Soulero in Bloomington, MN

Soulero
has ten selections from guitarist
Kenny Burrell
's
Cadet
LP
The Tender Gender
, a version of "My Favorite Things" from a Christmas album, and five selections from his 1967 date
Ode to 52nd Street
. The former set showcases
Burrell
with a quartet including pianist
Richard Wyands
, bassist
Marty Rivera
, and drummer
Oliver Jackson
, while the other numbers feature him accompanied by orchestras arranged by
Richard Evans
. Typically,
plays tastefully throughout the performances, displaying a clear tone and a solid mastery of the bebop vocabulary. No real surprises occur except perhaps for the repertoire, which includes such unlikely numbers as "People," "Girl Talk" (which works quite well), and "Wild Is the Wind." ~ Scott Yanow