Review by Scott Yanow
The talented, if underrated bebop pianist Kenny Drew spent his last few decades living in Scandinavia after emigrating from the U.S. in 1961. This 1996 CD has previously unreleased material recorded by the Danish Broadcast Corporation featuring Drew at three different periods in time. There are four tunes apiece of Drew in duets with bassist Niels Pedersen in 1966, playing unaccompanied solos in 1978, and duets with bassist Bo Stief in 1983. All dozen numbers (seven jazz standards, a Scandinavian folk song, an obscurity and two Drew originals, including two versions of "Blues for Nils") are quite rewarding. The music is straight-ahead, often harmonically sophisticated, swinging and occasionally unpredictable. An excellent sampling of Kenny Drew's talents.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/solo-duo-mw0000085523
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Reseña de Scott Yanow
El talentoso, aunque infravalorado, pianista de bebop Kenny Drew pasó sus últimas décadas viviendo en Escandinavia tras emigrar de EE.UU. en 1961. Este CD de 1996 contiene material inédito grabado por la Danish Broadcast Corporation con Drew en tres periodos diferentes. Hay cuatro temas de Drew a dúo con el bajista Niels Pedersen en 1966, solos en 1978 y dúos con el bajista Bo Stief en 1983. La docena de números (siete estándares de jazz, una canción popular escandinava, un oscuro y dos originales de Drew, incluidas dos versiones de «Blues for Nils») son bastante gratificantes. La música es directa, a menudo armónicamente sofisticada, oscilante y ocasionalmente impredecible. Una excelente muestra del talento de Kenny Drew.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/solo-duo-mw0000085523
Tracks:
1 - Everything I Love - 6:51
2 - Ode To Mariann - 3:04
3 - Willow Weep For Me - 3:36
4 - Swingin' Till The Girls Come Home - 6:41
5 - Yesterdays - 5:33
6 - Blues For Nils - 4:17
7 - A Simple Need - 2:59
8 - Whisper Not - 3:58
9 - Blues For Nils - 10:08
10 - There's No Greater Love - 7:49
11 - Ack Varmeland Du Skona - 8:09
12 - Bluesology - 6:21
Licensed From – Storyville Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Storyville Records
Copyright © – Storyville Records
Manufactured By – Ultra-Vybe, Inc.
Distributed By – Ultra-Vybe, Inc.
Recorded By – Danmarks Radio
Bass – Bo Stief (tracks: 9 to 12), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (tracks: 1 to 4)
Engineer – J. Stryhn (tracks: 1 to 4), Preben Mejlvang (tracks: 5 to 8), Ronald Skovdal (tracks: 9 to 12)
Piano – Kenny Drew
Producer – Børge Roger Henrichsen (tracks: 1 to 4), Ib Skovgaard (tracks: 5 to 12)
Recorded:
#1-4 Copenhagen, Denmark, 1966.
#5-8 Copenhagen, Denmark, December 15, 1978.
#9-12 Live at "Grock", Copenhagen, September 29, 1983.
All tracks recorded by the Danish Broadcast Corporation, Jazz Dept.
Label: - Solid Records (6) – CDSOL-6920, Storyville Records – CDSOL-6920, Ultra-Vybe – CDSOL-6920
Series: - Storyville Jazz Classics – No.020
Country: - Japan
Released: - 2015
Genre: - Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/es/release/16268956-Kenny-Drew-Solo-Duo
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