The Source (Kenny Barron album)

The Source
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2023 (2023-01-20)
RecordedJuly 13, 2022
StudioThéâtre de l'Athénée Louis-Jouvet
GenreJazz
Length67:00
LabelArtwork Records
ProducerJean-Philippe Allard, Liza Bendaoud
Kenny Barron chronology
Without Deception
(2020)
The Source
(2023)
Beyond This Place
(2024)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
DownBeat[2]
Financial Times[3]
Jazzwise[4]
Tom HullB+((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[5]

The Source is a solo studio album by American jazz pianist Kenny Barron.[6][7] The record was released on January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20) via Artwork label in France. The Source is the Barron's first solo album since his 1981 record Kenny Barron at the Piano released via Xanadu.[2][8] The record contains nine tracks: both jazz standards and originals written by Barron.

  1. ^ Jurkovic, Mike (29 January 2023). "Kenny Barron: The Source album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Enright, Ed (January 2023). "Kenny Barron:The Source (ArtWork)". DownBeat. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ Hobart, Mike (20 January 2023). "Kenny Barron: The Source album review — shape-shifting modernism". Financial Times. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ^ Nicholson, Stuart (2023). "Kenny Barron: The Source". Jazzwise. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Kenny Barron". Tom Hull. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Kenny Barron – The Source Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  7. ^ Whitehead, Kevin (16 January 2023). "NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron shines playing solo on 'The Source'". NPR. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  8. ^ Ullman, Michael (30 January 2023). "Jazz Album Review: Pianist Kenny Barron – Cherish "The Source" – The Arts Fuse". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved 11 December 2023.