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| 1. | Shade of Jade
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| 2. | Chelsea Bridge
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| 3. | The Well
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| 4. | Ugly Beauty
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| 5. | Pompeian
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| 6. | Detour Ahead
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| 7. | Big Nick
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| 8. | How the Mighty Fall
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| 9. | United
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Jazz / Post Bop
Jeff Williams Drums
Jim Anderson Engineer
Kevin Hays Piano
Larry Grenadier Bass
Nils Winther Engineer, Producer, Photography
When Producer Nils Winther heard him in 1990 on a Ron McClure recording (SCCD 31279 "Never Forget"), he knew immediately he found an exceptional talent. Kevin Hays cut his first leader album for the label three months after the McClure date at the age of 22.
This is his second leader album and like his debut album it shows his incredible maturity especially on ballads.
Kevin who was already one of the rising stars on the New York scene caused quite a stir with his CDs.
"Hays' development will be interesting to watch..." (Cadence)
Kevin Hays was only 23 at the time of this recording and hadn't quite developed the hallmarks of his own style. Still, this is clearly the work of a prodigious talent. Joined by Larry Grenadier on bass and Jeff Williams on drums, the pianist tackles difficult music by post-bop greats Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, and John Coltrane. He does beautiful work with the standard ballads "Chelsea Bridge" and "Detour Ahead," as well as the Monk classic "Ugly Beauty." Only one Hays original, "The Well," appears, along with "How the Mighty Fall," a bossa by the underrated tenor saxophonist and composer Patrick Zimmerli. Hays' superior grasp of harmony is quite evident; his improvising -- while extremely impressive -- is not as distinctive as it would become in subsequent years. The fact that this is one of only two trio albums in Hays' catalog (as of this writing) makes it all the more interesting. ~ David R. Adler, All Music Guide
Kevin Hays
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Born: 1968 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
A talented pianist, Kevin Hays grew up in Connecticut and started lessons when he was seven. He made his recording debut with Nick Brignola; toured with the Harper Brothers (1989-1990); and worked with Joshua Redman, Benny Golson, Donald Harrison, Roy Haynes, and Joe Henderson, among others. Kevin Hays recorded three albums with Bob Belden, and in 1994 cut his first record as a leader, Seventh Sense (Blue Note).
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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