INNOCENCE (KENNY BARRON ALBUM)

Innocence
Innocence
Studio album by Kenny Barron
Released	1978
Recorded	1978
Studio	Regent Sound Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:11
Label	Wolf
Producer	Joel Dorn
Kenny Barron chronology

Innocence is a studio album by American pianist Kenny Barron, recorded in 1978 and first released on the Wolf label.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]

The Bay State Banner wrote that "Barron is a thorough soloist, one who slowly develops an idea rather than flail away and try to impress the novice."^[6]

Track listing

All music is composed by Kenny Barron except where noted

*Innocence*^[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sunshower"	12:05
2.	"Innocence"	10:07
3.	"Bacchanal"	7:58
4.	"Sunday Morning"	8:40
5.	"Nothing to Fear" (composed by Jimmy Owens)	7:21
Total length:		46:11

Personnel

Kenny Barron – keyboards
Jimmy Owens – trumpet (tracks 4 & 5)
Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone (tracks 1-3)
Buster Williams – bass (tracks 1-3)
Gary King – electric bass (tracks 4 & 5)
Brian Brake (tracks 4 & 5), Ben Riley (tracks 1-3) – drums
Rafael Cruz (tracks 1-3), Billy Hart (tracks 4 & 5) - percussion

References

^ Wolf Album Discography accessed January 9, 2017
^ Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 9, 2017
^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 9, 2017
^ Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 20, 2019
^ Kenny Barron – Innocence: Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
^ Wynn, Ron (21 Sep 1978). "Improvisation". Bay State Banner. No. 50. p. 15.
^ "Innocence by Kenny Barron @ARTISTdirect". ArtistDirect. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[1] Wolf Album Discography accessed January 9, 2017

[2] Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 9, 2017

[3] Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 9, 2017

[4] Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 20, 2019

[Allmusic-5] Kenny Barron – Innocence: Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2017.

[6] Wynn, Ron (21 Sep 1978). "Improvisation". Bay State Banner. No. 50. p. 15.

[7] "Innocence by Kenny Barron @ARTISTdirect". ArtistDirect. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

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v t e Kenny Barron
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)
Member of Sphere	Four in One (1982) Flight Path (1983) Sphere On Tour (1985) Pumpkin's Delight (1986) Four for All (1987) Bird Songs (1988)
With Bill Barron	Modern Windows (1961) The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron (1961) Hot Line (1962) West Side Story Bossa Nova (1963) Jazz Caper (1978) Variations in Blue (1983) Live at Cobi's 2 (1985) The Next Plateau (1987)
With Ron Carter	Pastels (1976) Yellow & Green (1976) Peg Leg (1977) Piccolo (1977) A Song for You (1978) Pick 'Em (1978) New York Slick (1979) Patrão (1980) Super Strings (1981) So What? (1998)
With Stan Getz	Voyage (1986) Anniversary! (1987) Serenity (1987) Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (1989) People Time: The Complete Recordings (1991)
With Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963) Dizzy Goes Hollywood (1963) Something Old, Something New (1963) I/We Had a Ball (multiple leaders, 1964) Jambo Caribe (1964) The Cool World (1964) Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert (multiple leaders, 1965) The Melody Lingers On (1966)
With Freddie Hubbard	High Blues Pressure (1967) A Soul Experiment (1968–69) The Black Angel (1969) Sing Me a Song of Songmy ( İlhan Mimaroğlu, 1970) Super Blue (1978) Outpost (1981) The Rose Tattoo (1983)
With Yusef Lateef	The Centaur and the Phoenix (arranger, 1960) The Gentle Giant (1970–71) Part of the Search (1971–73) Hush 'N' Thunder (1972) 10 Years Hence (1974) The Doctor Is In... and Out (1976)
With James Moody	Another Bag (1962) Comin' On Strong (1963) Moody and the Brass Figures (1966) The Blues and Other Colors (1968–69) Feelin' It Together (1973)
With Buddy Rich	The Last Blues Album Volume 1 (1974) Transition (and Lionel Hampton, 1974) Very Live at Buddy's Place (1974) Speak No Evil (released 1976)
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)
Discography

v t e Kenny Barron
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)
Member of Sphere	Four in One (1982) Flight Path (1983) Sphere On Tour (1985) Pumpkin's Delight (1986) Four for All (1987) Bird Songs (1988)
With Bill Barron	Modern Windows (1961) The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron (1961) Hot Line (1962) West Side Story Bossa Nova (1963) Jazz Caper (1978) Variations in Blue (1983) Live at Cobi's 2 (1985) The Next Plateau (1987)
With Ron Carter	Pastels (1976) Yellow & Green (1976) Peg Leg (1977) Piccolo (1977) A Song for You (1978) Pick 'Em (1978) New York Slick (1979) Patrão (1980) Super Strings (1981) So What? (1998)
With Stan Getz	Voyage (1986) Anniversary! (1987) Serenity (1987) Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (1989) People Time: The Complete Recordings (1991)
With Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963) Dizzy Goes Hollywood (1963) Something Old, Something New (1963) I/We Had a Ball (multiple leaders, 1964) Jambo Caribe (1964) The Cool World (1964) Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert (multiple leaders, 1965) The Melody Lingers On (1966)
With Freddie Hubbard	High Blues Pressure (1967) A Soul Experiment (1968–69) The Black Angel (1969) Sing Me a Song of Songmy ( İlhan Mimaroğlu, 1970) Super Blue (1978) Outpost (1981) The Rose Tattoo (1983)
With Yusef Lateef	The Centaur and the Phoenix (arranger, 1960) The Gentle Giant (1970–71) Part of the Search (1971–73) Hush 'N' Thunder (1972) 10 Years Hence (1974) The Doctor Is In... and Out (1976)
With James Moody	Another Bag (1962) Comin' On Strong (1963) Moody and the Brass Figures (1966) The Blues and Other Colors (1968–69) Feelin' It Together (1973)
With Buddy Rich	The Last Blues Album Volume 1 (1974) Transition (and Lionel Hampton, 1974) Very Live at Buddy's Place (1974) Speak No Evil (released 1976)
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)
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