Kenny Barron - Songbook [2LP]

Format: 2LP
Catalogue No.: ARTR0014LP
Barcode: 5400863192334
Release Date: 14 Nov 2025
Genre: Jazz

 ‘Songbook’, the new album from Jazz Master Kenny Barron, out on Artwork Records, is a landmark recording that will cement Kenny Barron’s place in the pantheon of jazz greats.
 Joined by his long-standing trio - Kiyoshi Kitagawa on bass and Johnathan Blake on drums - Kenny Barron unveils a collection of original compositions interpreted by an extraordinary cast of guest vocalists, including Cécile McLorin Salvant, Kurt Elling, Ann Hampton Callaway, Catherine Russell, Jean Baylor, Tyreek McDole, Ekep Nkwelle and Kavita Shah.
 Seamlessly blending lyrical sophistication, harmonic depth and rhythmic vitality, ‘Songbook’ is both a celebration of Kenny Barron’s artistry and a defining statement in a career that has shaped the sound of modern jazz. This is not just a new album from Kenny Barron - it is a legacy in the making.
 CD digipack with 20p booklet.
 Double LP in a gatefold sleeve with two exclusive bonus tracks - ‘Rain’ featuring Ann Hampton Callaway and ‘Belem’ featuring Kavita Shah.

Beyond This Place (feat. Jean Baylor)
Until Then (feat. Jean Baylor)
Cook's Bay (feat. Ann Hampton Callaway)
Thoughts and Dreams (feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant)
Minor Blues Redux (feat. Catherine Russell)
In The Slow Lane (feat. Kurt Elling)
Sunshower (feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant)
Marie Laveau (feat. Tyreek McDole)
Song for Abdullah (feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant)
Sonia Braga (feat. Ekep Nkwelle)
Lullaby (feat. Kavita Shah)
Calypso (feat. Tyreek McDole)
Rain (feat. Ann Hampton Callaway)
Belem (feat. Kavita Shah)
Illusion (feat. Ekep Nkwelle)