Conrad Henry Kirnon (April 27, 1927 – November 30, 1994) known professionally as Connie Kay, was an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

and R&B drummer, who was a member of the

Modern Jazz Quartet The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) was a jazz combo established in 1952 that played music influenced by classical music, classical, cool jazz, blues and bebop. For most of its history the Quartet consisted of John Lewis (pianist), John Lewis (piano), ...

. Self-taught on drums, he began performing in Los Angeles in the mid-1940s. His drumming is recorded in ''The Hunt'', the recording of a famous Los Angeles jam session featuring the dueling tenors of

Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and actor. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gi ...

and

Wardell Gray Wardell Gray (February 13, 1921 – May 25, 1955) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who straddled the swing and bebop periods. Biography Early years Gray was born in Oklahoma City, the youngest of four children. He spent his early chil ...

on July 6, 1947. He recorded with

Lester Young Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist. Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most i ...

's quintet from 1949 to 1955 and with

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...

Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Yanow, Scot"Coleman Hawkins: Artist Biography" AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2013. One of the first p ...

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

, and

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

. Kay did R&B sessions for

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in the early to mid-1950s, and he was featured on hit records such as ''

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'' by

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and

Ruth Brown Ruth Alston Brown (; January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the " Queen of R&B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series of hit songs for Atl ...

's '' (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean''. Kay joined the Modern Jazz Quartet in 1955, replacing original drummer

Kenny Clarke Kenneth Clarke Spearman (January 9, 1914January 26, 1985), nicknamed Klook, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. A major innovator of the bebop style of drumming, he pioneered the use of the ride cymbal to keep time rather than the hi-ha ...

. He remained through the group's dissolution in 1974 and occasional reunions into the 1990s. In addition to his MJQ compatriots, he had an enduring partnership with

cool jazz Cool jazz is a style of modern jazz music that arose in the United States after World War II. It is characterized by relaxed tempos and lighter tone, in contrast to the fast and complex bebop style. Cool jazz often employs formal arrangements and ...

altoist

Paul Desmond Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophone, alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for composing that group's biggest hit, " ...

through the first half of the 1960s. He played drums on several of Irish singer-songwriter

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's albums: ''

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'', one song on ''

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'', and four songs on ''

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''. Kay was known for incorporating percussion instruments alongside his drum kit, such as

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, small cymbals, triangle,

bell tree A bell tree, also known as tree bellsBeck, John. ''Encyclopedia of Percussion.'' Taylor and Francis, 1995. or Chinese bell tree (often confused with the mark tree), is a percussion instrument, consisting of vertically nested inverted metal bowl ...

, and

darbuka The goblet drum (also chalice drum, tarabuka, tarabaki, darbuka, darabuka, derbake, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tumbak, or zerbaghali; arz, دربوكة / Romanized: ) is a single-head membranophone with a goblet- ...

s, the latter referred to as "exotic-looking" drums in a 2006 article. In 1989, Kay received an honorary doctorate of music from

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

. Kay had a stroke in 1992, but recovered enough to resume performing. He died of

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in 1994 at the age of 67. He also played with Benny Goodman' Orchestra at the Carnegie Hall 40th. Anniversary Concert on January 17, 1978. Kay never recorded as a session leader.

Discography

With the
Modern Jazz Quartet The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) was a jazz combo established in 1952 that played music influenced by classical music, classical, cool jazz, blues and bebop. For most of its history the Quartet consisted of John Lewis (pianist), John Lewis (piano), ...

* ''The Modern Jazz Quartet at the Music Inn Volume 1'' (3D, 1956) * ''One Never Knows'' (

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, 1957) * ''Patterns'' (

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, 1960) * ''The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays for Lovers'' (

Prestige Prestige refers to a good reputation or high esteem; in earlier usage, ''prestige'' meant "showiness". (19th c.) Prestige may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Films * ''Prestige'' (film), a 1932 American film directed by Tay Garnet ...

, 1965) * ''

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'' (Prestige, 1955) * '' Fontessa'' (Atlantic, 1956) included "Versailles" * '' The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays No Sun in Venice'' (Atlantic, 1957) * '' The Modern Jazz Quartet'' (Atlantic, 1957) * '' The Modern Jazz Quartet and the Oscar Peterson Trio at the Opera House'' (

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, 1957) * ''

The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2 ''The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2'' is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at the Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts, in 1958, with guest artist Sonny Rollins appearing on two n ...

'' (Atlantic, 1959) * ''

Music from Odds Against Tomorrow ''Music from Odds Against Tomorrow'' (also released as ''Patterns'') is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring interpretations of the soundtrack score for the 1959 motion picture ''Odds Against Tomorrow''. It was release ...

'' (United Artists, 1959) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1960) * '' European Concert'' (Atlantic, 1960

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* '' Dedicated to Connie'' (Atlantic, 1960

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* '' The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra'' (Atlantic, 1960) * ''Third Stream Music'' (Atlantic, 1960) * '' The Comedy'' (Atlantic, 1962) * '' Lonely Woman'' (Atlantic, 1962) * ''A Quartet is a Quartet is a Quartet'' (Atlantic, 1963) * ''

Collaboration Collaboration (from Latin ''com-'' "with" + ''laborare'' "to labor", "to work") is the process of two or more people, entities or organizations working together to complete a task or achieve a goal. Collaboration is similar to cooperation. Most ...

'' (Atlantic, 1964) – with

Laurindo Almeida Laurindo Almeida (September 2, 1917 – July 26, 1995) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He and Bud Shank were pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Gra ...

* '' The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess'' (Atlantic, 1965) * '' Jazz Dialogue'' (Atlantic, 1965) with the All-Star Jazz Band * ''Concert in Japan '66'' (Atlantic

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1966) * '' Blues at Carnegie Hall'' (Atlantic, 1966) * ''

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'' (Philips, 1966) – with

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* '' Under the Jasmin Tree'' (

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, 1968) * ''

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'' (Apple, 1969) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1971) * ''The Only Recorded Performance of Paul Desmond With The Modern Jazz Quartet'' (Finesse/Columbia, 1971

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– with

* '' The Legendary Profile'' (Atlantic, 1972) * '' In Memoriam'' (

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, 1973) * '' Blues on Bach'' (Atlantic, 1973) * '' The Last Concert'' (Atlantic, 1974) * ''

Reunion at Budokan 1981 ''Reunion at Budokan 1981'' is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at their reunion concert at the Nippon Budokan in 1981 and released on the Pablo label.Together Again: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82'' (

Pablo Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul. People * Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer *Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer * Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist *Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer * Pablo Bren ...

, 1982) * '' Echoes'' (Pablo, 1984) * '' Topsy: This One's for Basie'' (Pablo, 1985) * '' Three Windows'' (Atlantic, 1987) * '' For Ellington'' (East West, 1988) * ''Rose of the Rio Grande'' (Capitol, 1989) * '' MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration'' (Atlantic, 1993) * ''A Night at the Opera'' (Jazz Anthology, 1994) * ''Live at the Theatre Royal, Bath'' (BBC, 2001)

As sideman

With

Cannonball Adderley Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", whi ...

* '' Know What I Mean'' (

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, 1961) With

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

* '' Chet'' (Riverside, 1959) * '' Baker's Holiday'' ( Limelight, 1965) With

* ''

'' (Atlantic, 1957) * ''

Miss Rhythm ''Miss Rhythm'' is an album by vocalist Ruth Brown featuring tracks recorded between 1954 and 1959 and released on the Atlantic Records, Atlantic label.Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

* '' Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4'' (Columbia Legacy, 2015) With

* ''

First Place Again ''First Place Again'' is the second album led by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond. The album was recorded in September 1959 and released on the Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. label.

'' (

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, 1959) * '' Desmond Blue'' (

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, 1961) * '' Two of a Mind'' (RCA Victor, 1962) with

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...

* '' Take Ten'' (RCA Victor, 1963) * '' Bossa Antigua'' (RCA Victor, 1964) * ''

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'' (RCA Victor, 1964) * '' Easy Living'' (RCA Victor, 1963–65

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* '' Pure Desmond'' ( CTI, 1975) With

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

Bob Brookmeyer Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Ge ...

* '' The Ivory Hunters'' (

, 1959) With

and

* '' The Hunt'' (

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, 1947 977 With

* '' Disorder at the Border'' ( Spotlite, 1952

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With

Jimmy Heath James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath. Biography Heath w ...

* '' Swamp Seed'' (Riverside, 1963) With

Milt Jackson Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solo ...

* '' Milt Jackson Quartet'' (Prestige, 1955) * '' Plenty, Plenty Soul'' (Atlantic, 1957) * ''

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'' with

(Atlantic, 1958) * '' Bags' Opus'' (United Artists, 1958) * ''

The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson ''The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson'' is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1959 and released on the Atlantic label.

'' (Atlantic, 1959) * ''

Bags & Trane ''Bags & Trane'' is an album credited to jazz musicians Milt Jackson and John Coltrane, released in 1961 on Atlantic Records, catalogue SD 1368. Taking its title from Jackson and Coltrane's nicknames, it is the only collaborative record by the ...

'' (Atlantic, 1959) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1960–61) * ''

Big Bags ''Big Bags'' is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring big band performances arranged by Tadd Dameron and Ernie Wilkins recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1962) * '' Invitation'' (Riverside, 1962) * ''

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'' (

Impulse! Impulse! Records (occasionally styled as "¡mpulse! Records" and "¡!") is an American jazz record company and label established by Creed Taylor in 1960. John Coltrane was among Impulse!'s earliest signings. Thanks to consistent sales and positiv ...

, 1962) * ''

For Someone I Love ''For Someone I Love'' is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring big band performances arranged by Melba Liston recorded in 1963 and released on the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1963) * ''

Jazz 'n' Samba ''Jazz 'n' Samba'' is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Impulse! label.

'' (Impulse!, 1964) * ''

In a New Setting ''In a New Setting'' is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring McCoy Tyner recorded in 1964 and released on the Limelight Records, Limelight label.

'' (Limelight, 1964) * '' I/We Had a Ball'' (Limelight, 1965) - 1 track With

John Lewis John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...

* ''

The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music ''The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music'' is an album of music composed by John Lewis and arranged and conducted by Gunther Schuller which was first released on the Norgran label. Reception Allmusic awarded the album ...

'' ( Norgran, 1955) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1957) with

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* ''

The John Lewis Piano ''The John Lewis Piano'' is an album by pianist and composer John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label.The Golden Striker ''The Golden Striker'' (subtitled ''Music for Brass & Piano by John Lewis Conducted & Played by the Composer'') is an album in the third stream music genre composed by John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label in 1960.The Wonderful World of Jazz ''The Wonderful World of Jazz'' is an album by pianist and composer John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label in 1960.

'' (Atlantic, 1960) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1962) With

Jay McShann James Columbus "Jay" McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader. He led bands in Kansas City, Missouri, that included Charlie Parker, Bernard Anderson, Walter Brown, and B ...

*'' The Big Apple Bash'' (Atlantic, 1979) With James Moody * '' The Blues and Other Colors'' (

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, 1969) With

(

, 1968) *

(Warner Bros., 1971) *

(Warner Bros., 1972) With Joe Newman * ''

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'' (

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, 1957) With

Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a ...

*'' Sonny Rollins at Music Inn'' (MetroJazz, 1958) With

Michel Sardaby Michel Sardaby (born 4 September 1935) is a French jazz pianist. Background and career Born in Fort-de-France, Martinique, he moved to Paris, where in March 1967, he was one of the pianists, the others being Joe "Stride" Turner, Errol Parker, C ...

* ''Night Cap'' (Sound Hills, 1970) With

Lucky Thompson Eli "Lucky" Thompson (June 16, 1924 – July 30, 2005) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist whose playing combined elements of swing music, swing and bebop. Although John Coltrane usually receives the most credit for bringing th ...

* ''

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'' (Prestige, 1964) With

Bobby Timmons Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he w ...

* '' Born to Be Blue!'' (Riverside, 1963) With

Randy Weston Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston (April 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018) was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious M ...

* '' Piano á la Mode'' (

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, 1957)

References

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Discography

With the Modern Jazz Quartet The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) was a jazz combo established in 1952 that played music influenced by classical music, classical, cool jazz, blues and bebop. For most of its history the Quartet consisted of John Lewis (pianist), John Lewis (piano), ...

As sideman

References

With the
Modern Jazz Quartet The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) was a jazz combo established in 1952 that played music influenced by classical music, classical, cool jazz, blues and bebop. For most of its history the Quartet consisted of John Lewis (pianist), John Lewis (piano), ...