# The Best Kenny Burrell Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Kenny Burrell guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Chitlins con Carne (1963), then Midnight Blue and Soul Lament. Every video starts at the solo.

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Kenny Burrell brought a warm, blues-steeped voice to jazz guitar, influencing everyone from Wes Montgomery's contemporaries to Stevie Ray Vaughan. His economical, swinging lines defined the sound of soul-jazz and Blue Note-era guitar.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Kenny Burrell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Burrell), [Wikipedia – Midnight Blue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Blue_(Kenny_Burrell_album)), [Wikipedia – Guitar Forms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Forms)

1. [Chitlins con Carne](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-chitlins-con-carne/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1963
2. [Midnight Blue](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-midnight-blue/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1963
3. [Soul Lament](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-soul-lament/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1963
4. [Wavy Gravy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-wavy-gravy/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1963
5. [Back at the Chicken Shack](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimmy-smith-back-at-the-chicken-shack/) — Jimmy Smith · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1963
6. [Mule](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-mule/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1963
7. [Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-gee-baby-ain-t-i-good-to-you/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1963
8. [Midnight Special](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimmy-smith-midnight-special/) — Jimmy Smith · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1961
9. [Moon and Sand](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-moon-and-sand/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1965
10. [Lotus Land](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-lotus-land/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1965
11. [Downstairs](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-downstairs/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1965
12. [All Day Long](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-all-day-long/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1957
13. [Freight Trane](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-freight-trane/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1963
14. [Greensleeves](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-greensleeves/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1965
15. [Blue Bash](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-and-jimmy-smith-blue-bash/) — Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Smith · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1963
16. [This Time the Dream's on Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kenny-burrell-this-time-the-dream-s-on-me/) — Kenny Burrell · solo by Kenny Burrell · 1956

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