Dave Mckenna
One of the top swing-based pianists of the past 25 years, Dave McKenna's hard-driving basslines give momentum to uptempo pieces, and his vast knowledge of superior songs from the 1930s has resulted in many rewarding albums of traditional but fresh music. Although talented from the start, McKenna did not achieve that much recognition until he was already in his forties. He joined the Musicians' Union when he was 15 and picked up early experience playing with Boots Mussulli (1947), Charlie Ventura (1949), and Woody Herman's Orchestra (1950-1951). After two years in the military, McKenna had a second stint with Ventura (1953-1954) and then worked with a variety of top swing and Dixieland players including Gene Krupa, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Eddie Condon, Bobby Hackett, and Bob Wilber (in the late '70s), and was a soloist at piano bars in Massachusetts. McKenna had recorded for ABC-Paramount (1956), Epic (1958), Bethlehem (a two-piano date shared with Hall Overton in 1960), and Realm (1963), but in 1973, McKenna's talents finally began to be more fully documented. He led sets for Halycon, Shiah, Famous Door, Inner City (with vocalist Teddi King), and four for Chiaroscuro. And then in 1979 with No Bass Hit (a trio date with Scott Hamilton and Jake Hanna), McKenna debuted with Concord, finding his home. He has made many sessions for Concord ever since, some as a sideman or with small groups, but the best ones being unaccompanied recitals. In the mid-'90s Dave McKenna was at the top of his field.
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Dual Piano Jazz (Remastered 2014)
Jazz - Released by Bethlehem Records on 29 jul. 2014
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Christmas Party - Holiday Piano Spiked With Swing
Kerstmuziek - Released by Concord Records on 1 jan. 1997
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Dave McKenna In Madison
Jazz - Released by ARBORS on 9 nov. 2018
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The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 2 (Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA / November 1989)
Jazz - Released by Concord Jazz on 1 jan. 1990
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Dave McKenna: Solo
Jazz - Released by Chiaroscuro Records on 4 mrt. 2002
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Piano Jazz Classics
Jazz - Released by Stardust Records on 1 aug. 2012
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Dave Fingers McKenna
Jazz - Released by Chiaroscuro Records on 1 mei 1977
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Dancing In The Dark
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on 1 aug. 1985
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The Piano Scene Of Dave Mckenna
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on 1 jan. 1958
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Original Wilber (Remastered 2022)
Bob Wilber, Dave Mckenna, Pug Horton
Jazz - Released by Phontastic on 1 jan. 1979
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Honeysuckle Rose
Jazz - Released by Vintage Music on 1 jan. 2022
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This Is The Moment
Pop/Rock - Released by Legacy Recordings on 15 nov. 1959
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The Piano Scene of Dave McKenna
Jazz - Released by Ascension Records on 30 mei 2022
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Groovin' at the Grünewald (Remastered 2022)
Jazz - Released by Phontastic on 1 sep. 1978
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Music For Singing Moderns
Dick Johnson Quartet, Dave Mckenna, Philly Joe Jones
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 11 nov. 2011
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Piano Solo
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 11 nov. 2011
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Ruby Braff featuring Dave McKenna
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 22 jun. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Essential Piano Masters
Jazz - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 mei 2009
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The Piano Scene of Dave Mckenna (feat. John Drew & Osie Johnson) [Bonus Track Version]
Jazz - Released by Plenty Jazz Records on 15 sep. 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo