Kenny Burrell’s 1963 album Midnight Blue stands among the guitarist’s most celebrated recordings. Stanley Turrentine adds soulful saxophone while Ray Barretto’s congas bring a Latin accent to the blues-heavy session. Burrell is in particularly expressive form throughout, with Chitlins Con Carne, Saturday Night Blues and Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You among the highlights. Admired by both B.B. King and Duke Ellington, his warm, economical guitar playing is captured here at its most direct and spirited.