Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) Detroit, MI is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smithwere notable, and produced the 1965 Billboard Top Twenty hit Verve album Organ Grinder Swing.^[1] He has cited jazz guitarists Charlie Christian, Oscar Moore, and Django Reinhardt as influences, along with blues guitarists T-Bone Walker and Muddy Waters.