Guitar Forms

Guitar Forms is a 1965 album by Kenny Burrell, featuring arrangements by Gil Evans.[1] Evans' orchestra appears on only five of the album's nine tracks, including the nearly 9-minute "Lotus Land." Three tracks are blues numbers in a small group format, and there is one solo performance: "Prelude #2."

Guitar Forms
Studio album by Kenny Burrell
Released	1965
Recorded	December 4, 15, 1964, Webster Hall, New York City, New York, April 6, 12, 1965, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:31
Label	Verve
Producer	Creed Taylor
Kenny Burrell chronology
Freedom (1963-64) Guitar Forms (1965) The Tender Gender (1965)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Reception

In 1966, this album was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Soloist or Small Group, and Gil Evans was nominated for Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Greensleeves" in this album.

Track listing

1. "Downstairs" (Elvin Jones) – 2:53
2. "Lotus Land" (Cyril Scott) – 9:38
3. "Terrace Theme" (Joe Benjamin) – 4:02
4. "Prelude No. 2" (George Gershwin) – 2:17
5. "Moon and Sand" (William Engvick, Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder) – 4:16
6. "Loie" (Kenny Burrell) – 3:19
7. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 4:12
8. "Last Night When We Were Young" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 4:34
9. "Breadwinner" (Burrell) – 3:00

   Alternative tracks included on the Verve Jazz Masters reissue:

10. "Downstairs" – 4:11
11. "Downstairs" – 3:06
12. "Downstairs" – 2:38
13. "Downstairs" – 2:36
14. "Terrace Theme" – 2:59
15. "Terrace Theme" – 3:58
16. "Terrace Theme" – 4:09
17. "Breadwinner" – 3:51
18. "Breadwinner" – 3:49
19. "Breadwinner" – 3:17
20. "Breadwinner" – 3:04

Personnel

Combo

• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Roger Kellaway - piano
• Joe Benjamin - double bass
• Grady Tate - drums
• Willie Rodriguez - conga

Orchestra

• Arranged & conducted by Gil Evans
• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Johnny Coles or Louis Mucci - trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland & Jimmy Knepper - trombone
• Andy Fitzgerald - flute & English horn
• Ray Beckenstein - alto flute, flute & bass clarinet
• George Marge - English horn & flute or Richie Kamuca - tenor sax & oboe
• Lee Konitz - alto saxophone
• Steve Lacy - soprano saxophone
• Bob Tricarico - tenor sax, bassoon & flute
• Ray Alonge or Julius Watkins - french horn
• Bill Barber - tuba
• Ron Carter - double bass
• Elvin Jones & Charlie Persip - drums & percussion

Production

• Creed Taylor – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Guitar Forms - Kenny Burrell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 33. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.