Big Dog 92-7 Music Guide

Moon and Sand

RELEASE
LABEL
Concord Jazz
GENRES
Jazz, Bop, Jazz Instrument, Guitar Jazz

Album Review

This is a surprising release from Kenny Burrell, for the veteran guitarist plays half of the selections on acoustic guitar and does a very effective job giving a bossa nova rhythm (a la Laurindo Almeida and Charlie Byrd) to some of the tunes. The CD reissue, which also features bassist John Heard, drummer Roy McCurdy and percussionist Kenneth Nash, is mostly laidback, although the renditions of Billy Strayhorn's "U.M.M.G." and "Stolen Moments" swing. Best are the more lyrical pieces (such as "My Ship" and an unaccompanied "Lost In the Stars"), which allow Burrell to show off his pretty tone.
Scott Yanow, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Moon and Sand
  2. My Ship
  3. For Once in My Life
  4. U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
  5. Blue Bossa
  6. Stolen Moments
  7. Love for Sale
  8. Lost in the Stars