Spirit Song

Spirit Song is an album by pianist Kenny Barron recorded in New York in 1999 and released on the Verve label.

Spirit Song
Studio album by Kenny Barron
Released	February 8, 2000
Recorded	May 16–17, 1999
Studio	Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	64:56
Label	Verve 314 543 180-2
Producer	Joanne Klein
Kenny Barron chronology
Night and the City (1996) Spirit Song (2000) Freefall (2000)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Tom Hull	B+

In the review on AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos noted that "Barron has amassed a formidable number of high-quality recordings, but this ranks right up there near the top". In JazzTimes, Josef Woodard wrote: "The sum effect is a varietal garden of sounds and ideas, within the framework of Barron’s post-mainstream jazz sensibility".

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.

1. "The Pelican" – 4:12
2. "Spirit Song" – 5:42
3. "Um Beijo" – 7:31
4. "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) – 9:54
5. "Passion Dance" (McCoy Tyner) – 6:12
6. "Sonja Braga" – 6:25
7. "The Question Is" – 5:21
8. "The Wizard" – 7:59
9. "Cook's Bay" – 7:05
10. "And Then Again" – 4:35

Personnel

• Kenny Barron – piano
• Eddie Henderson – trumpet (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
• David Sánchez – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–9)
• Regina Carter – violin (tracks 3 & 4)
• Russell Malone – guitar (tracks 2, 8 & 10)
• Rufus Reid – bass (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
• Billy Hart – drums (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
• Michael Wall Grigsby – percussion (track 2)