Kenny Burrell
- MatchKenny Burrell
- 100%Grant Green
- 70%Wes Montgomery
- 65%Lee Morgan
- 64%Jimmy Smith
- 60%Dexter Gordon
- 58%Cole Porter
- 58%Duke Ellington
- 58%Hank Mobley
- 58%Horace Silver
- 58%Jim Hall
Biography
Kenneth Earl Burrell, 31 July 1931, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Coming from a family that encouraged music (all his three brothers were musicians), Burrell studied classical guitar for a mere 18 months (1952-53). In 1955 he received a Bachelor of Music degree from Detroits Wayne University. He played guitar with the Candy Johnson Sextet in 1948, with Count Belcher in 1949 and Tommy Barnett in 1950. In 1951, Dizzy Gillespie visited Detroit and they recorded together. In March 1955 he stood in... Read more