Kenny Barron Catalog

1973 (age 30)

Kenny Barron - Sunset To Dawn   Muse MR 5018   1973

Warren Smith, vibes, misc. percussion; Kenny Barron, piano, electric piano; Bob Cranshaw, Fender bass; Freddy Waits, drums; Richard Landrum, congas, misc. percussion.

RCA Studios, NYC, April 2, 1973

Sunset
A Flower
Swamp Demon
Al-Kifha
Delores Street, S.F.
Dawn

** also released on Muse MCD 6014 in 1990.
** part of Soft Spoken Here - Sunset To Dawn/Golden Lotus, 32 Jazz 32023 in 1997.

1974

Kenny Barron - Peruvian Blue   Muse MR 5044   1974

Kenny Barron, piano, Clavinet, electric piano; Ted Dunbar, guitar; David Williams, bass, Fender bass; Albert Heath, drums; Richard Landrum, congas, misc. percussion; Sonny Morgan, misc. percussion.

March 14, 1974

Peruvian Blue
Blue Monk
The Procession
Two Areas
Here's That Rainy Day
In The Meantime

** also released on 32 Jazz 32083 in 1998.

1975

Kenny Barron & Ted Dunbar - In Tandem   Muse MR 5140   1980

Kenny Barron, piano; Ted Dunbar, guitar.

Livingston Campus Of Rutgers University, Livingston, NJ, February 15, 1975

Summertime
Here's That Rainy Day
Aruba
On The Trail

Kenny Barron - Lucifer   Muse MR 5070   1975

Charles Sullivan, trumpet; Bill Barron, soprano sax; James Spaulding, alto sax, bass flute; Kenny Barron, acoustic, electric piano, Clavinet, string synthesizer, cowbell; Carlos Alomar, acoustic, electric guitar; Chris White, electric bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, April 28, 1975

Spirits
Firefly

James Spaulding, bass flute; Kenny Barron, acoustic piano.

Ethereally Yours

Kenny Barron, electric piano, synthesizer, acoustic piano; + an overdub: Kenny Barron, electric piano, synthesizer, acoustic piano.

Hellbound

Charles Sullivan, trumpet; Bill Barron, soprano sax; James Spaulding, alto sax, bass flute; Kenny Barron, acoustic, electric piano, Clavinet, string synthesizer, cowbell; Carlos Alomar, acoustic, electric guitar; Chris White, electric bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Lucifer

Kenny Barron, acoustic piano.

Oleo

1978

Kenny Barron - Innocence   Wolf Records WOLF 1203   1978

Sonny Fortune, sax; Kenny Barron, keyboards; Buster Williams, bass; Ben Riley, drums; Rafael Cruz, percussion.

Regent Sound Studios, NYC, released 1978

Sunshower
Innocence
Bacchanal

Jimmy Owens, trumpet; Kenny Barron, keyboards; Gary King, bass; Brian Brake, drums; Billy Hart, percussion.

Sunday Morning
Nothing To Fear

1980

Kenny Barron - Golden Lotus   Muse MR 5220   1982

Kenny Barron, piano.

Downtown Sound, NYC, April 4, 1980

Darn That Dream

John Stubblefield, tenor sax; Steve Nelson, vibes; Kenny Barron, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

Sound Heights Studio, Brooklyn, NY, April 18, 1980

Golden Lotus
Dewdrop
Cincero
Row House

** part of Soft Spoken Here - Sunset To Dawn/Golden Lotus, 32 Jazz 32023 in 1997.

1981

Kenny Barron - At The Piano   Xanadu 188   1981

Kenny Barron, piano.

RCA Studio C, NYC, February 13, 1981

Bud-Like
Star-Crossed Lovers
Misterioso
Calypso
Body And Soul
Enchanted Flower
Rhythm-a-ning

** also released on Prevue Records CD PR 3 in 1998.

Dolo Coker, Bob Mover, Barry Harris, Kenny Barron, Jimmy Raney, Al Cohn And Billy Mitchell - Anniversary   Xanadu 201

same session.

RCA Studio C, NYC, February 13, 1981

Wazuri Blues

1982

Kenny Barron Trio - Imo Live   WhyNot (J) PAP-25032   1982

Kenny Barron, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

Imo House, Nakano Minami Guchi, Tokyo, Japan, June 9, 1982

And Then Again
Manha De Carnaval
Rhythm-a-ning
Someday My Prince Will Come

** also released on Live, WhyNot (J) 32ED-5020 in 1987, WYN-79417CD. and on PJL (J) MTCJ-2018.

Kenny Barron - Spiral   Baybridge (J) KUX-174-B   1982

Kenny Barron, piano.

Teichiku Kaikan Studio, Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 1982

Spiral
Passion Dance
Reflections
Dolores Street
Little Niles
Maiden Voyage

** also released on Eastwind (US) EWIND 709 in 1984, (US) EWCD 709 in 1987.

1983 (age 40)

Kenny Barron Trio - Green Chimneys   Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1008   1984

Kenny Barron, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

Studio 44, Monster, Holland, July 9, 1983;
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 31, 1987

Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
Don't Explain
There Is No Greater Love
Green Chimneys
Straight No Chaser
Time Was

** also released on Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1008 CD in 1988.

Kenny Barron Trio - Green Chimneys   Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1008 CD   1988

same session.

Studio 44, Monster, Holland, July 9, 1983;
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 31, 1987

Skylark
When Lights Are Low
Morning Blues
Time Was (take 2)

** originally released on Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1008 in 1984 + 4 bonus tracks.

1984

Kenny Barron - 1+1+1   BlackHawk BKH 50601   1986

Kenny Barron, piano; Michael Moore, bass #1,4,5; Ron Carter, bass #2,3,6,8.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 23 and 24, 1984

1.The Man I Love
2.United Blues
3.Prelude To A Kiss
4.C Jam Blues
5.In Your Own Sweet Way
6.Giant Steps
7.'Round Midnight
8.Beautiful Love

** also released on BlackHawk BKH 506-2 in 1986.

Kenny Barron - Landscape   Baystate (J) RJL-8103   1985

Kenny Barron, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Al Foster, drums.

Vanguard Studios, NYC, October 5, 1984

Hush-a-Bye
Spring Is Here
Kojo No Tsuki
Ringo Oiwake
Calypso
Dear Old Stockholm
Sunset

** also released on Kenny Barron Trio - Landscape, Limetree (Du) MLP 0020 in 1986, MCD 0020 in 1986.

Kenny Barron - Autumn In New York   Uptown UP27.26   1985

Kenny Barron, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Frederick Waits, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 14, 1984

New York Attitude
Autumn In New York
Joanne Julia
Bemsha Swing
Embraceable You
Lemuria

** also released on New York Attitude, Uptown UPCD 27.41 in 1996.

Kenny Barron - New York Attitude   Uptown UPCD 27.41   1996

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 14, 1984

My One Sin
You Don't Know What Love Is (solo)
Embraceable You (take 1)

** originally released on Autumn In New York, Uptown UP27.26 in 1985 + 3 bonus tracks.

Various Artists - An Uptown Christmas   Uptown UPCD 27.33   1990

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 14, 1984

The Christmas Song

1985

Kenny Barron - Scratch   Enja (G) 4092   1985

Kenny Barron, piano; Dave Holland, bass #1-3,5,6; Daniel Humair, drums #1-3,5,6.

ERAS Studio, NYC, March 11, 1985

1.Scratch
2.Quite Times
3.Water Lily
4.Song For Abdullah
5.The Third Eye
6.And Then Again

** also released on Enja (G) 4092-07 in 1988.

Kenny Barron - Scratch   Enja (G) 4092-07   1988

Kenny Barron, piano; Dave Holland, bass; Daniel Humair, drums.

ERAS Studio, NYC, March 11, 1985

Jacob's Ladder

** originally released on Enja (G) 4092 in 1985 + 1 bonus track.

1986

Kenny Barron - What If?   Enja (G) 5013   1986

Wallace Roney, trumpet #1,2,5,6; John Stubblefield, tenor sax #1,2,5,6; Kenny Barron, piano; Cecil McBee, bass #1-3,5,6; Victor Lewis, drums #1-6.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 17, 1986

1.Phantoms
2.What If?
3.Close To You Alone
4.Dexterity
5.Voyage
6.Lullabye
7.Trinkle Tinkle

** also released on Enja (G) 5013-09 in 1986, 5013-10 in 1988, ENJ-5013 2 in 1997, ENJ-2142 2 in 2008.

Kenny Barron And Buster Williams - Two As One: Live At Umbria Jazz   Red Record (It) RR 214   1987

Kenny Barron, piano; Buster Williams, bass.

Umbria Jazz Festival, Teatro Morlacchi, Perugia, Italy, July 14, 1986

All Of You
This Time The Dream's On Me
Someday My Prince Will Come
I Love You
My Funny Valentine

** also released on Red Record (It) RR 123214.2 in 1999.

1988

Kenny Barron - Live At Fat Tuesdays   Enja (G) 5071   1988

Eddie Henderson, trumpet #1,3-5; John Stubblefield, tenor sax #1,3-5; Kenny Barron, piano; Cecil McBee, bass #1,3-5; Victor Lewis, drums #1,3-5.

Fat Tuesday's, NYC, January 15 and 16, 1988

1.There Is No Greater Love
2.Misterioso
3.Lunacy
4.Sand Dune
5.518

** also released on Enja (G) CD 5071-2 in 1988.

Kenny Barron - Live At Fat Tuesdays   Enja (G) CD 5071-2   1988

Eddie Henderson, trumpet; John Stubblefield, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.

Fat Tuesday's, NYC, January 15 and 16, 1988

Something For Ramone
Dreams

** originally released on Enja (G) 5071 in 1988 + 2 bonus tracks.

1989

Kenny Barron-John Hicks Quartet - Rhythm-a-ning   Candid (E) CCD79044   1990

Kenny Barron, Steinway grand piano; John Hicks, Steinway grand piano #1-4,6; Walter Booker, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.

5th Annual Riverside Park Arts Festival, NYC, September 3, 1989

1.Sunshower
2.Naima's Love Song
3.Blue Monk
4.After The Morning
5.Ghost Of Yesterday
6.Rhythm-a-ning

1990

The Artistry Of Kenny Barron   Wave (E) CD 34   1998

Kenny Barron, piano; Peter Ind, bass; Mark Taylor, drums.

Bass Clef, London, England, March 21, 1990

Morning Of The Carnival
Like Someone In Love
Body And Soul
Rhythm-a-ning
Lover Man
Well, You Needn't

Kenny Barron - The Only One   Reservoir RSR CD 115   1990

Kenny Barron, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 6, 1990

The Only One
Surrey With The Fringe On Top
The Courtship
Blueswatch
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Warm Valley
Manila
Tone For Joan's Bones
Love For Sale
Dolores St., S.F.
All God's Children

Kenny Barron - Live At Maybeck Recital Hall Volume Ten   Concord Jazz CCD-4466   1991

Kenny Barron, piano.

Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA, December 3, 1990

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Witchcraft
Bud-Like
Spring Is Here
Well, You Needn't
Skylark
And Then Again
Sunshower

Kenny Barron Quartet - Invitation   Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1044 CD   1991

Ralph Moore, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; David Williams, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 20, 1990

Namely You
And Then Again
Dewdrop
Invitation
Joanne Julia
An Afternoon In Paris
You Don't Know What Love Is
Blue Monk

1991

Kenny Barron Trio - Lemuria-Seascape   Candid (E) CCD79508   1991

Kenny Barron, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 17, 1991

Lemuria
Ask Me Now
Sweet Lorraine
Fungii Mama
Slow Grind
Have You Met Miss Jones?
Maria Isabel
You Go To My Head
The Magical Look In Your Eyes
Seascape

Kenny Barron Quintet - Quickstep   Enja (G) 6084 2   1991

Eddie Henderson, trumpet; John Stubblefield, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; David Williams, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 18, 1991

Once Upon A Time
I Wanted To Say
Until Then
Hindsight
Quickstep
Here And There
Big Girls

Kenny Barron Trio - The Moment   Reservoir RSR CD 121   1992

Kenny Barron, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 22, 1991

Minority
Fragile
Silent Rain
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
Jackie-ing
Tear Drop
The Moment
Soul Eyes
How Deep Is The Ocean

1992

Kenny Barron - Sambao   Verve 314 514 472-2   1992

Kenny Barron, piano; Toninho Horta, guitar; Nico Assumpcao, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Mino Cinelu, percussion.

BMG Studios, NYC, May 11-13, 1992

Sambao
Yalele
Bacchanal
Belem
Encounter
Ritual
Gardenia
On The Other Side

1993 (age 50)

Kenny Barron - Other Places   Verve 314 519 669-2   1993

Ralph Moore, soprano, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Kenny Barron, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Mino Cinelu, percussion.

EastSide Sound, NYC, February 1 and 2, 1993

Anywhere
Other Places
Mythology
For Heaven's Sake
Ambrosia
Wildlife
I Should Care
Nikara's Song
Hey, It's Me You're Talking To

1994

Kenny Barron With Roy Haynes And Charlie Haden - Wanton Spirit   Verve 314 522 364-2   1994

Kenny Barron, piano; Charlie Haden, bass #1-4,6-8,10; Roy Haynes, drums #1-8,10.

Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, February 22 and 23, 1994

1.Take The Coltrane
2.Sail Away
3.Be Bop
4.Passion Flower
5.Madman
6.Nightlake
7.The Loss Of A Moment
8.Wanton Spirit
9.Melancholia
10.One Finger Snap

The Jet All Star Quartet - Live At Jazz En Tete   Space Time Records (F) BG 9704   1997

Gary Bartz, alto, soprano sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

Maison Des Congres, Clermont-Ferrand, France, October 21, 1994

This I Dig Of You
Up Jumped Spring
Ask Me Now
Time Was
Theme
Blue Monk

1995

Kenny Barron - Things Unseen   Verve 314 537 315-2   1997

Eddie Henderson, trumpet; John Stubblefield, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; David Williams, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; with Naoko Terai, violin; John Scofield, guitar; Mino Cinelu, percussion.

Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, March 17 and 18, 1995

Marie Laveau
The Sequel
Christopher's Dance
Tongue In Cheek
Rose Noire
Things Unseen
Joy Island
The Moment

1996

Kenny Barron Trio - Live At Bradley's   Gitanes Jazz (F) 549 099-2   2001

Kenny Barron, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

Bradley's, NYC, April 3 and 4, 1996

Everybody Loves My Baby, But My Baby Don't Love Nobody But Me
Solar
Blue Moon
Alter Ego
Canadian Sunset

** also released on Sunnyside SSC 3002 in 2002?.

Kenny Barron Trio - Live At Bradley's II - The Perfect Set   Gitanes Jazz (F) 983 112-4   2005

same session.

Bradley's, NYC, April 3 and 4, 1996

House Introduction
You Don't Know What Love Is
The Only One
Twilight Song
Shuffle Boil
Well, You Needn't

** also released on Sunnyside SSC 3031 in 2005?.

1999

Kenny Barron - Spirit Song   Verve 314 543 180-2   2000

Kenny Barron, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Billy Hart, drums; with Eddie Henderson, trumpet; David Sanchez, tenor sax; Regina Carter, violin #3,4; Russell Malone, guitar #2,8,10; Michael Wall Grigsby, percussion #2.

Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, May 16 and 17, 1999

1.The Pelican
2.Spirit Song
3.Um Beijo
4.Passion Flower
5.Passion Dance
6.Sonja Braga
7.The Question Is
8.The Wizard
9.Cook's Bay
10.And Then Again

2000

Kenny Barron And Regina Carter - Freefall   Verve 314 549 706-2   2001

Regina Carter, violin; Kenny Barron, piano.

Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, December 19 and 20, 2000

Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Fragile
Misterioso
Phantoms
What If
Squatty Roo
Freefall
Shades Of Grey
Footprints
A Flower

2001

Kenny Barron, Bill Charlap, Benny Green, Fred Hersch, Marian McPartland, George Shearing - The Richard Rodgers Centennial Jazz Piano Album   Broadway Cares BC 1001   2001

Kenny Barron, piano.

Stamford, CT, May-July, 2001

My Funny Valentine
Have You Met Miss Jones

2002

Kenny Barron - Canta Brasil   Sunnyside SSC 3005   2002?

Kenny Barron, piano; + Trio De Paz featuring: Anne Drummond, flute; Romero Lubambo, acoustic guitar; Nilson Matta, bass; Duduka Da Fonseca, drums; Valtinho, percussion; Maucha Adnet, vocal #7.

Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, February 13 and 14, 2002

1.Zumbi
2.Clouds
3.Paraty
4.Until Then
5.Bachiao
6.Thoughts And Dreams
7.This One
8.Dona Maria

2003 (age 60)

Kenny Barron Quintet - Images   Sunnyside SSC 3021   2004

Anne Drummond, alto flute, C flute; Stefon Harris, vibes; Kenny Barron, piano; Kiyoshi Kitagawa, bass; Kim Thompson, drums.

Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, October 7 and 8, 2003

So It Seems
Jasmine Flower
Inside Out
The Lost Ones
Hallucinations
Song For Abdullah
Footprints
Marie Laveau
Miss Missy
Images

2004

Super Trio - Super Standard   Venus (J) TKCV-35343   2004

Kenny Barron, piano; Jay Leonhart, bass; Al Foster, drums.

Avatar Studios, NYC, September 7, 2004

All Of Me
Bye Bye Blackbird
Cherokee
Cleopatra's Dream
Doxy
Misty
Stolen Moments
Summer Night
Sunset And The Mockingbird
Sweet And Lovely
Willow Weep For Me
Yesterdays

** also released on Venus (J) VHCD-2038 in 2008, VHCD-78049 in 2010.

Kenny Barron, Bob Sheppard, Dave Ellis, Peter Barshay, Lewis Nash - A Table For Two - The Dinner Music Series   Menus And Music Productions, Inc. 092084319611   2004

Dave Ellis, sax; Bob Sheppard, sax, flute; Kenny Barron, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, 2004

Say It Over And Over Again
Stolen Moments
Estate
The Very Thought Of You
Alfie
Berceuse
I Only Have Eyes For You
Phantoms
Very Early
Blame It On My Youth
In A Sentimental Mood

2007

Kenny Barron - The Traveler   EmArcy (Eu) 5307530   2008

Kenny Barron, piano; Kiyoshi Kitagawa, bass; Francisco Mela, drums; featuring Steve Wilson, soprano sax #1,3,6; Lionel Loueke, guitar #7-9; Ann Hampton Calloway, vocal #2; Grady Tate, vocal #4; Gretchen Parlato, vocal #8.

NYC, December 12 and 13, 2007

1.The Traveler
2.Clouds
3.Speed Trap
4.Um Beijo
5.The First Year
6.Illusion
7.Duet
8.Phantoms
9.Calypso
10.Memories Of You

** also released on Sunnyside SSC 3079 in 2008.

2008

Kenny Barron - Live At The Village Vanguard - August 27, 2008   Jazz 88 WBGO.org 88.3 FM   2013?

Dayna Stephens, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Kiyoshi Kitagawa, bass; Francisco Mela, drums; Josh Jackson, host.

WBGO-FM radio broadcast, Village Vanguard, NYC, August 27, 2008

Barron Intro
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Um Beijo
Shuffle Boil
Blame It On My Youth
New Samba
And Then Again

2009

Kenny Barron Trio - Minor Blues   Venus (J) VHCD-1032   2009

Kenny Barron, piano; George Mraz, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

Avatar Studios, NYC, May 4 and 5, 2009

Minor Blues
Beautiful Love
Emily
For Heaven's Sake
How Deep Is The Ocean
Too Late Now
Don't Explain
Hush-a-Bye
I've Never Been In Love Before
My Ideal

** also released on Venus (J) VHCD-78154 in 2010, VHGD29 in 2014.

2010

The Super Premium Band - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise   Zzjaplus (J) HMCJ-1001   2010

Kenny Barron, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Lenny White, drums.

Avatar Studios, NYC, March 30, 2010

L's Bop
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
All Blues
J.J. Dream
Autumn Leaves
A Theme In 3/4
Stella By Starlight
'Round Midnight
My Favorite Things
New Waltz

2011

The Super Premium Band - Sounds Of New York   Zzjaplus (J) HMCJ-1008   2011

Kenny Barron, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.

Avatar Studios, NYC, April 21, 2011

Take The "A" Train
Stompin' At The Savoy
Moon River
Autumn In New York
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Seventh D
Clouds
Five Spot After Dark
Lullaby Of Birdland
Scrapple From The Apple
Tone Poem No. 1

Kenny Barron And The Brazilian Knights   Groovin' High (F) 372 019-6   2013

Kenny Barron, piano; and The Brazilian Knights: Idriss Boudrioua, alto sax; Mauricio Einhorn, harmonica; Lula Galvao, acoustic guitar; Sergio Barrozo, bass; Rafael Barata, drums; + guest: Claudio Roditi, flugelhorn, muted trumpet.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, June 10 and 11, 2011

Rapaz De Bem
Ja Era
Ilusao A Toa
So Por Amor
Curta Metragem
Nos
Triste
Sonia Braga
Tristeza De Nos Dois
Chorinho Carioca
Sao Conrado