Introducing Kenny Cox is the debut album by American jazz pianist Kenny Cox featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The 2000 CD reissue added Cox's second Blue Note album Multidirection as bonus tracks.

Introducing Kenny Cox
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedDecember 9, 1968
GenreJazz
Length79:41 (CD Reissue)
LabelBlue Note
ProducerMichael Cuscuna
Kenny Cox chronology
Introducing Kenny Cox
(1969)
Multidirection
(1968)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 4 stars stating "Though well-versed in the traditions of jazz standards and bop, Cox and his ensemble resemble most closely here the classic Miles Davis quintet of the mid- and late '60s. But rather than merely aping Davis, the Contemporary Jazz Quintet had a muscular and urban group sensibility all its own. In that sense, this is fiery, expansive and cerebral post-bop of the highest order".[2]

Professional ratings
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Allmusic     [2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Kenny Cox except as indicated
  1. "Mystique" - 4:44
  2. "You" (David Durrah) - 5:28
  3. "Trance Dance" - 6:08
  4. "Eclipse" (Leon Henderson) - 5:51
  5. "Number Four" (Charles Moore) - 10:48
  6. "Diahnn" (Henderson) - 8:37
  7. "Spellbound" - 5:23 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Snuck In" (Moore) - 6:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Sojourn" - 6:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Multidirection" (Moore) - 9:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "What Other One" - 4:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "Gravity Point" (Moore) - 5:08 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at United Sound System, Detroit, Michigan on December 9, 1968 (tracks 1-6) and G.M. Recording Studios, Detroit, Michigan on November 26, 1969 (tracks 7-12).

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed December 6, 2010
  2. ^ a b Collar, M. Allmusic Review accessed December 6, 2010