A Touch Of Burrell

In A Mellow Tone is a Duke Ellington classic performed by the incomparable guitarist Kenny Burrell, bassist Marcus McLaurine and drummer Sherman Ferguson.  The tune was recorded in 1990 at The Subway Musikbar in Cologne, to the delight of a packed house of German jazz fans.

Lower left, George and Ira Gershwin’s Summertime was recorded live at the Town Hall in New York City on February 22, 1985.  Grover Washington Jr. added his soprano sax sounds to Kenny’s trio, which included Reggie Workman (b) and Grady Tate (d).  Lower right, the uniquely uptempo Jennine was performed in 1990 at a Japanese Club Date for TV … with Kenny Burrell on guitar, Bob Magnuson on bass and Sherman Ferguson playing drums.