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Kenny Barron: Peruvian Blue

by Douglas Payne
September 1, 1998

Peruvian Blue is Kenny Barron's second solo outing, coming right after 1973's marvelous Sunset To Dawn (released by 32 Jazz last year as part of the two-disc set Soft Spoken Here ). Originally released by Muse Records in 1974, this six-song program finds Barron shifting between electric and acoustic pianos in a variety of groupings, from solo to duo and trio to sextet.Barron solos with grand passion on acoustic piano for the standard, “Here's That Rainy Day," then ...