Kenny Drew Undercurrent Music Matters 180 Gram Vinyl LP (Sealed)
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Cut at 33 1/3rpm by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes! Pressed 180 gram Virgin Vinyl LPs by RTI
Top Quality Gatefold Packaging with Laminated Covers & High Quality Session Photos!
Kenny Drew was an unsung master of bebop. A brilliant pianist who started with the example of Bud Powell and then developed his own sound within the style, in the '50s Drew worked with some of the most important innovators of all time including Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Buddy DeFranco, Dinah Washington and Art Blakey. By 1960 when he recorded Undercurrent, Drew had already led ten albums of his own, mostly with duos and trios. Oddly enough he only had the opportunity to lead two albums in his life for Blue Note, an early effort from 1953 and the classic Undercurrent. Joined in a quintet by the young firebrand trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, the always-stimulating tenor-saxophonist Hank Mobley, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes, the 32-year old pianist shows that he was ready to truly make his mark on the jazz world. All six compositions are his, and in his accompaniment of the passionate horn men and also in his soulful solos, Drew shows that he was one of the major hard bop stylists. This high energy album, which finds Hubbard, Mobley and Drew consistently inspiring each other to come up with heated statements, has many of the pianist’s finest compositions including the roaring “Undercurrent,” the bluesy “Funk-Cosity,” the gospellish “The Pot’s On,” the well titled “Groovin’ The Blues” and the beautiful “Ballade.” Kenny Drew, who would move permanently to Europe in 1964 and would not lead another album until 1973, is heard throughout at the peak of his powers, creating his finest recording.
Features: • Limited Edition of Only 3500 Copies! • Remastered from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes! • Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio • Pressed 180 gram Virgin Vinyl LPs by RTI • Ultra-Durable, Extra Thick Album Jackets • Gatefold Album with Session Photos in stunning High Resolution • Stereo
Musicians: Kenny Drew, piano Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Hank Mobley, tenor saxophone Sam Jones, bass Louis Hayes, drums
Selections: 1. Undercurrent 2. Funk-cosity 3. Lion's Den 4. The Pot's On 5. Groovin' The Blues 6. Ballade
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