SCCD 31016 Dark Beauty / Kenny Drew Trio In the last three decades of his life, Pianist Kenny Drew (1928 – 1993) lived in Copenhagen and left numerous outstanding recordings on SteepleChase. Here on his first trio recording for the label, backed by “ Danish bass wizard ” (Melody Maker) Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and “ …
Monthly Archives: January 1991
Jackie McLean – A Ghetto Lullaby (SCCD 31013)
SCCD 31013 A Ghetto Lullaby / Jackie McLean Quartet This is a recording that came out of two evenings of concerts at Copenhagen’s famous Montmartre Jazzhus with the club’s very best rhythm section led by Mclean’s friend from childhood pianist Kenny Drew. The summer of 1973 was a very busy season for the alto giant …
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Kenny Drew – Everything I Love (SCCD 31007)
SCCD 31007 Everything I Love / Kenny Drew “…. Everything I Love is the statement of a man who has found himself musically and is, as such, highly recommended .” (Richard Baker, CODA) “… this is an important statement of the position of the piano in modern jazz. …superbly executed, and successive hearings continue to …
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