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Jazz

United States

Kenny Drew

Top Songs By Kenny Drew

UndercurrentKenny Drew

Listen to Chartreuse by Kenny Drew, see lyrics, music video & more!

ChartreuseKenny Drew

Listen to Polka Dots and Moonbeams by Kenny Drew, see lyrics, music video & more!

Polka Dots and MoonbeamsKenny Drew

Listen to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by Kenny Drew & Mads Vinding, see lyrics, music video & more!

Twinkle, Twinkle Little StarKenny Drew & Mads Vinding

Listen to Shadrack (feat. Art Blakey & Kenny Drew) by Sonny Rollins, see lyrics, music video & more!

Shadrack (feat. Art Blakey & Kenny Drew)Sonny Rollins

Listen to Kenny's Blues by Kenny Drew, see lyrics, music video & more!

Kenny's BluesKenny Drew

Listen to Ballade by Kenny Drew, see lyrics, music video & more!

BalladeKenny Drew

Listen to With a Song in My Heart (feat. Art Blakey & Kenny Drew) by Sonny Rollins, see lyrics, music video & more!

With a Song in My Heart (feat. Art Blakey & Kenny Drew)Sonny Rollins

Listen to Mambo Bounce (feat. Art Blakey & Kenny Drew) by Sonny Rollins, see lyrics, music video & more!

Mambo Bounce (feat. Art Blakey & Kenny Drew)Sonny Rollins

Listen to My Beautiful Lady by Kenny Drew, see lyrics, music video & more!

My Beautiful LadyKenny Drew

Latest Release

Listen to Kenny Drew Trio (Remastered 2025) [feat. Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones] by Kenny Drew

ALBUMKenny Drew Trio (Remastered 2025) [feat. Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones]Kenny Drew

More albums from Kenny Drew

Listen to Impressions (feat. Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Alvin Queen) by Kenny Drew

ALBUMImpressions (feat. Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Alvin Queen)Kenny Drew

Listen to Satin Doll by Dexter Gordon & Kenny Drew

ALBUMSatin DollDexter Gordon & Kenny Drew

Listen to In Copenhagen - Kenny Drew by Kenny Drew

ALBUMIn Copenhagen - Kenny DrewKenny Drew

Listen to In Copenhagen - Warne Marsh & Kenny Drew by Warne Marsh & Kenny Drew

ALBUMIn Copenhagen - Warne Marsh & Kenny DrewWarne Marsh & Kenny Drew

Listen to Sophisticated Lady by Kenny Drew

ALBUMSophisticated LadyKenny Drew

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Listen to Catharsis! by Johnny Griffin & Kenny Drew

ALBUMCatharsis!Johnny Griffin & Kenny Drew

Listen to I Got a Good One for You by Kenny Drew & Warne Marsh

ALBUMI Got a Good One for YouKenny Drew & Warne Marsh

ALBUMSolo/DuoKenny Drew

Listen to Sounds of Love by Tiziana Ghiglioni, Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Barry Altschul

ALBUMSounds of LoveTiziana Ghiglioni, Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Barry Altschul

Listen to Playtime - Children's Songs by Kenny Drew & Mads Vinding

ALBUMPlaytime - Children's SongsKenny Drew & Mads Vinding

Listen to It Might As Well Be Spring by Kenny Drew

ALBUMIt Might As Well Be SpringKenny Drew

Listen to Summer Serenade by Benny Carter, Kenny Drew & Jesper Lundgård

ALBUMSummer SerenadeBenny Carter, Kenny Drew & Jesper Lundgård

ALBUMRuby My DearKenny Drew

ALBUMLite FliteKenny Drew

ALBUMMorningKenny Drew

ALBUMDark BeautyKenny Drew

Listen to DUO 2 by Kenny Drew & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

ALBUMDUO 2Kenny Drew & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

Listen to If You Could See Me Now by Kenny Drew

ALBUMIf You Could See Me NowKenny Drew

Listen to DUO by Kenny Drew & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

ALBUMDUOKenny Drew & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

Listen to Everything I Love by Kenny Drew

ALBUMEverything I LoveKenny Drew

Listen to Undercurrent (2007 Remaster) by Kenny Drew

ALBUMUndercurrent (2007 Remaster)Kenny Drew

Listen to Kenny Drew Plays the Music of Harold Arlen and Harry Warren by Kenny Drew

ALBUMKenny Drew Plays the Music of Harold Arlen and Harry WarrenKenny Drew

ALBUMThis Is NewKenny Drew

Listen to Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano by Kenny Drew

ALBUMKenny Drew and His Progressive PianoKenny Drew

About Kenny Drew

Hometown

New York, NY, United States

Born

August 28, 1928

Genre

Jazz

The late Kenny Drew was one of the finest, most durable and tasteful mainstream pianists from the 1950s through the early ‘90s. Drew played with several major performers, including Lester Young, Dinah Washington, and Dexter Gordon. While he had several albums under his own name, Drew was best known as an accompanist, perhaps because of his relocation to Denmark in 1964. He often performed with legendary bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen in duo and group contexts. His son, Kenny Drew Jr., is also a fine pianist.

Kenny Drew has also released music as a member of Buddy DeFranco Quartet, Ernie Wilkins & The Almost Big Band, Johnny Griffin Quartet, Kenny Drew Trio, Clifford Brown All Stars, Herb Geller Quartet, and The Kenny Drew Quartet.