Dave McKenna - Collection '1955-2009
Artist | Dave McKenna Related artists |
Album name | Collection |
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Date | 1955-2009 |
Genre | Jazz |
Play time | 14:01:40 |
Format / Bitrate | Stereo 1420 Kbps
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Media | CD |
Size | 1,96 GB (+5\%rec.) |
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One of the top swing-based pianists of the past 25 years, Dave McKennas hard-driving basslines give momentum to uptempo pieces, and his vast knowledge of superior songs from the 1930s has resulted in many rewarding albums of traditional but fresh music. Although talented from the start, McKenna did not achieve that much recognition until he was already in his forties. He joined the Musicians Union when he was 15 and picked up early experience playing with Boots Mussulli (1947), Charlie Ventura (1949), and Woody Hermans Orchestra (1950-1951). After two years in the military, McKenna had a second stint with Ventura (1953-1954) and then worked with a variety of top swing and Dixieland players including Gene Krupa, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Eddie Condon, Bobby Hackett, and Bob Wilber (in the late 70s), and was a soloist at piano bars in Massachusetts. McKenna had recorded for ABC-Paramount (1956), Epic (1958), Bethlehem (a two-piano date shared with Hall Overton in 1960), and Realm (1963), but in 1973, McKennas talents finally began to be more fully documented. He led sets for Halycon, Shiah, Famous Door, Inner City (with vocalist Teddi King), and four for Chiaroscuro. And then in 1979 with No Bass Hit (a trio date with Scott Hamilton and Jake Hanna), McKenna debuted with Concord, finding his home. He has made many sessions for Concord ever since, some as a sideman or with small groups, but the best ones being unaccompanied recitals. In the mid-90s Dave McKenna was at the top of his field. Tracks: 1955/1963 • Dave McKenna - Blues Up: Piano Solo 01. Why Was I Born? (2:16) 02. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (3:17) 03. Blues Up (2:28) 04. Walking By The River (3:05) 05. Sposin (2:45) 06. If I Had My Way (3:46) 07. S Wonderful (2:52) 08. My Shining Hour (3:09) 09. Deed I Do (2:28) 10. Like Someone In Love (3:49) 11. Lets Get Away From It All (2:15) 12. Im Glad I Waited For You (2:05) 13. For All We Know (2:45) 14. Warm Valley (2:47) 15. Limehouse Blues (2:04) 16. Sleepy Waltz (2:50) 17. Dream (3:19) 18. Lullaby Of The Leaves (2:50) 19. Lullaby (2:40) 20. Close Your Eyes (1:50) 21. Brahms Lullaby (1:54) 22. Deep Night (3:07) 23. Deep In A Dream (3:59) 24. Lullaby In Blue (2:38) 25. Japanese Sandman (2:31) 26. Lullaby In Rhythm (2:42) 27. Sleep (1:38) 1960 • Dave McKenna / Hal Overton - Dual Piano Jazz {Remastered 2014} 01. Keepin Out Of Mischief Now (4:39) 02. Monks Blues (4:20) 03. Dizzy Atmosphere (4:15) 04. Baubles, Bangles And Beads (5:13) 05. Ruby, My Dear (5:03) 06. Dardanella (5:31) 07. Hi Fly (6:02) 1974 • Dave McKenna - Dave McKenna Quartet feat. Zoot Sims 01. Limehouse Blues 02. I Cover The Waterfront 03.Deed I Do 04. Grooveyard 05. One Good Turn 06. Daves Tune 07. Linger Awhile 08. Therell Be Some Changes Made B9. Wherever Theres Love 1977 • Joe Venuti And Dave McKenna - Alone At The Palace 01. At The Jazz Band Ball (3:22) 02. More Than You Know (4:25) 03. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (3:03) 04. Runnin Ragged (3:02) 05. Speak Low (4:16) 06. Oh, Lady Be Good (3:34) 07. Take The A Train (3:56) 08. A Cottage For Sale (3:06) 09. Satin And Velvet (6:29) 10. Thats APlenty (2:52) 11. Send In The Clowns (3:04) 12. The Other Side Of The Walk (2:53) 13. At The Jazz Band Ball #2 (2:55) 14. At The Jazz Band Ball #3 (2:38) 15. Runnin Ragged #2 (2:11) 16. They Cant Take That Away From Me (2:52) 17. Esterllita (4:07) 18. Variations On Tea For Three (4:38) 19. Aint Doin Bad Doin Nothin (3:22) 1979 • Dave McKenna - No Bass Hit 01. But Not for Me 02. If Dreams Come True 03. Long Ago and Far Away 04. Drum Boogie 05. I Love You, Samantha 06. Im Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter 07. Easy to Love 08. Get Happy 1983 • Dave McKenna - A Celebration Of Hoagy Carmichael 01. Stardust (4:52) 02. Riverboat Shuffle (3:02) 03. One Morning In May (5:44) 04. Moon Country (4:03) 05. Two Sleepy People (3:49) 06. Come Easy, Go Easy Love (3:12) 07. Ol Rockin Chair (4:04) 08. The Nearness Of You (4:23) 09. Lazy Bones (3:40) 10. Medley: Skylark / Georgia (8:27) 11. Lazy River (5:08) 1986 • Dave McKenna - Dancing In The Dark And Other Music Of Arthur Schwartz 01. By Myself (4:00) 02. A Shine On Your Shoes (2:47) 03. I See Your Face Before Me (4:07) 04. Alone Together (4:51) 05. I Guess Ill Have To Change My Plan (3:13) 06. You And The Night And The Music (3:29) 07. Dancing In The Dark (3:49) 08. Something To Remember You By (4:27) 09. New Sun In The Sky (3:49) 10. Oh, But I Do (3:53) 11. A Gal In Calico (4:21) 1988 • Dave McKenna ‎– This Is The Moment 01.This Is The Moment {02:59} 02.Silk Stockings {03:11} 03.Way Down Yonder In New Orleans {01:56} 04.Fools Rush In Where Angels Fea {04:19} 05.Expense Account {03:33} 06.Lazy {03:08} 07.Splendid Splinter {02:21} 08.Lickety Split {02:48} 09.Along with Me {03:13} 10.Secret Love {03:25} 11.Da-Da-Da-Go-Dig-It {03:53} 12.I Should Care {04:03} 1989 • Dave McKenna - Live At Maybeck Recital Hall 01. Spoken Introduction 02. Dream Dancing 03. Detour Ahead 04. Exactly Like You 05. Im Glad There Is You-Im Glad I Waited For You 06. Knowledge Medley - Part 1 Medley includes Teach Me Tonight, School Days, An Apple For The 07. Knowledge Medley - Part 2 Medley includes I Didnt Know What Time It Was, I Wish I Knew and 08. I Dont Know Why - Youll Never Know 09. I Never Knew 10. C Jam Blues 11. Limehouse Blues 1989 • The Dave McKenna Quartet - No More Ouzo For Puzo 01. Look for the Silver Lining 02. Shake Down the Stars 03. Smile 04. Lonesome Me 05. For You, for Me, for Evermore 06. No More Ouzo for Puzo 07. You and I 08. I Keep Going Back to Joes 09. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me 1993 • Dave McKenna - A Handful Of Stars 01. Estrela, Estrela (0:55) 02. Star Eyes (4:49) 03. A Handful Of Stars (3:16) 04. Stairway To The Stars (3:46) 05. Stardust (6:11) 06. Swinging On A Star (3:35) 07. Lost In The Stars (5:10) 08. The Stars Fell On Alabama (3:24) 09. Stella By Starlight (4:05) 10. Star Kissed (4:02) 11. Stardreams (3:08) 12. Estrellita (4:06) 13. A Song From The Stars (2:53) 14. Ive Told Every Little Star (4:12) 15. When You Wish Upon A Star (3:35) 16. Estrela, Estrela (0:54) 1995 • Dave McKenna - Easy Street 01. Broadway (3:23) 02. Basin Street Blues (4:57) 03. Street Of Dreams (4:27) 04. Dont Forget 127th Street (3:30) 05. Easy Street (3:51) 06. On Green Dolphin Street (5:21) 07. On The Street Where You Live (4:02) 08. Cats Cradle (3:15) 09. My Honeys Lovin Arms (3:51) 10. When Your Lover Has Gone (3:43) 11. Now That Youre Gone (3:55) 12. After Youve Gone (5:04) 13. Gone With The Wind (4:19) 14. Theodore The Thumper (3:44) 1996 • Dave McKenna & Joe Temperley - Sunbeam And Thundercloud 01. Once In A While (4:59) 02. Sunbeam & Thundercloud (4:47) 03. Sunset & The Mockingbird (7:26) 04. Gone With The Wind (5:21) 05. Black & Tan Fantasy (4:30) 06. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (6:22) 07. Lotus Blossom (5:08) 08. Tricrotism (4:28) 09. Nightingale (5:16) 10. I Cant Believe That Youre In Love With Me (6:13) 11. I Wish I Knew (3:24) 12. I Got Rhythm (5:52) 1997 • Dave McKenna & Buddy DeFranco - You Must Believe In Swing 01. You Must Believe In Swing (6:08) 02. Invitation (8:24) 03. The Song Is You (6:31) 04. If You Could See Me Now (5:42) 05. Darn That Dream (5:26) 06. Autumn Nocturne (5:31) 07. Poor Butterfly (5:55) 08. You Must Believe In Spring (5:01) 09. Anthropology (4:25) 10. Detour Ahead (4:12) 2002 • Dave McKenna - An Intimate Evening With Dave McKenna 01. Fidgety Feet (5:47) 02. Thought Medley (11:13) 03. Change Medley (11:59) 04. Tea For Two (7:21) 05. Street Medley (26:08) 06. Its The Last Dance (4:23) 2009 • Marty Elkins & Dave McKenna - In Another Life 01. Willow Weep For Me [03:12] 02. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans [02:51] 03. Jim [03:40] 04. Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer [02:56] 05. Summertime [02:42] 06. Until The Real Thing Comes Along [03:48] 07. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart [02:01] 08. When Your Lover Has Gone [03:01] 09. I Wished On The Moon [02:36] 10. Willow Weep For Me (Alternate Take) [03:12] 11. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans (Alternate Take) [02:50] 08. Fuse Blues [05:16]
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