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Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell Born July 31 1931 Is An American Jazz Guitarist. His Playing Is Grounded In Bebop And Blues He Has Performed And Recorded With A Wide Range Of Jazz Musicians. Burrell Was Born In Detroit Michigan To A Musical Family And Began Playing Guitar At The Age Of 12. His Influences As A Guitar Player Include Charlie Christian Django Reinhardt And Wes Montgomery. While A Student At Wayne State University He Made His Debut Recording As A Member Of Dizzy Gillespie's Sextet In 1951. He Toured With Oscar Peterson After Graduating In 1955 And Then Moved To New York City In 1956. A Consummate Sideman Burrell Recorded With A Wide Range Of Prominent Musicians Including John Coltrane Paul Chambers Bill Evans Gil Evans Stan Getz Benny Goodman Wes Montgomery Billie Holiday Milt Jackson Thad Jones Quincy Jones Melba Liston Oscar Peterson Jimmy Raney Sonny Rollins Jimmy Smith Art Taylor Stanley Turrentine Jimmy Witherspoon And Cedar Walton. He Also Led His Own Groups Since 1951 And Recorded Many Well Received Albums Most Notably Midnight Blue With Stanley Turrentine For Blue Note Records Which Is Considered A Classic Of 60s Jazz Now. He Has Recorded About 40 LPs Including Midnight Blue 1967 Blue Lights Guitar Forms Sunup To Sundown 1990 Soft Winds 1993 Then Along Came Kenny 1993 And Lotus Blossom 1995 . read less