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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Discografía
19 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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Dual Piano Jazz (Remastered 2014)
Jazz - Editado por Bethlehem Records el 29 jul. 2014
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Christmas Party - Holiday Piano Spiked With Swing
Músicas navideñas - Editado por Concord Records el 1 ene. 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Dave McKenna In Madison
Jazz - Editado por ARBORS el 9 nov. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 2 (Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA / November 1989)
Jazz - Editado por Concord Jazz el 1 ene. 1990
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dave McKenna: Solo
Jazz - Editado por Chiaroscuro Records el 4 mar. 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dave Fingers McKenna
Jazz - Editado por Chiaroscuro Records el 1 may. 1977
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dancing In The Dark
Jazz - Editado por Concord Records el 1 ago. 1985
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Piano Scene Of Dave Mckenna
Jazz - Editado por Lone Hill Jazz el 1 ene. 1958
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Original Wilber (Remastered 2022)
Bob Wilber, Dave Mckenna, Pug Horton
Jazz - Editado por Phontastic el 1 ene. 1979
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Honeysuckle Rose
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 1 ene. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
This Is The Moment
Pop/Rock - Editado por Legacy Recordings el 15 nov. 1959
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Groovin' at the Grünewald (Remastered 2022)
Jazz - Editado por Phontastic el 1 sep. 1978
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Music For Singing Moderns
Dick Johnson Quartet, Dave Mckenna, Philly Joe Jones
Jazz - Editado por Fresh Sound Records el 11 nov. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Essential Piano Masters
Jazz - Editado por Master Classics Records el 1 may. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Further On
Jazz - Editado por nagel heyer records el 12 feb. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
In Another Life
Jazz - Editado por Nagel heyer records el 19 jun. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hear Me Now
Jazz - Editado por nagel heyer records el 15 oct. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Honeysuckle Rose
Dave Mckenna, Charlie Ventura, Mousey Alexander, Bill Bean, Richard Davis
Jazz - Editado por Crazy Warthog Media el 1 ene. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo