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Kenneth Sidney " Kenny" Drew (August 28, 1928

(1992). 9780851125800, Guinness Publishing.
– August 4, 1993) was an American-Danish pianist.

Biography
Drew was born on August 28, 1928, in New York City, United States, and he received piano lessons from the age of five., & (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, Oxford University Press. He attended the High School of Music & Art in . His first recording, in 1950, was with trumpeter , and over the next two years Drew worked in bands led by , , , and , among others.

After a brief period with his own trio in California, Drew returned to New York, playing with , , , and several others over the following few years. He led many recording sessions throughout the 1950s, and appears on 's 1958 album Blue Train.

Drew was one of the American jazz musicians who settled in Europe around this period: he moved to , France, in 1961 and to , Denmark, three years later. While he sacrificed much of the interest of the American jazz audience, he gained a wide following across Europe. 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," 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."February 1976 liner notes to Morning by Jørgen Frigård.

Drew and 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 Copenhagen, Denmark (he had stomach cancer, but it was unclear if this was the cause of death) and he was interred in the Assistens Cemetery in Nørrebro, Copenhagen. A street is named after him in southern Copenhagen, "Kenny Drews Vej" (Eng., Kenny Drew’s Road).

His son, Kenny Drew Jr., was also a jazz pianist.

Playing style
Drew's 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/co-leader
1953–04New Faces, New SoundsBlue Note1953Trio, with (bass), (drums)
1953,
1954–09		Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano1954One track solo piano; some tracks trio with (bass), (drums); some tracks trio with Wright (bass), Charles "Specs" Wright (drums); also released as The Modernity of Kenny Drew; contains tracks originally released on The Ideation of Kenny Drew
1955–12Talkin' & Walkin'Jazz: West1956Quartet, with (alto sax, tenor sax), (bass), (drums)
1956–09Kenny Drew TrioRiverside1956Trio, with (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
1957–02A Harry Warren ShowcaseJudson1957Duo, with (bass)
1957–02A Harold Arlen ShowcaseJudson1957Duo, with Wilbur Ware (bass)
1957–02I Love Jerome KernRiverside1957Duo, with Wilbur Ware (bass)
1957–03,
1957–04		This Is NewRiverside1957Some tracks quartet, with (trumpet), (bass), G.T. Hogan (drums); most tracks quintet, with (tenor sax) added
1957–10Pal JoeyRiverside1958Trio, with (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
1960–12UndercurrentBlue Note1961Quintet, with (trumpet), (tenor sax), Sam Jones (bass), (drums)
1973–04DuoSteepleChase1973Duo, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass)
1973–10,
1973–12		Everything I LoveSteepleChase1974Solo piano
1974–02Duo 2SteepleChase1974Duo, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass)
1974–05SteepleChase1974Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), (drums)
1974–05If You Could See Me NowSteepleChase1975Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), (drums)
1974–07Duo Live in ConcertSteepleChase1975Duo, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass); in concert
1975–09MorningSteepleChase1976Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), (guitar)
1977–02In ConcertSteepleChase1979Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), (guitar); in concert
1977–02Lite FliteSteepleChase1977Quintet, with (flugelhorn, cornet), (tenor sax), (bass), (drums)
1977–08Ruby, My DearSteepleChase1980Trio, with (bass), (drums)
1978–10Home Is Where the Soul Is1978Trio, with (bass guitar), Frank Butler (drums)
1978–10For Sure!Xanadu1978Quintet, with Charles McPherson (alto sax), (trumpet), Leroy Vinnegar (bass), Frank Butler (drums)
1980–11Afternoon In EuropeBaystate1983Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), (drums)
1981–01All The Things You AreLob1981Quartet, with (tenor sax), Sam Jones (bass), (drums); in concert
1981–11It Might as Well Be SpringSoul Note1982Solo piano
1981–11Your Soft EyesSoul Note1982Trio, with (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1982–03Playtime: Children's Songs by Kenny Drew and Mads VindingMetronome1982Duo, with (bass)
1982–03The LullabyBaystate1982Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1982–09Moonlit DesertBaystate1982With Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums), The Almost Big Band
1983–01Swingin' LoveBaystate1983Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1983–02And Far AwaySoul Note1983Quartet, with (guitar), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), (drums)
1983–06FantasiaBaystate1987Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1984–05Trippin'Baystate1984Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1985–08By RequestBaystate1985Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1985–08By Request IIBaystate1986Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1986–06ElegyBaystate1987Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1987–06DreamBaystate1987Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)
1988–08ImpressionsAlfa1988Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), (drums)
1989–05RecollectionsAlfa1989Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums)
1990–03New York StoriesAlfa1990Quartet, with (piano), (bass), (drums)
1990–05ExpressionsAlfa1990Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums)
1990–10The First & The Last
also released as The Falling Leaves (2021)		Baybridge1997Trio, with (bass), (drums)
1991–01Standards Request Live at the Keystone Korner Tokyo (Vol.1 & Vol.2)Alfa1998Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums); in concert
1991–01,
1991-02		Plays Standards Live "Autumn Leaves"Alfa1991Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums); in concert
1992–05Piano NightPony Canyon1992Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums); in concert
1992–06Cleopatra's DreamAlfa1992Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums)
1992–07At the BrewhouseStoryville1992Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums); in concert
1992–10Plays Standards Live At The Blue Note OsakaAlfa1992Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums); in concert
1992–10The Last Recording; Live At The Blue Note OsakaAlfa1992Trio, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass), Alvin Queen (drums); in concert
Compilation
  • (Storyville, 1996) – rec. 1966–83

As sideman
With
  • Back to the Tracks (Blue Note, 1998) – rec. 1960
  • The Waiting Game (Blue Note, 2002) – rec. 1961

With

  • Best Coast Jazz (EmArcy, 1954)
  • Clifford Brown All Stars (EmArcy, 1956) – rec. 1954

With

  • (Blue Note, 1975) – rec. 1956
  • Blue Train (Blue Note, 1958) – rec. 1957

With

  • Showboat (Time, 1960)
  • Whistle Stop (Blue Note, 1961) – rec. 1960

With

  • Farmer's Market (New Jazz, 1956)
  • Manhattan (Soul Note, 1981)

With

  • The Giant (America, 1973)
  • The Source (America, 1973)

With

  • Daddy Plays the Horn (Bethlehem, 1955)
  • Dexter Calling... (Blue Note, 1962) – rec. 1961
  • One Flight Up (Blue Note, 1965) – rec. 1964
  • A Day in Copenhagen (MPS, 1969) also with
  • Some Other Spring (Sonet, 1970) also with
  • The Apartment (SteepleChase, 1975)
  • Swiss Nights Vol. 1 (SteepleChase, 1976) – rec. 1975
  • Swiss Nights Vol. 2 (SteepleChase, 1978) – rec. 1975
  • Swiss Nights Vol. 3 (SteepleChase, 1979) – rec. 1975
  • Landslide (Blue Note, 1980) – rec. 1961-62
  • Both Sides of Midnight (Black Lion, 1981) – rec. 1967
  • Body and Soul (Black Lion, 1981) – rec. 1967
  • Take the "A" Train (Black Lion, 1988) – rec. 1967
  • The Squirrel (Blue Note, 1997) – rec. 1967
  • Loose Walk (SteepleChase, 2003) – rec. 1965
  • Misty (SteepleChase, 2004) – rec. 1965
  • Heartaches (SteepleChase, 2004) – rec. 1965
  • Ladybird (SteepleChase, 2005) – rec. 1965
  • Stella by Starlight (SteepleChase, 2005) – rec. 1966
  • Live in Tokyo 1975 (Elemental Music, 2018) – rec. 1975

With Ken McIntyre

  • Hindsight (SteepleChase, 1974)
  • (SteepleChase, 1976) – rec. 1965

With

  • Jackie's Bag (Blue Note, 1960) – rec. 1959–60
  • (Blue Note, 1962) – rec. 1961
  • Live at Montmartre (SteepleChase, 1972)
  • A Ghetto Lullaby (SteepleChase, 1974) – rec. 1973
  • The Meeting (SteepleChase, 1974) also with – rec. 1973
  • The Source (SteepleChase, 1974) also with Dexter Gordon – rec. 1973

With

  • Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet (Prestige, 1951)
  • Tour de Force (Prestige, 1956)
  • Sonny Boy (Prestige, 1961) – rec. 1956

With

  • Kaleidoscope (Prestige, 1957) – rec. 1950
  • Stitt's Bits (Prestige, 1958) – rec. 1950

With

  • First Concert In Denmark – rec. 1965
  • Saturday Night At The Montmartre (Black Lion, 1970) – rec. 1965. reissued as Stormy Weather
  • Sunday Morning At The Montmartre (Black Lion, 1977) – rec. 1965. reissued as Gone with the Wind.

Wíth others

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