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Kenny Drew

Kenny was born in August 1928 (New York City). At the age of 5, he began studying classical piano. He attended the High School of Music and Art. Soon, was known as a hot boogie woogie player.

Later, he was alternating with Walter Bishop Jr. in a neighborhood band that included Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean and Art Taylor. He first recorded with Howard McGhee in 1949, and over the next two years recorded with Buddy DeFranco, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Jackson, Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, and Dinah Washington. He then led many recording sessions throughout the 1950s. In 1953, Kenny decided to settle in Los Angeles, but made his way back in 1957 to NYC, where he worked as an accompanist for Dinah Washington.

Along with several other American jazz musicians who went to Europe, in 1961 Kenny moved to Denmark. He was a well known figure on the Copenhagen jazz scene, recording many sessions with the Danish bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. Kenny passed away in August 1993.

Some Other Spring Storyville SLP 4045 recorded May 1970 in København/Denmark (?)	Karin Krog, vocals Dexter Gordon, tenor sax Kenny Drew, piano, organ Niels Henning Ørsted-Pedersen, bass Espen Rud, drums
Raindrops, Raindrops Crippled Dick Hot Wax! CDHW 081 compilation, recorded November 1966 - 1978	Karin Krog, percussion, vocals Palle Mikkelborg, conductor, trumpet John Surman, soprano sax, baritone sax, Moog synthesizer Per Carsten, alto sax, flute Jan Garbarek, tenor sax, percussion Dexter Gordon, tenor sax Bent Larsen, flute Niels Peters, oboe Philip Catherine, guitar Terje Bjørklund, piano Kenny Drew, organ, piano Ole Kock Hansen, piano Steve Kuhn, keyboards Per Walther, violin Finn Ziegler, viola Erling Christensen, cello Arild Andersen, bass Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, bass Steve Swallow, bass Jon Christensen, drums, percussion Stu Martin, drums Alex Riel, drums Espen Rud, percussion
Sentiments Storyville 101 8394 tracks 1 to 7 first released as Sentiments (1972, Storyville SLPS-1008) tracks 8 to 13 originally part of Sahib Shihab And The Danish Radio Jazz Group (1965, Oktav OKLP 111)	Sahib Shihab, soprano sax, baritone sax, flute, alto flute, conductor Niels Husum, soprano sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet Poul Hindberg, alto sax, clarinet Bent Jædig, tenor sax, flute Ib Renard, baritone sax Bent Nielsen, baritone sax, clarinet, flute Svend Åge Nielsen, trombone, bass trumpet Torolf Mølgaard, trombone, euphonium Poul Kjældgård, trombone, tuba Allan Botschinsky, trumpet Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet, flugelhorn Fritz von Bülow, guitar Bent Axen, piano Kenny Drew, piano, organ Louis Hjulmand, vibes Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, bass Alex Riel, drums Jimmy Hopps, drums The Danish Radio Jazz Group
Don't Just Sing \| An Anthology 1963-1999 Light In The Attic LITA 129 compilation	Karin Krog, vocals Jan Garbarek, tenor sax Dexter Gordon, tenor sax Eje Thelin, trombone Ted Curson, trumpet Adelhard Roidinger, guitar Kenny Drew, organ, piano Berndt Egerbladh, organ Nils Lindberg, pipe organ Joachim Kühn, piano, alto sax Lars Werner, piano John Surman, piano, synthesizer, soprano sax, baritone sax, bamboo xylophone Steve Kuhn, keyboards Elisabeth Sönstevold, harp Arild Andersen, bass Terje Bjørklund, bass Palle Danielsson, bass Kurt Lindgren, bass Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, bass Steve Swallow, bass Janne Carlsson, drums Jon Christensen, drums Svein Christiansen, drums Aldo Romano, drums Espen Rud, drums

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