| Spirit Song | ||||
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| Studio album by Kenny Barron | ||||
| Released | February 8, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | May 16–17, 1999 | |||
| Studio | Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 64:56 | |||
| Label | Verve 314 543 180-2 | |||
| Producer | Joanne Klein | |||
| Kenny Barron chronology | ||||
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Spirit Song is an album by pianist Kenny Barron recorded in New York in 1999 and released on the Verve label.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Tom Hull | B+ |
In the review on AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos noted that "Barron has amassed a formidable number of high-quality recordings, but this ranks right up there near the top". In JazzTimes, Josef Woodard wrote: "The sum effect is a varietal garden of sounds and ideas, within the framework of Barron’s post-mainstream jazz sensibility".
Track listing
All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.
- "The Pelican" – 4:12
- "Spirit Song" – 5:42
- "Um Beijo" – 7:31
- "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) – 9:54
- "Passion Dance" (McCoy Tyner) – 6:12
- "Sonja Braga" – 6:25
- "The Question Is" – 5:21
- "The Wizard" – 7:59
- "Cook's Bay" – 7:05
- "And Then Again" – 4:35
Personnel
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Eddie Henderson – trumpet (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
- David Sánchez – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–9)
- Regina Carter – violin (tracks 3 & 4)
- Russell Malone – guitar (tracks 2, 8 & 10)
- Rufus Reid – bass (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
- Billy Hart – drums (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
- Michael Wall Grigsby – percussion (track 2)
References
- Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 24, 2017
- Kenny Barron: recordings, accessed January 24, 2017
- Verve Records Catalogue, accessed January 24, 2017
- Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 24, 2017
- Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 24, 2019
- ^ Nastos, Michael G.. Kenny Barron – Spirit Song: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- "Tom Hull: Grade List: Kenny Barron". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- Woodard, J. JazzTimes Review, accessed January 24, 2016