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


Biography

Drew was born in New York City, United States, and received piano lessons from the age of five.
Feather, Leonard Leonard Geoffrey Feather (13 September 1914 – 22 September 1994) was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer, who was best known for his music journalism and other writing. Biography Feather was born in London, England, into an u ...
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Ira Gitler Ira Gitler (December 18, 1928 – February 23, 2019) was an American jazz historian and journalist. The co-author of ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'' with Leonard Feather—the most recent edition appeared in 1999—he wrote hundreds of ...
(2007). ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'',
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He attended the
High School of Music & Art The High School of Music & Art, informally known as "Music & Art" (or "M&A"), was a public specialized high school located at 443-465 West 135th Street in the borough of Manhattan, New York, from 1936 until 1984. In 1961, Music & Art and the High ...
in Manhattan. Drew's first recording, in 1950, was with
Howard McGhee Howard McGhee (March 6, 1918 – July 17, 1987) was one of the first American bebop jazz trumpeters, with Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro and Idrees Sulieman. He was known for his fast fingering and high notes. He had an influence on younger beb ...
, and over the next two years he worked in bands led by
Buddy DeFranco Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and ...
,
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 ...
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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 ...
, and
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 ...
, among others. After a brief period with his own trio in California, Drew returned to New York, playing with
Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performe ...
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Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...
,
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, and several others over the following few years. He led many recording sessions throughout the 1950s, and in 1957 appeared on
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's album, '' Blue Train''. Drew was one of the American jazz musicians who settled in Europe around this period: he moved to Paris in 1961 and to Copenhagen three years later. 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 Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (, 27 May 1946 – 19 April 2005), also known by his abbreviated nickname NHØP, was a Danish jazz double bassist. Biography Pedersen was born in Osted, near Roskilde, on the Danish island of Zealand, the son of ...
. "Living in Copenhagen, and travelling out from there," Drew remarked, "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." Drew and
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 ...
appeared on screen in Ole Ege's theatrically released hardcore pornographic film, ''Pornografi – en musical'' (1971), for which they composed and performed the score. Drew died in August 1993 in
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, Denmark (he had stomach cancer, but it was unclear if this was the cause of death) and was interred in the
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in Nørrebro, Copenhagen. He has a street named after him in southern Copenhagen, "Kenny Drews Vej" (Eng., Kenny Drew Street). His son, Kenny Drew Jr., was also a jazz pianist.


Playing style

His touch was described in ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'' as "precise", and his playing as being a combination of bebop-influenced melodic improvisation and block chords, including "refreshingly subtle harmonizations".


Discography


As leader


As sideman

With
Gene Ammons Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and ...
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'' (Prestige, 1974) With
Svend Asmussen Svend Asmussen (28 February 1916 – 7 February 2017) was a Danish jazz violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking". A Swing style virtuoso, he played and recorded with many of the other jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and S ...
* ''Prize/Winners'' (Baystate, 1978) 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 Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You'' (Riverside, 1958) With
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* '' Back to the Tracks'' (Blue Note, 1998) – recorded in 1960 * '' The Waiting Game'' (Blue Note, 2002) – recorded in 1961 With
Clifford Brown Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", an ...
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* '' Summer Serenade'' (Storyville, 1982) – recorded in 1980 With
Paul Chambers Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. (April 22, 1935 – January 4, 1969) was an American jazz double bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, he has become one of the most widely-known jazz bassists of the hard bop era. ...
* '' Chambers' Music'' (Jazz:West, 1956) With
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High Step ''High Step'' is a jazz double album credited to bassist Paul Chambers and saxophonist John Coltrane, issued in 1975 on Blue Note Records, catalogue BN-LA451. It is a compilation taken from the 1956 ''Chambers' Music'' on the Jazz West label and ...
'' (Blue Note, 1975) – recorded in 1956 * '' Blue Train'' (Blue Note, 1958) – recorded in 1957 With
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* '' Plenty of Horn'' (Old Town, 1961) With
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened in "Jaws"): it is either said that ...
* '' All of Me'' (SteepleChase, 1983) With
Kenny Dorham McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention or public ...
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'' (Time, 1960) * ''
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'' (Blue Note, 1961) – recorded in 1960 With
Teddy Edwards Theodore Marcus Edwards (April 26, 1924 – April 20, 2003) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Edwards was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. He learned to play at a very early age, first on alto saxophone and then ...
* '' Out of This World'' (SteepleChase, 1980) With
Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, double ...
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'' (New Jazz, 1956) * ''
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'' (Soul Note, 1981) With
Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...
* '' The Giant'' (America, 1973) * ''
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'' (America, 1973) With
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 ...
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Daddy Plays the Horn ''Daddy Plays the Horn'' is a 1955 jazz album by Saxophone, saxophonist Dexter Gordon. Reception The ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' review stated that the album was "not too original, but it swings" and mentioned that Gordon played "some ...
'' (Bethlehem, 1955) * '' Dexter Calling...'' (Blue Note, 1962) – recorded in 1961 * ''
One Flight Up ''One Flight Up'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1964 in Paris and released on the Blue Note label.
'' (Blue Note, 1965) – recorded in 1964 * '' A Day in Copenhagen'' (MPS, 1969) with
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'' (SteepleChase, 1975) * '' Swiss Nights Vol. 1'' (SteepleChase, 1976) – recorded in 1975 * '' Swiss Nights Vol. 2'' (SteepleChase, 1978) – recorded in 1975 * ''
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'' (Blue Note, 1980) – recorded in 1961-62 * '' Both Sides of Midnight'' (Black Lion, 1981) – recorded in 1967 * '' Body and Soul'' (Black Lion, 1981) – recorded in 1967 * ''
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'' (Black Lion, 1988) – recorded in 1967 * '' The Squirrel'' (Blue Note, 1997) – recorded in 1967 * '' Loose Walk'' (SteepleChase, 2003) – recorded in 1965 * ''
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'' (SteepleChase, 2004) – recorded in 1965 * '' Heartaches'' (SteepleChase, 2004) – recorded in 1965 * ''
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'' (SteepleChase, 2005) – recorded in 1965 * '' Stella by Starlight'' (SteepleChase, 2005) – recorded in 1966 * ''
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'' (Elemental Music, 2018) – recorded in 1975 With
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* '' Sunday Mornin''' (Blue Note, 1962) – recorded in 1961 With
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'' (SteepleChase, 1973) With Ernie Henry * '' Presenting Ernie Henry'' (Riverside, 1956) With Ken McIntyre *''
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'' (SteepleChase, 1974) *''
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* '' Jackie's Bag'' (Blue Note, 1960) – recorded in 1959-60 * '' Bluesnik'' (Blue Note, 1962) – recorded in 1961 * '' Live at Montmartre'' (SteepleChase, 1972) * ''
A Ghetto Lullaby ''A Ghetto Lullaby'' is a live album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.
'' (SteepleChase, 1974) – recorded in 1973 * '' The Meeting'' (SteepleChase, 1974) with
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 ...
– recorded in 1973 * ''
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'' (SteepleChase, 1974) with Dexter Gordon – recorded in 1973 With
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* '' Huffin'n'Puffin''' (MPS 1972) – recorded in 1971 With Kim Parker * '' Havin' Myself a Time'' (Soul Note, 1982) – recorded in 1981 With
Rita Reys Rita Reys (born Maria Everdina Reijs; 21 December 1924 – 28 July 2013) was a jazz singer from the Netherlands. She was promoted as "Europe's First Lady of Jazz". In the 1980s, Rita returned to the American Songbook, recording albums such as ...
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'' (Columbia, 1956) – recorded in 1955-56 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 ...
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'' (Prestige, 1951) * '' Tour de Force'' (Prestige, 1956) * '' Sonny Boy'' (Prestige, 1961) – recorded in 1956 Wíth
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* '' Sentiments'' (Storyville, 1972) – recorded in 1971 With
Sonny Stitt Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his ...
* ''
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'' (Prestige, 1957) – recorded in 1950 * ''
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'' (Prestige, 1958) – recorded in 1950 With
Toots Thielemans Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistl ...
* '' Man Bites Harmonica!'' (Riverside, 1957) With
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* ''Stormy Weather'' (Black Lion, 1970) – recorded in 1965 * ''Sunday Morning At The Montmartre'' (Black Lion, 1977) – recorded in 1965. reissued as ''Gone with the Wind''. With Tiziana Ghiglioni * ''Sounds Of Love'' (Soul Note, 1983)


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External links

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Discography
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