The Only One is an album by pianist Kenny Barron which was recorded in 1990 and released on the Reservoir label.Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 17, 2017Kenny Barron: recordings accessed January 17, 2017Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 17, 2017Reservoir Music Catalog accessed January 17, 2017Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 20, 2019
Reception
In his review on AllMusic, Ron Wynn stated: "Standards galore, each played with care, artistry, and brilliance".
Track listing "The Only One" (Kenny Barron) - 7:09 "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:53 "The Courtship" (Benny Carter) - 6:05 "Blueswatch" (Christina Blalock) - 5:08 "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 5:19 "Warm Valley" (Duke Ellington) - 6:24 "Manila" (Blalock) - 5:05 "Tone for Joan's Bones" (Chick Corea) - 5:13 "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 7:12 "Delores Street, S.F." (Barron) - 5:51 "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronisław Kaper) - 5:09
Personnel Kenny Barron – piano Ray Drummond – bass (tracks 1–5 & 7–11) Ben Riley – drums (tracks 1–5 & 7–11)
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