Connie Kay – Biography, Discography & Instruments

Biography

Connie Kay was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Connie Kay was born on 27 April 1927 in Tuckahoe and died on 30 November 1994 in Manhattan. The music is usually filed under jazz and hard bop.

Conrad Henry Kirnon (April 27, 1927 – November 30, 1994) known professionally as Connie Kay, was an American jazz and R&B drummer, who was a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet.

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Albums where Connie Kay is credited as a sideman

1955	Milt Jackson Quartet — Milt Jackson	drums (drum set)
1955	Concorde — The Modern Jazz Quartet	drums (drum set)
1956	Fontessa — The Modern Jazz Quartet	drums (drum set)
1956	Modern Jazz Quartet — Modern Jazz Quartet	drums (drum set)
1956	Chris Connor — Chris Connor	drums (drum set)
1956	The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn — The Modern Jazz Quartet	drums (drum set)
1957	Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at The Opera House — Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson	drums (drum set)
1957	The John Lewis Piano — John Lewis	drums (drum set)
1957	Afternoon in Paris — John Lewis & Sacha Distel	drums (drum set)
1957	Plenty, Plenty Soul — Milt Jackson	drums (drum set)
1957	Piano A-la-mode — Randy Weston	drums (drum set)
1957	The Modern Jazz Quartet — The Modern Jazz Quartet	drums (drum set)
1958	Yes Indeed! — Ray Charles	drums (drum set)
1958	Soul Brothers — Milt Jackson & Ray Charles	drums (drum set)
1958	The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays One Never Knows - Original Film Score for “No Sun in Venice” by John Lewis — The Modern Jazz Quartet	drums (drum set)
1959	Chet — Chet Baker	drums (drum set)
1959	Improvised Meditations & Excursions — John Lewis	drums (drum set)
1959	Bean Bags — Milt Jackson	drums (drum set)
1959	Bags' Opus — Milt Jackson	drums (drum set)
1959	Music from Odds Against Tomorrow — The Modern Jazz Quartet	drums (drum set)
1959	The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn, Volume 2 — The Modern Jazz Quartet with Sonny Rollins	drums (drum set)
1960	First Place Again — Paul Desmond	drums (drum set)
1960	The Golden Striker — John Lewis	drums (drum set)
1960	The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson — Milt Jackson	drums (drum set)
1961	The Genius Sings the Blues — Ray Charles	drums (drum set)
1961	Soul Meeting — Ray Charles & Milt Jackson	drums (drum set)
1961	Bags & Trane — Milt Jackson & John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1961	The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra — The Modern Jazz Quartet	drums (drum set)
1962	Two of a Mind — Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan	drums (drum set)
1962	Desmond Blue — Paul Desmond	drums (drum set)

Historic 78 rpm records

Can't We Be Friends The Lester Young Quintet · Lester Young · Jessie Drake · Gene Ramey… · 1953 archive.org ↗
WILLOW WEEP FOR ME THE LESTER YOUNG QUINTET · Lester Young · Jessie Drake · Gildo… · 1954 archive.org ↗
JUMPING AT THE WOODSIDE THE LESTER YOUNG QUINTET · Lester Young · Jessie Drake · Gildo… · 1954 archive.org ↗
WILLOW WEEP FOR ME THE LESTER YOUNG QUINTET · Lester Young · Jessie Drake · Gildo… · 1954 archive.org ↗
JUMPING AT THE WOODSIDE THE LESTER YOUNG QUINTET · Lester young · Jessie Drake · Gildo… · 1954 archive.org ↗
I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE THE LESTER YOUNG QUINTET · Lester Young · Jesse Drake · Gildo… · 1955 archive.org ↗