Kenny Burrell

Guitarist Kenny Burrell has been called a “cool, controlled romantic” whose textured playing is “subtle yet sensual, meditative, exultant, wry and intimate.” He’s one of the most lyrical guitarists on the jazz scene — in fact, he was Duke Ellington’s favorite guitar improviser. As part of the Peabody Award-winning documentary series “Jazz Profiles,” this episode about Kenny Burrell was produced in 1999 by Paul Conley and narrated by the show host Nancy Wilson. The “Jazz Profiles” show...