Dark and Beautiful Kenny Drew Trio

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  • Release Date: 01/23/1996
  • Sales Rank: 97,568
  • Label: STEEPLECHASE
  • UPC: 716043701124

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Dark and Beautiful

Disc 1
1LISTENRun Away 6:16
2LISTENDark Beauty 5:34
3LISTENSummer Night 4:08
4LISTENAll Blues 6:25
5LISTENA Felicidade 5:59
6LISTENIt Could Happen to You 6:56
7LISTENLove Letters 5:12
8LISTENSilk Bossa 5:05
9LISTENBlues Inn 4:53
10LISTENIn Your Own Sweet Way 7:12
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Disc 2
1LISTENIn Your Own Sweet Way 7:27
2LISTENIf You Could See Me Now 3:57
3LISTENAll Souls Here 5:16
4LISTENI'm Old Fashioned 5:51
5LISTENFree Flight 6:10
6LISTENRun Away Take 3 5:50
7LISTENSummer Night 1 3:54
8LISTENA Stranger in Paradise 7:50
9LISTENPrelude to a Kiss 5:01
10LISTENThis Is the Moment 7:56
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Kenny Drew had previously worked with bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath, but these 1974 recordings, made on two consecutive days, mark their first recorded work as a trio. This mid-priced two-CD compilation features the complete contents of two earlier Steeplechase albums (Dark Beauty and If You Could See Me Now). Unlike many piano-led trios, Drew features his sidemen prominently in a variety of settings. Heath's mallet work and Pedersen's warm arco bass add to the luster of the leader's moving ballad "Dark Beauty." The rapid-fire take of Miles Davis' "All Blues" adds several twists to the trumpeter's famous modal theme. Drew's rubato introduction to "It Could Happen to You" evolves into a brisk bluesy swinger. On the latter session, the trio's introspective exploration of Dave Brubeck's "In Your Own Sweet Way," Drew's spiritual-flavored "All Souls Here," and an adventurous take of Duke Ellington's "Prelude to a Kiss" are among the highlights. Both dates were beautifully recorded by engineer Freddy Hansson, who obviously sought to make the most out of these performances by the Kenny Drew Trio. Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

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