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Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano
Studio album by
Kenny Drew
Released1954
Recorded1953 and September 2, 1954
New York City and Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length40:09
LabelNorgran
MGN 1066[1]
ProducerNorman Granz
Kenny Drew chronology
New Faces, New Sounds
(1953) 		Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano
(1954) 		Talkin' & Walkin'
(1955)
The Modernity of Kenny Drew Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano (also released as The Modernity of Kenny Drew) is a 12" LP record album by American jazz pianist Kenny Drew.[4] It contains sessions recorded in 1953 and 1954 (some of which were originally released as a 10" LP The Ideation of Kenny Drew) and was released on the Norgran label.[5][6]

Reception

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The AllMusic review states: "[T]his disc is well worth acquiring for bop fans."[2] The Billboard reviewer wrote that Drew "shows off some bright, modern stylings on a group of standards that should please cool collectors."[7]

Track listing

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All compositions by Kenny Drew except as indicated

  1. "Bluesville" - 5:24
  2. "Angie" - 5:36
  3. "I Can Make You Love Me" (Peter DeRose, Bob Russell) - 3:56
  4. "My Beautiful Lady" - 5:36
  5. "Many Miles Away" - 2:43
  6. "52nd Street Theme" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:23
  7. "I'll Remember April" (Gene DePaul Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 6:37
  8. "Four and Five" (Byron Gay, Marco H. Hellman) - 3:15
  9. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 4:18
  10. "Lo Flame" - 3:36
  11. "Chartreuse" - 4:31
  12. "Kenny's Blues" - 5:57
  • Recorded in New York City in 1953 (tracks 1-5 & 7) and Los Angeles on September 2, 1954 (tracks 6 & 8-12)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed June 6, 2012
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 125.
  4. ^ Yanow, Scott (July 21, 2000). Bebop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306083 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Kenny Drew discography accessed June 6, 2012
  6. ^ Jazz, All About. "Kenny Drew: Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz.
  7. ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 17, 1954 – via Google Books.
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