A Generation Ago Today


A Generation Ago Today is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell featuring standards associated with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Charlie Christian recorded in 1966 and 1967 and released on the Verve label.

Reception

awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "the now-obscure set has been out-of-print but the music is excellent".

Track listing

  1. "As [Long as I Live (Arlen-Koehler song)|As Long as I Live]"
  2. "Wholly Cats"
  3. "A Smooth One"
  4. "I [Surrender Dear]"
  5. "If I Had You"
  6. "Poor Butterfly"
  7. "Stompin' at the Savoy"
  8. "Rose Room"

    Personnel

This is an re-issue by Verve with three additional tracks from the same recording sessions.
  1. "As Long as [I Live (Arlen-Koehler song)|As Long as I Live]"
  2. "Poor Butterfly"
  3. "Stompin' at the Savoy"
  4. "I Surrender Dear"
  5. "Rose Room"
  6. "If I Had You"
  7. "A Smooth One"
  8. "Wholly Cats"
  9. Seven Come Eleven
  10. Moonglow
  11. Flying Home