Track Listing

1. Everydays
2. Every Day (I Have The Blues)
3. The Preacher
4. Angel Eyes
5. The Common Ground
6. Were You There?
7. Burning Spear
8. Wonder Why
9. Soulful Brothers
10. See See Rider
11. Sausilito NIghts

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #93964 in Music
• Released on: 2001-10-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

From Amazon.co.uk
The reissue of Kenny Burrell's 1968 Blues: The Common Ground on CD is decidedly welcome, for it is one of the supremely dependable guitarist's finest albums. Backed for the most part by an all-star orchestra revelling in Don Sebesky's imaginative arrangements, Burrell fashions a series of outstanding performances as accessible as they are penetrating, thus fully bearing out the record's titular claim. Particular felicities include "Everydays", "Burning Spear" and the title track. There are also two superb quartet cuts with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Grady Tate and an exquisite solo exploration of "Were You There?". No extra tracks or takes were discovered, but the album is richly rewarding from start to finish, its varied and durable pleasures belying the modest playing time. Now Verve should reissue the equally distinguished Night Song that Burrell made shortly afterwards. --Richard Palmer

Chronique amazon.fr
En grand spécialiste du blues, Kenny Burrell délivre, accompagné par une grande formation de cuivres, le message du douze mesures cadencé à la blue note, dans lequel on extrait la perle "Every Day I Have The Blues" ainsi que l'incontournable "See See Rider". C'est un blues parfois presque rural, mâtiné du son des années soixante. Il faut dire que le big-band composé des plus belles embouchures de l'époque balance diablement et aide à la propulsion du guitariste. L'ensemble sonne comme les musiques des feuilletons noirs américains, mais bien teinté de note bleue. La profondeur et le moelleux des accords, la recherche de la note juste ("Sausalito Nights") contrebalancés par la force pourtant légère du monstre cuivré, accompagnent les onze titres de l'album au nom évocateur: The Common Ground. Un terreau commun pour le jazz et le blues, superbement mélangés ici. --Jean-Michel Schlosser