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Kenny Drew Trio - Dark Beauty (1974) [Japanese Edition 2008]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Oct. 10, 2023
Kenny Drew Trio - Dark Beauty (1974) [Japanese Edition 2008]

Kenny Drew Trio - Dark Beauty (1974) [Japanese Edition 2008]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 348 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 156 MB | Covers - 6 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Piano Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Videoarts (VACZ-1121)

Kenny Drew (1928-1993) was an extraordinary bebop-oriented pianist who recorded with Howard McGhee, Buddy DeFranco, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane (the famous album Blue Train) before moving to Denmark in 1961. While he sacrificed much of the interest of the American jazz audience, he gained a wide following across Europe, and by extension, in Japan. Dark Beauty, recorded in 1974 with Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and Albert "Tootie" Heath, became a break-out hit that helped advance Drew's acclaim. On this album he displays tremendous pianistic skills, intelligent and advanced harmonic sensibilities and driving sense of swing. Pedersen is featured throughout, and his solos demonstrate awe-inspiring technique and imagination…
Kenny Drew Trio - Season's Greetings [Recorded 1988-1989] (2013) (Re-up)

Kenny Drew Trio - Season's Greetings [Recorded 1988-1989] (2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 186 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 88 MB | Covers - 27 MB
Genre: Piano Jazz, Christmas | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Pony Canyon (PCCY-30218)

A collection of previously unreleased materials by the Kenny Drew Trio, originally recorded for Japanese labels Baystate and Alpha beween 1978 and 1992, now released to commemmorate the 20th anniversary of his passing. A rich trove of superb piano trio performances!
American pianist Kenny Drew (1928-1993) moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1964. Although he may have somewhat faded from the radar of American jazz fans, he had a fantastic career in Denmark and was beloved by European and Japanese jazz fans. In the late 1970s and 1980s, Drew's popularity in Japan grew to incredible heights when he began recording for Japanese labels such as Baystate and Alpha under a partnership with Japanese producer Makoto Kimata…

Kenny Drew - Four Classic Albums 1953-1957 (2013) 4 LP on 2 CD  Music

Posted by Designol at Feb. 20, 2023
Kenny Drew - Four Classic Albums 1953-1957 (2013) 4 LP on 2 CD

Kenny Drew - Four Classic Albums 1953-1957 (2013) 4 LP on 2 CD
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 549 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 358 Mb | Scans ~ 20 Mb
Hard Bop, Piano Jazz | Label: AVIDJazz | # AMSC 1088 | Time: 02:34:45

AVID Jazz here presents four classic (and hard to find or expensive) Kenny Drew albums including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. 'Introducing Kenny Drew' (1953); 'This Is New' (1957); 'Talkin & Walkin' (1955) and 'Jazz Impressions of Rodgers & Hart - Pal Joey' (1957). Perhaps unfairly overlooked in a crowded field of great jazz pianists around during his time from Monk, Bud Powell, Horace Silver to Wynton Kelly, Kenny Drew finally got to record this his first album in 1953. Having established himself at last through playing with the likes of Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz and Lester Young he and his fine quartet were finally on their way and touring through 1952 and 1953. All four albums are plus have been digitally re-mastered. Some are also currently hard to find or expensive, so Avid are pleased to be able to make them available once again.
Dexter Gordon with the Kenny Drew Trio - Those Were The Days (2014)

Dexter Gordon with the Kenny Drew Trio - Those Were The Days (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue, log) ~ 178.68 Mb | 36:08 | Covers
Post Bop | Label: Boundee Japan - XQAM-1629

Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was one of the first players of the instrument in the bebop idiom of musicians such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant". His studio and performance career spanned over 40 years.
Kenny Drew & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - Duo (1973) [Reissue 1988]

Kenny Drew & Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - Duo (1973) [Reissue 1988]
EAC Rip | APE (image+.cue+log) - 181 MB | Covers (3 MB) included
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: SteepleChase Productions ApS (SCCD-31002)

A talented bop-based pianist (whose son has been one of the brightest pianists of the 1990s), Kenny Drew was somewhat underrated due to his decision to permanently move to Copenhagen in 1964. He made his recording debut in 1949 with Howard McGhee and in the 1950s was featured on sessions with a who's who of jazz, including Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Milt Jackson, Buddy DeFranco's quartet, Dinah Washington, and Buddy Rich (1958). Drew led sessions for Blue Note, Norgran, Pacific Jazz, Riverside, and the obscure Judson label during 1953-1960; most of the sessions are available on CD. He moved to Paris in 1961 and relocated to Copenhagen in 1964 where he was co-owner of the Matrix label. He formed a duo with Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson and worked regularly at the Montmartre. Drew recorded many dates for SteepleChase in the 1970s and remained active up until his death…

Kenny Drew - Six Classic Albums (3CD) (2012) {Compilation}  Music

Posted by Domestos at July 23, 2020
Kenny Drew - Six Classic Albums (3CD) (2012) {Compilation}

Kenny Drew - Six Classic Albums (3CD) (2012) {Compilation}
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue, log) ~ 1,00 Gb | 73:55 + 67:11 + 76:18 | Covers
Post Bop, Contemporary Jazz | Label: Real Gone Jazz - RGJCD254

Some of the albums in this set are out-of-print, while others purchased individually are quite expensive. That alone makes this set not only a bargain, but a cache of excellent material that any Kenny Drew (or general jazz fan) should treasure.

VA - Blue Note Piano Legends (2021)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at March 28, 2021
VA - Blue Note Piano Legends (2021)

VA - Blue Note Piano Legends (2021)
FLAC tracks / MP3 320 kbps | 3:12:08 | 0.99 GB / 442 MB
Genre: Jazz / Label: UMG

Above the album worked the 'Blue Note Piano Legends ', and his release took place on 2021. The album has got songs with a total duration of more than an hour. A compilation is a compilation of original music.
Kenny Drew Jr. Trio - Portraits of Charles Mingus & Thelonious Monk (1995)

Kenny Drew Jr. Trio - Portraits of Charles Mingus & Thelonious Monk (1995)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 353.70 Mb | 01:00:43 | Covers
Hard Bop | Label: Claves Jazz - 50-1194

This is one of Kenny Drew, Jr.'s finest recordings. Teamed in a trio with bassist Lynn Seaton (whose bowed solos are a constant highlight) and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Drew performs five Thelonious Monk songs and five from Charles Mingus. Other than "Ruby, My Dear," none of the tunes are played all that often, so it is a particular pleasure hearing Drew dig into such songs as "Work," "Trinkle-Tinkle," "Skippy," "Nobody Knows," and "Farewell Farwell." The Mingus tunes, in particular, sound fresh, new, and transformed in the piano trio setting. Drew Jr. displays both the technique and the imagination to make this often-difficult music sound effortless and logical. Highly recommended. ~ AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
VA - The Art Of The Piano: Trio, Quartet, Quintet And Beyond (2020)

VA - The Art Of The Piano: Trio, Quartet, Quintet And Beyond (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 3,4 Gb | Covers - 54 Mb | 12:52:53
Jazz | Label: Intense Media

Twenty of the jazz world's greatest piano players with 20 of their most influential albums. The spectrum ranges from Bill Evans or Duke Ellington via Ramsey Lewis or Ahmad Jamal to Red Garland or Tommy Flanagan, through to Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Horace Silver, or the debut album's of Herbie Hancock and Cecil Taylor, or the first recordings of Thelonious Monk.
Dexter Gordon, Slide Hampton - A Day In Copenhagen (1969/2017) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Dexter Gordon & Slide Hampton - A Day In Copenhagen (1969/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 40:57 minutes | 805 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Unlike many other American expatriates living in Europe, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon always managed to play and record with the top musicians while overseas. This excellent sextet session (with trombonist Slide Hampton, trumpeter Dizzy Reece, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer Art Taylor) finds him exploring three Slide Hampton compositions and a trio of standard ballads. The other soloists are fine but Gordon easily dominates the set, playing his brand of hard-driving bop.