Kenny Drew
A talented bop-based pianist (whose son has been one of the brightest pianists of the 1990s), Kenny Drew was somewhat underrated due to his decision to permanently move to Copenhagen in 1964. He made his recording debut in 1949 with Howard McGhee and in the 1950s was featured on sessions with a who's who of jazz, including Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Milt Jackson, Buddy DeFranco's quartet, Dinah Washington, and Buddy Rich (1958). Drew led sessions for Blue Note, Norgran, Pacific Jazz, Riverside, and the obscure Judson label during 1953-1960; most of the sessions are available on CD. He moved to Paris in 1961 and relocated to Copenhagen in 1964 where he was co-owner of the Matrix label. He formed a duo with Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson and worked regularly at the Montmartre. Drew recorded many dates for SteepleChase in the 1970s and remained active up until his death.
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Undercurrent (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 1 Jan 1961
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Four Classic Albums (Introducing the Kenny Drew Trio / This Is New / Talkin' & Walkin' / Jazz Impressions of Rodgers & Hart - Pal Joey) [Remastered]
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 9 Jun 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Summer Serenade
Benny Carter, Kenny Drew, Jesper Lundgård
Jazz - Released by Storyville Records on 1 Jan 1990
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Duo
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Kenny Drew
Jazz - Released by SteepleChase on 1 Jan 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Kenny Drew And His Progressive Piano
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on 1 Jan 1954
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Duo 2
Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Jazz - Released by SteepleChase on 1 Jan 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Undercurrent (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 1 Jan 1961
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
If You Could See Me Now
Jazz - Released by SteepleChase on 1 Jan 1991
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Undercurrent (Rudy Van Gelder Edition/2007 Remaster)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 11 Dec 1960
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Duo Live in Concert (Live)
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Kenny Drew
Jazz - Released by SteepleChase on 1 Jan 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Falling Leaves (Live)
Jazz - Released by Limetree on 22 Dec 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Solo/Duo
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Storyville on 20 Feb 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Funk Dumplin's (feat. Kenny Drew)
Jazz - Released by Music Mecca on 1 Jan 1978
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Polish Jazz Radio Archives, Vol. 11
Jazz - Released by Polskie Radio S.A. on 24 Mar 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ben Webster - Dexter Gordon, Baden 1972 / Swiss Radio Days, Jazz Series Vol.10
Kenny Drew, Ed Thigpen, Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster, Bo Stief
Jazz - Released by TCB - The Montreux Jazz Label™ on 1 Jan 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Playtime - Children's Songs
Children - Released by Parlophone Denmark on 8 Dec 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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In Copenhagen
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Storyville on 14 Apr 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo