1982 studio album by Kenny Barron
Golden Lotus is an album by pianist Kenny Barron , recorded in 1980 and first released on the Muse label in 1982 before being reissued on CD by 32 Records with Sunset to Dawn in 1997.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 6]
In his review on AllMusic , Ron Wynn called it a "solid 1980 session with the always vibrant, challenging pianist Kenny Barron and the underrated saxophonist John Stubblefield in fiery form"[ 6] In JazzTimes , David Zych wrote "Golden Lotus , vintage 1982, has Barron shunning the electrics, opting now to let his fingers control the touch and nuance of the tunes he's interpreting. All the tunes are his own, save for a wonderful "Darn that Dream," where Barron bares his soul with a gorgeous solo rendition of the ballad".[ 7]
All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.
"Golden Lotus" – 5:57 "Dewdrop" – 6:38 "Cincero" – 8:57 "Darn That Dream " (Jimmy Van Heusen , Eddie DeLange ) – 9:16 "Row House" – 10:42 Recorded at Downtown Sound Studio, NYC on April 4, 1980 (track 4) and Sound Heights Studio, Brooklyn, NY on April 18, 1980 (tracks 1–3 & 5) ^ Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5200 to 5249 accessed January 9, 2017 ^ Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 9, 2017 ^ Kenny Barron: recordings accessed January 9, 2017 ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 9, 2017 ^ Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography , accessed January 20, 2019 ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Kenny Barron – Golden Lotus : Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 9, 2017. ^ Zych, D., JazzTimes Review , accessed January 9, 2017
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums as leader or co-leader You Had Better Listen (with Jimmy Owens , 1967) Sunset to Dawn (1973) Peruvian Blue (1974) In Tandem (and Ted Dunbar , 1975) Lucifer (1975) Innocence (1978) Together (and Tommy Flanagan , 1978) Golden Lotus (1980) Kenny Barron at the Piano (1981) Imo Live (1982) Spiral (1982) Green Chimneys (1983–87) 1+1+1 (1984) Autumn in New York (1984) Landscape (1984) Scratch (1985) The Red Barron Duo (and Red Mitchell , 1986) Two as One (and Buster Williams , 1986) What If? (1986) Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988) Rhythm-a-Ning (and John Hicks , 1989) Invitation (1990) Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten (1990) The Only One (1990) Confirmation (and Barry Harris , 1991) Lemuria-Seascape (1991) The Moment (1991) Quickstep (1991) Sambao (1992) Other Places (1993) Wanton Spirit (1994) Swamp Sally (and Mino Cinelu , 1995) Things Unseen (1995) Live at Bradley's (1996) Live at Bradley's II (1996) Night and the City (and Charlie Haden , 1996) Spirit Song (1999) Canta Brasil (2000) Freefall (and Regina Carter , 2000) Images (2003) Super Standard (2004) The Traveler (2007) Minor Blues (2009) Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2012) The Art of Conversation (and Dave Holland , 2014) Book of Intuition (2015) Concentric Circles (2018) Without Deception (and Dave Holland , 2020) The Source (2023) Beyond This Place (2024) Member ofSphere WithBill Barron WithRon Carter WithStan Getz WithDizzy Gillespie WithFreddie Hubbard WithYusef Lateef WithJames Moody WithBuddy Rich With others Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Karrin Allyson , 2015) Live at the Blue Note (Franco Ambrosetti , 1992) Mustang (Curtis Amy , 1967) Old Bottles - New Wine (Ray Anderson , 1985) The Best Thing for You (Chet Baker , 1977) You Can't Go Home Again (Chet Baker, 1977) Studio Trieste (Chet Baker and Hubert Laws , 1982) Bad Benson (George Benson , 1974) Code Red (Cindy Blackman , 1990) The Oracle (Cindy Blackman, 1995) Shining Hour (Larry Coryell , 1989) Quicksand (Ted Curson , 1974) Continuum (Ray Drummond , 1994) Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin , 1967) Tex Book Tenor (Booker Ervin, 1968) All That Jazz (Ella Fitzgerald , 1989) Awakening (Sonny Fortune , 1975) Two for the Blues (Frank Foster and Frank Wess , 1983) Frankly Speaking (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1984) Tiger in the Rain (Michael Franks , 1978) Man & Woman (George Freeman , 1974) Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Jim Hall , 1996) Light and Lively (Louis Hayes , 1989) Una Max (Louis Hayes, 1989) The Gap Sealer (Albert Heath , 1972) Kwanza (The First) (Jimmy Heath , 1973) Now! (Bobby Hutcherson , 1969) In the Vanguard (Bobby Hutcherson, 1986) New Agenda (Elvin Jones , 1975) Time Capsule (Elvin Jones, 1977) The Bassist! (Sam Jones , 1979) We're Goin' Up (Eric Kloss , 1967) Jazz Nocturne (Lee Konitz , 1992) Number Two Express (Christian McBride , 1995) Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (Helen Merrill , 1995) Never Never Land (Jane Monheit , 2000) Peace and Rhythm (Idris Muhammad , 1971) A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval , 2010) This Bud's for You... (Bud Shank , 1984) Solid (Woody Shaw , 1986) Kamau (Charles Sullivan , 1995) Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry , 1972) A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine , 1967) Jazz French Horn (Tom Varner , 1985) Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro , 1982) Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington , 1967) Two at the Top (Frank Wess and Johnny Coles , 1983) New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson , 2003)