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Kenny Drew
Kenny Drew
Background information
Birth name	Kenneth Sidney Drew
Born	August 28, 1928; New York, U.S.
Died	August 4, 1993 (aged 64); Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Jazz, hard bop, post-bop, mainstream jazz
Instrument	Piano
Labels	Blue Note, Xanadu, SteepleChase, Riverside, Verve, Soul Note, Storyville

Kenneth Sidney "Kenny" Drew (August 28, 1928^[1] – August 4, 1993)^[2] was an American-Danish jazz pianist.

Biography

Drew was born on August 28, 1928, in New York City, United States,^[1] and he received piano lessons from the age of five.^[3] He attended the High School of Music & Art in Manhattan. His first recording, in 1950, was with trumpeter Howard McGhee, and over the next two years Drew worked in bands led by Buddy DeFranco, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Charlie Parker, among others.^[3]

After a brief period with his own trio in California, Drew returned to New York, playing with Dinah Washington, Johnny Griffin, Buddy Rich, and several others over the following few years.^[3] He led many recording sessions throughout the 1950s, and in 1957 appeared on John Coltrane's album Blue Train.^[1]

Drew was one of the American jazz musicians who settled in Europe around this period: he moved to Paris, France, in 1961 and to Copenhagen, Denmark, three years later.^[3] While he sacrificed much of the interest of the American jazz audience, he gained a wide following across Europe. Drew was a well-known figure on the Copenhagen jazz scene, recording many sessions with the Danish bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.^[1] "Living in Copenhagen, and travelling out from there," Drew remarked, "I have probably worked in more different contexts than if I had stayed in New York where I might have got musically locked in with a set-group of musicians. This way, I have been able to keep my musical antennas in shape, while at the same time I have had more time to study and also get deeper into my own endeavors."^[4]

Drew and Dexter Gordon appeared on screen in Ole Ege's theatrically released hardcore pornographic film Pornografi – en musical (1971), for which they composed and performed the score.^[5]

Drew died in August 1993 in Copenhagen, Denmark^[2] (he had stomach cancer, but it was unclear if this was the cause of death) and he was interred in the Assistens Cemetery in Nørrebro, Copenhagen. A street is named after him in southern Copenhagen, "Kenny Drews Vej" (Eng., Kenny Drew’s Road).^[6]

His son, Kenny Drew Jr., was also a jazz pianist.^[1]

Playing style

Drew's touch was described in The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz as "precise", and his playing as being a combination of bebop-influenced melodic improvisation and block chords, including "refreshingly subtle harmonizations".^[3]

Discography

As leader

Recording date	Title	Label	Year released	Notes
1953–04	New Faces, New Sounds	Blue Note	1953	Trio, with Curly Russell (bass), Art Blakey (drums)
1953, 1954–09	Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano	Norgran	1954	One track solo piano; some tracks trio with Gene Wright (bass), Lawrence Marable (drums); some tracks trio with Wright (bass), Charles "Specs" Wright (drums); also released as The Modernity of Kenny Drew; contains tracks originally released on The Ideation of Kenny Drew
1955–12	Talkin' & Walkin'	Jazz: West	1956	Quartet, with Joe Maini (alto sax, tenor sax), Leroy Vinnegar (bass), Lawrence Marable (drums)
1956–09	Kenny Drew Trio	Riverside	1956	Trio, with Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
1957–02	A Harry Warren Showcase	Judson	1957	Duo, with Wilbur Ware (bass)
1957–02	A Harold Arlen Showcase	Judson	1957	Duo, with Wilbur Ware (bass)
1957–02	I Love Jerome Kern	Riverside	1957	Duo, with Wilbur Ware (bass)
1957–03, 1957–04	This Is New	Riverside	1957	Some tracks quartet, with Donald Byrd (trumpet), Wilbur Ware (bass), G.T. Hogan (drums); most tracks quintet, with Hank Mobley (tenor sax) added
1957–10	Pal Joey	Riverside	1958	Trio, with Wilbur Ware (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
1960–12	Undercurrent	Blue Note	1961	Quintet, with Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Sam Jones (bass), Louis Hayes (drums)
1973–04	Duo	SteepleChase	1973	Duo, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass)
1973–10, 1973–12	Everything I Love	SteepleChase	1974	Solo piano
1974–02	Duo 2	SteepleChase	1974	Duo, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass)
1974–05	Dark Beauty	SteepleChase	1974	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Albert Heath (drums)
1974–05	If You Could See Me Now	SteepleChase	1975	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Albert Heath (drums)
1974–07	Duo Live in Concert	SteepleChase	1975	Duo, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass); in concert
1975–09	Morning	SteepleChase	1976	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Philip Catherine (guitar)
1977–02	In Concert	SteepleChase	1979	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Philip Catherine (guitar); in concert
1977–02	Lite Flite	SteepleChase	1977	Quintet, with Thad Jones (flugelhorn, cornet), Bob Berg (tenor sax), George Mraz (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums)
1977–08	Ruby, My Dear	SteepleChase	1980	Trio, with David Friesen (bass), Clifford Jarvis (drums)
1978–10	Home Is Where the Soul Is	Xanadu	1978	Trio, with Leroy Vinnegar (bass guitar), Frank Butler (drums)
1978–10	For Sure!	Xanadu	1978	Quintet, with Charles McPherson (alto sax), Sam Noto (trumpet), Leroy Vinnegar (bass), Frank Butler (drums)
1980–11	Afternoon In Europe	Baystate	1983	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1981–01	All The Things You Are	Lob	1981	Quartet, with Junior Cook(tenor sax), Sam Jones (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums); in concert
1981–11	It Might as Well Be Spring	Soul Note	1982	Solo piano
1981–11	Your Soft Eyes	Soul Note	1982	Trio, with Mads Vinding (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1982–03	Playtime: Children's Songs by Kenny Drew and Mads Vinding	Metronome	1982	Duo, with Mads Vinding (bass)
1982–03	The Lullaby	Baystate	1982	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1982–09	Moonlit Desert	Baystate	1982	With Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums), The Almost Big Band
1983–01	Swingin' Love	Baystate	1983	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1983–02	And Far Away	Soul Note	1983	Quartet, with Philip Catherine (guitar), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Barry Altschul (drums)
1983–06	Fantasia	Baystate	1987	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1984–05	Trippin'	Baystate	1984	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1985–08	By Request	Baystate	1985	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1985–08	By Request II	Baystate	1986	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1986–06	Elegy	Baystate	1987	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1987–06	Dream	Baystate	1987	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1988–08	Impressions	Alfa	1988	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums)
1989–05	Recollections	Alfa	1989	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums)
1990–03	New York Stories	Alfa	1990	Quartet, with Hank Jones (piano), Mads Vinding (bass), Billy Hart (drums)
1990–05	Expressions	Alfa	1990	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums)
1990–10	The First & The Last also released as The Falling Leaves (2021)	Baybridge	1997	Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Lewis Nash (drums)
1991–01	Standards Request Live at the Keystone Korner Tokyo (Vol.1 & Vol.2)	Alfa	1998	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums); in concert
1991–01, 1991-02	Plays Standards Live "Autumn Leaves"	Alfa	1991	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums); in concert
1992–05	Piano Night	Pony Canyon	1992	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums); in concert
1992–06	Cleopatra's Dream	Alfa	1992	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums)
1992–07	At the Brewhouse	Storyville	1992	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums); in concert
1992–10	Plays Standards Live At The Blue Note Osaka	Alfa	1992	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums); in concert
1992–10	The Last Recording; Live At The Blue Note Osaka	Alfa	1992	Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums); in concert

Compilation

Solo-Duo (Storyville, 1996) – rec. 1966–83

As sideman

With Tina Brooks

Back to the Tracks (Blue Note, 1998) – rec. 1960
The Waiting Game (Blue Note, 2002) – rec. 1961

With Clifford Brown

Best Coast Jazz (EmArcy, 1954)
Clifford Brown All Stars (EmArcy, 1956) – rec. 1954

With John Coltrane

High Step (Blue Note, 1975) – rec. 1956
Blue Train (Blue Note, 1958) – rec. 1957

With Kenny Dorham

Showboat (Time, 1960)
Whistle Stop (Blue Note, 1961) – rec. 1960

With Art Farmer

Farmer's Market (New Jazz, 1956)
Manhattan (Soul Note, 1981)

With Dizzy Gillespie

The Giant (America, 1973)
The Source (America, 1973)

With Dexter Gordon

Daddy Plays the Horn (Bethlehem, 1955)
Dexter Calling... (Blue Note, 1962) – rec. 1961
One Flight Up (Blue Note, 1965) – rec. 1964
A Day in Copenhagen (MPS, 1969) also with Slide Hampton
Some Other Spring (Sonet, 1970) also with Karin Krog
The Apartment (SteepleChase, 1975)
Swiss Nights Vol. 1 (SteepleChase, 1976) – rec. 1975
Swiss Nights Vol. 2 (SteepleChase, 1978) – rec. 1975
Swiss Nights Vol. 3 (SteepleChase, 1979) – rec. 1975
Landslide (Blue Note, 1980) – rec. 1961-62
Both Sides of Midnight (Black Lion, 1981) – rec. 1967
Body and Soul (Black Lion, 1981) – rec. 1967
Take the "A" Train (Black Lion, 1988) – rec. 1967
The Squirrel (Blue Note, 1997) – rec. 1967
Loose Walk (SteepleChase, 2003) – rec. 1965
Misty (SteepleChase, 2004) – rec. 1965
Heartaches (SteepleChase, 2004) – rec. 1965
Ladybird (SteepleChase, 2005) – rec. 1965
Stella by Starlight (SteepleChase, 2005) – rec. 1966
Live in Tokyo 1975 (Elemental Music, 2018) – rec. 1975

With Ken McIntyre

Hindsight (SteepleChase, 1974)
Open Horizon (SteepleChase, 1976) – rec. 1965

With Jackie McLean

Jackie's Bag (Blue Note, 1960) – rec. 1959–60
Bluesnik (Blue Note, 1962) – rec. 1961
Live at Montmartre (SteepleChase, 1972)
A Ghetto Lullaby (SteepleChase, 1974) – rec. 1973
The Meeting (SteepleChase, 1974) also with Dexter Gordon – rec. 1973
The Source (SteepleChase, 1974) also with Dexter Gordon – rec. 1973

With Sonny Rollins

Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet (Prestige, 1951)
Tour de Force (Prestige, 1956)
Sonny Boy (Prestige, 1961) – rec. 1956

With Sonny Stitt

Kaleidoscope (Prestige, 1957) – rec. 1950
Stitt's Bits (Prestige, 1958) – rec. 1950

With Ben Webster

First Concert In Denmark – rec. 1965
Saturday Night At The Montmartre (Black Lion, 1970) – rec. 1965. reissued as Stormy Weather
Sunday Morning At The Montmartre (Black Lion, 1977) – rec. 1965. reissued as Gone with the Wind.

Wíth others

Gene Ammons, Goodbye (Prestige, 1974)
Svend Asmussen, Prize/Winners (Baystate, 1978)
Chet Baker, (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You (Riverside, 1958)
Art Blakey, Originally (Columbia, 1982) – rec. 1956
Benny Carter, Summer Serenade (Storyville, 1982) – rec. 1980
Paul Chambers, Chambers' Music (Jazz:West, 1956)
Ted Curson, Plenty of Horn (Old Town, 1961)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, All of Me (SteepleChase, 1983)
Teddy Edwards, Out of This World (SteepleChase, 1980)
Grant Green, Sunday Mornin' (Blue Note, 1962) – rec. 1961
Johnny Griffin, Blues for Harvey (SteepleChase, 1973)
Ernie Henry, Presenting Ernie Henry (Riverside, 1956)
Joe Maini, Embers Glow (Jazz: West, 1956)
Ray Nance, Huffin'n'Puffin' (MPS 1972) – rec. 1971
Kim Parker, Havin' Myself a Time (Soul Note, 1982) – rec. 1981
Rita Reys, The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (Columbia, 1956) – rec. 1955–56
Sahib Shihab, Sentiments (Storyville, 1972) – rec. 1971
Toots Thielemans, Man Bites Harmonica! (Riverside, 1957)
Tiziana Ghiglioni, Sounds Of Love (Soul Note, 1983)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
^ ^a ^b Voce, Steve (23 October 2011). "Obituary: Kenny Drew". The Independent. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Feather, Leonard, & Ira Gitler (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, Oxford University Press.
^ February 1976 liner notes to Morning by Jørgen Frigård.
^ "PORNOGRAFI". Memory.loc.gov. July 26, 1971. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ "Kenny Drew, Jazz Pianist, 64". The New York Times. August 7, 1993. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

External links

[LarkinJazz-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.

[Obit-2] Voce, Steve (23 October 2011). "Obituary: Kenny Drew". The Independent. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[LF-3] Feather, Leonard, & Ira Gitler (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, Oxford University Press.

[4] February 1976 liner notes to Morning by Jørgen Frigård.

[5] "PORNOGRAFI". Memory.loc.gov. July 26, 1971. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[6] "Kenny Drew, Jazz Pianist, 64". The New York Times. August 7, 1993. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

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