Kenny Drew Trio

Kenny Drew Trio is an album by pianist Kenny Drew, recorded in 1956 and released on Riverside.[2][3] The album features Drew's tribute to jazz patron Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter "Blues for Nica". This band was the rhythm section the following year on sessions for John Coltrane that yielded Blue Train.

Kenny Drew Trio
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedSeptember 20 & 26, 1956
New York City
StudioReeves Sound Studios
GenreJazz
Length42:51
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-224[1]
ProducerOrrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer
Kenny Drew chronology
Embers Glow
(1956)
Kenny Drew Trio
(1956)
A Harry Warren Showcase
(1957)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Although Drew would have to move to Europe in the early '60s in order to get the recognition he deserved, it is obvious (in hindsight) from this enjoyable date that he was already a major improviser."[4]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caravan"Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol4:56
2."Come Rain or Come Shine"Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer6:08
3."Ruby, My Dear"Thelonious Monk5:46
4."Weird-O"Hank Mobley4:04

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Taking A Chance On Love"Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter4:42
2."When You Wish Upon a Star"Leigh Harline, Ned Washington5:19
3."Blues for Nica"Kenny Drew5:31
4."It's Only a Paper Moon"Harold Arlen, E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, Billy Rose6:25

Personnel

References

  1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin via Google Books.
  2. Mathieson, Kenny (March 1, 2012). "Cookin': Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65". Canongate Books via Google Books.
  3. Kenny Drew discography accessed June 7, 2012
  4. Yanow, Scott. Kenny Drew Trio – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 65. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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