Singer: Kenny Burrell
Title: Blues - The Common Ground
Label: Verve Records ‎– V6-8746
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Germany
Date of released: 1968
Category: Jazz, Blues
Style: Bop, Soul-Jazz, Big Band
Size MP3 zip: 1745 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1623 mb
Rating: 4.2✭
Format: MP3 AC3 DTS MIDI AU MP3 AIFF VOC FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Everydays Songwriter – Steve Stills*	3:15
A2	Every Day (I Have The Blues) Songwriter – Peter Chatman	3:14
A3	The Preacher Songwriter – Horace Silver	2:54
A4	Angel Eyes Songwriter – Earl Brent*, Matt Dennis	4:59
A5	The Common Ground Songwriter – Kenny Burrell, Warren Stephens	2:52
A6	Were You There Adapted By – Kenny BurrellArranged By – Kenny Burrell	1:07
B1	Burning Spear Songwriter – Richard Evans	2:45
B2	Wonder Why Lyrics By – Sammy CahnMusic By – Nikolaus Brodszky*	3:55
B3	Soulful Brothers Songwriter – Kenny Burrell, Warren Stephens	5:31
B4	See See Rider Songwriter – Gertrude Rainey*	3:25
B5	Sausalito Nights Songwriter – Kenny Burrell, Warren Stephens	4:12

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – MGM Records
• Recorded At – A&R Studios
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
• Lacquer Cut At – Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant
• Pressed By – Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant
• Printed By – Carl v. d. Linnepe
• Manufactured By – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

Credits

• Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor [Orchestra] – Don Sebesky
• Art Direction – Jack Anesh
• Bass – Ron Carter
• Drums – Donald MacDonald* (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Grady Tate (tracks: A3 to A5, B1, B3, B5)
• Engineer – Val Valentin
• Engineer [Director] – Val Valentin
• Guitar – Kenny Burrell
• Liner Notes – Kenny Burrell
• Percussion – Johnny Pacheco
• Photography By [Cover] – Lee Tanner
• Piano – Herbie Hancock
• Producer – Esmond Edwards
• Trombone – Bill Watrous (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Jimmy Cleveland, Paul Faulise (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Tony Studd (tracks: A3 to A5, B1), Urbie Green (tracks: A3 to A5, B1), Wayne Andre
• Trumpet – Bernie Glow (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Ernie Royal (tracks: A3 to A5, B1), Snookie Young* (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Jimmy Nottingham (tracks: A3 to A5, B1), Jimmy Owens (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Thad Jones (tracks: A3 to A5, B1)
• Tuba – Don Butterfield (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B4), Harvey Phillips (tracks: A3 to A5, B1)
• Woodwind, Reeds – Jerome Richardson

Notes

Recorded December, 1967 and February, 1968 at A&R Recording Studio. Herbie Hancock appears through courtesy of Blue Note Records.

A1, A2, A5 to B1, B3, B5: BMI
A3, A4, B2, B4: ASCAP
Printed in Germany
Manufactured by Deutsche Grammophon, Hamburg
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Mastering date: May 1968

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: GEMA
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped, variant 1): 1 Ⓟ 1968 E8 ◇V D 00 V6 8746 A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped, variant 1): 1 Ⓟ 1968 E8 ◇V C 00 V6 8̷6̷ 8746 B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped, variant 2): 1 Ⓟ 1968 E8 ◇V F 00 V6 8746 A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped, variant 2): 1 Ⓟ 1968 E8 ◇V 00 V6 8̷6̷ 8746 B E

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V6-8746	Kenny Burrell	Blues - The Common Ground ‎(LP, Album)	Verve Records	V6-8746	US	1968
V-8746	Kenny Burrell	Blues - The Common Ground ‎(LP, Mono, Promo)	Verve Records	V-8746	US	1968
20MJ 0052	Kenny Burrell	Blues - The Common Ground ‎(LP, Album)	Verve Records	20MJ 0052	Japan	1986
UCCV-9092	Kenny Burrell	Blues: The Common Ground ‎(CD, Album)	Verve Records	UCCV-9092	Japan	2002
314 589 101-2	Kenny Burrell	Blues - The Common Ground ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Verve Records	314 589 101-2	US	2001