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Kenny Burrell [guitar]

1963/01/08

ケニー・バレル（ギター）

"Soul Lament" – 2:43

Soul Lament is Kenny's personal - very personal - solo
message. It's on electric guitar, sure, but he doesn't lean on the
amplification as a crutch, and you are reminded, during this
exceptional performance, that Kenny has listened to Flamenco,
to the guitars of Spain as well as Charlie Christian. The way this
melody and its interpretation are constructed, it's almost as if
Kenny were asking questions and answering them for himself.
"Is it true the blues have really got you down?" say the single
note lines, and "Well, this is the way I feel this evening," reply
the chord patterns. This is a soulful lament indeed.
- Leonard Feather, from the original liner notes.

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