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Pianists · 1928–1993

Kenny Drew

American-Danish jazz pianist (1928–1993)

Born
28 August 1928
New York City
Died
4 August 1993
Copenhagen
Country
United States
Record labels
Blue Note
Discography
25 albums

Biography

Kenny Drew was a jazz musician who played piano. Kenny Drew was born on 28 August 1928 in New York City and died on 4 August 1993 in Copenhagen. The music is usually filed under jazz, post-bop and hard bop. Record labels: Blue Note. The discography here lists 25 albums, from “Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano” (1954) to “Nothin' Else” (2020).

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

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano 1954 · Norgran Records
The Ideation Of Kenny Drew 1954
Talkin' & Walkin' 1955 · Jazz West
I Love Jerome Kern 1957
Kenny Drew Trio 1957 · Riverside Undercurrent 1961 · Blue Note Duo 1973 · SteepleChase Duo 2 1974 · SteepleChase For Sure! 1978 · Xanadu It Might As Well Be Spring 1982 · Soul Note And Far Away 1983 · Soul Note Moonlit Desert 1983 Trippin' 1984
Duo Live in Concert 1987 · Live
Birdland Stomp 1991
Everything I Love 1991 · SteepleChase Lite Flite 1994 · SteepleChase Pal Joey 1996 · Riverside
Kenny Drew Live 1998 · Live
All the Things You Are 2003 Live For Peace 2006 The Complete Jerome Kern / Rodgers & Hart SongBooks 2008 · Lone Hill Jazz
By Request 2013
Home Is Where The Soul Is 2016 Nothin' Else 2020 · Nagel Heyer Records GmbH

Also plays on

Albums where Kenny Drew is credited as a sideman

1955 Daddy Plays the Horn — Dexter Gordon piano
1956 Sonny Rollins With the Modern Jazz Quartet — Sonny Rollins with The Modern Jazz Quartet feat. Art Blakey & Kenny Drew piano
1956 Chambers’ Music — Paul Chambers piano
1956 Jazz - U.S.A. — Sonny Criss piano
1957 This Is New — Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew piano
1957 Kaleidoscope — Sonny Stitt piano
1957 The Cool Voice of Rita Reys — Rita Reys with the Jazz Messengers and Wessel Ilcken Combo piano
1958 Blue Train — John Coltrane piano
1958 Tour de Force — Sonny Rollins piano
1958 It Could Happen to You: Chet Baker Sings — Chet Baker piano
1958 Farmer's Market — Art Farmer piano
1958 Johnny Griffin Sextet — Johnny Griffin piano
1960 Jackie's Bag — Jackie McLean piano
1961 Dexter Calling… — Dexter Gordon piano
1961 Whistle Stop — Kenny Dorham; Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones piano
1961 Jerome Kern Showboat — Kenny Dorham piano
1961 Sunday Mornin’ — Grant Green piano
1961 Bluesnik — Jackie McLean piano
1961 Plenty of Horn — Ted Curson piano
1963 Criss Cross — Sonny Criss piano
1966 Jazz Moments — Karin Krog piano
1967 One Flight Up — Dexter Gordon piano
1967 Violin Summit — Stuff Smith, Stéphane Grappelli, Svend Asmussen, Jean‐Luc Ponty piano
1969 A Day in Copenhagen — Dexter Gordon & Slide Hampton piano
1972 Sahib Shihab — Sahib Shihab keyboard
1974 Blues Walk! The Montmartre Collection Vol. II — Dexter Gordon piano
1974 Saturday Night at the Montmartre — Ben Webster piano
1974 The Meeting — Jackie McLean & Dexter Gordon piano
1974 The Source — Jackie McLean & Dexter Gordon piano
1975 The Giant — Dizzy Gillespie piano

Historic 78 rpm records

  • BEI MIR BIST DU SCHOEN OSCAR PETTIFORD · Kenny Drew · Tommy Potter · Arthur Taylor · Jacobs… archive.org ↗
  • Swingin' 'Til the Girls Come Home Oscar Pettiford his 'Cello and Orkette · Howard McGhee · Joe Roland… · 1951 archive.org ↗
  • GREEN IS BLUE THE BIRDLAND QUINTET · Eugene Rainey · Vice Prez · Freddie Green ·… · 1952 archive.org ↗
  • YOU BELONG TO ME THE BIRDLAND QUINTET · Eugene Rainey · Vice Prez · Freddie Green ·… · 1952 archive.org ↗
  • Autumn In New York Buddy De Franco Quartet · Buddy De Franco · Kenny Drew · Milt Hinton… · 1953 archive.org ↗
  • AUTUMN IN NEW YORK BUDDY DE FRANCO QUARTET · Buddy De Franco · Kenny Drew · Milt Hinton… · 1953 archive.org ↗
  • SHOW EYES BUDDY DE FRANCO QUARTET · Buddy De Franco · Kenny Drew · Milt Hinton… · 1953 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Kenny Drew play?

Kenny Drew is known for playing piano.

When and where was Kenny Drew born?

Kenny Drew was born 28 August 1928 in New York City.

What are Kenny Drew's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano (1954), Talkin' & Walkin' (1955), Kenny Drew Trio (1957), Undercurrent (1961) and Duo (1973).

External links

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