Spirit Song is an album by pianist Kenny Barron recorded in New York in 1999 and released on the Verve label.[1][2][3][4][5]

Spirit Song
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2000
RecordedMay 16–17, 1999
StudioSystems Two, Brooklyn, NY
GenreJazz
Length64:56
LabelVerve
314 543 180-2
ProducerJoanne Klein
Kenny Barron chronology
Night and the City
(1996)
Spirit Song
(2000)
Freefall
(2000)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
Tom HullB+[7]

In the review on AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos noted that "Barron has amassed a formidable number of high-quality recordings, but this ranks right up there near the top".[6] In JazzTimes, Josef Woodard wrote: "The sum effect is a varietal garden of sounds and ideas, within the framework of Barron’s post-mainstream jazz sensibility".[8]

Track listing

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All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.

  1. "The Pelican" – 4:12
  2. "Spirit Song" – 5:42
  3. "Um Beijo" – 7:31
  4. "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) – 9:54
  5. "Passion Dance" (McCoy Tyner) – 6:12
  6. "Sonja Braga" – 6:25
  7. "The Question Is" – 5:21
  8. "The Wizard" – 7:59
  9. "Cook's Bay" – 7:05
  10. "And Then Again" – 4:35

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 24, 2017
  2. ^ Kenny Barron: recordings, accessed January 24, 2017
  3. ^ Verve Records Catalogue, accessed January 24, 2017
  4. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 24, 2017
  5. ^ Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 24, 2019
  6. ^ a b Nastos, Michael G.. Kenny Barron – Spirit Song: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Kenny Barron". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. ^ Woodard, J. JazzTimes Review, accessed January 24, 2016