaged in a deluxe tip-on trifold jacket with a booklet featuring never-before-seen Francis Wolff photos, a new interview with Burrell in conversation with Don Was & more.
LP1 — SIDE A
Introduction by Kenny Burrell
1. BIRKS WORKS (Dizzy Gillespie)
2. HALLELUJAH* (Youmans)
LP1 — SIDE B
1. LADY BE GOOD (Gershwin)
2. LOVER MAN (Ramirez)
3. 36-23-36* (Burrell)
LP2 — SIDE A
1. SWINGIN' (Clifford Brown)
2. IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW (Tad Dameron, Carl Sigman)
3. BEEF STEW BLUES (Randy Weston)
LP2 — SIDE B
1. THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME, THINGS WON'T BE THE SAME (Earl Forest, Bill Harvey)
2. THE TAKE OFF (Burrell)
LP3 — SIDE A
1. BIRKS WORKS – Alternate Take (Dizzy Gillespie)
2. LADY BE GOOD – Alternate Take (Gershwin)
LP3 — SIDE B
1. LOVE WALKED IN (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
2. 36-23-36 / THE THEME (Burrell)
TINA BROOKS, tenor sax
KENNY BURRELL, guitar
BOBBY TIMMONS, ROLAND HANNA*, piano
BEN TUCKER, bass
ART BLAKEY, drums
Recorded August 25, 1959 live at the Five Spot Café, NYC
