Kenny Drew - Undercurrent (1961) '2007

Artist	Kenny Drew Related artists
Album name	Undercurrent (1961)
Country
Date	2007
Genre	Jazz
Play time	38:48
Format / Bitrate	Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	295 MB(+3%) \| 102 MB(+3%)
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Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Undercurrent
02. Funk-Cosity
03. Lion's Den
04. The Pot's On
05. Groovin' the Blues
06. Ballade

personnel : 

Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Hank Mobley - tenor sax
Kenny Drew - piano
Sam Jones - bass
Louis Hayes - drums

Kenny Drew's seventh recording as a leader is significant for many reasons, not
the least of which that it is one of the finest Blue Note hard bop statements in
either of their catalogs. Teamed with rising young star, trumpeter Freddie
Hubbard, and the wonderful tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley fresh off stints with
Donald Byrd and Art Blakey, Drew is joining the ranks of the premier mainstream
jazz pianists just prior to moving permanently to Europe. He's a complementary
piece of the puzzle as a player, but stirs the drink as the composer of all of
these very fine hard bop vehicles. Bassist Sam Jones and especially drummer
Louis Hayes contribute mightily to the beats that keep Hubbard and Mobley flying
on this recording, whose energy runs contrary to the more subtle, suggestive
title. The band is roaring out of the gate on the title track in a Blakey-like
stance, where Drew's rambling piano fortifies the under-the-surface horns.
There's no messing around during the straight-ahead, fleet "Lion's Den," as the
steady Hayes drives the combo, and Jones masterfully commands held
tension-and-release segments. Toning it down into the blues spectrum,
"Funk-Cosity" offers a beautiful melodic line where the identity might be
typical, but the individualism of the performers is not. There's deft unison
playing between the very compatible Hubbard and Mobley during the simplified
"Groovin' the Blues," and even more pronounced on the ultra-melodic "The Pot's
On," a gem of a tune that swings with a religious fervor via the adept drumming
of Hayes. The lone downtempo track, "Ballade," is a real beauty as the trumpeter
and tenor saxophonist wax poetic, but it is Drew whose cascading piano and
deeply emotional romantic forays come across symphonically, like a young Erroll
Garner. This is an extraordinary recording that reveals more upon repeat
listenings. One does wish there was alternate or bonus material from this fine
jazz band, but as is, it's the best of Drew as a leader aside from his
quintessential work as a consummate sideman.~Michael G. Nastos  
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