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Kenny Drew (1961) Undercurrent [Audio Wave XRCD24 K2 AWMXR-0024]
01. Undercurrent (7:21)
02. Funk-Cosity (8:32)
03. Lion's Den (4:58)
04. The Pot's On (6:10)
05. Groovin' the Blues (6:25)
06. Ballade (5:30)
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Kenny Drew - piano
Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
Sam Jones - bass
Louis Hayes - drums
Born in New York City, New York, he first recorded with Howard McGhee in 1949, and over the next two years recorded with Buddy DeFranco, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Jackson, Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, and Dinah Washington. He led many recording sessions throughout the 50s, and in 1957 appeared on John Coltrane's Blue Train.
Along with several other American jazz musicians who went to Europe, in 1961 he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark. While he sacrificed much of the interest of the American jazz audience, he gained a wide following across Europe. Kenny Drew was a well known figure on the Copenhagen jazz scene, recording many sessions with the Danish bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. "Living in Copenhagen, and travelling out from there, 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."
Kenny Drew and Dexter Gordon appeared onscreen in Ole Ege's theatrically released hardcore pornographic film Pornografi - en musical (1971), for which they composed and performed the score.
On his passing in 1993, Kenny Drew was interred in the Assistens Cemetery in Nørrebro, Copenhagen.
His son Kenny Drew, Jr. is also a jazz pianist.
Kenny Drew (1961) Undercurrent [Audio Wave XRCD24 K2 AWMXR-0024]
01. Undercurrent (7:21)
02. Funk-Cosity (8:32)
03. Lion's Den (4:58)
04. The Pot's On (6:10)
05. Groovin' the Blues (6:25)
06. Ballade (5:30)
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Kenny Drew - piano
Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
Sam Jones - bass
Louis Hayes - drums
Born in New York City, New York, he first recorded with Howard McGhee in 1949, and over the next two years recorded with Buddy DeFranco, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Jackson, Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, and Dinah Washington. He led many recording sessions throughout the 50s, and in 1957 appeared on John Coltrane's Blue Train.
Along with several other American jazz musicians who went to Europe, in 1961 he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark. While he sacrificed much of the interest of the American jazz audience, he gained a wide following across Europe. Kenny Drew was a well known figure on the Copenhagen jazz scene, recording many sessions with the Danish bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. "Living in Copenhagen, and travelling out from there, 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."
Kenny Drew and Dexter Gordon appeared onscreen in Ole Ege's theatrically released hardcore pornographic film Pornografi - en musical (1971), for which they composed and performed the score.
On his passing in 1993, Kenny Drew was interred in the Assistens Cemetery in Nørrebro, Copenhagen.
His son Kenny Drew, Jr. is also a jazz pianist.