Jazz
Hard Bop
Recorded: Feb 3, 1977
Philip Catherine (guitar)
Kenny Drew (piano)
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass)
By the late 1970s, Kenny Drew had migrated to Europe, where he recorded extensively. This live trio date with the superb bassist Niels Pedersen and guitarist Phillip Catherine is worth looking for. "Django" opens with a lyrical Catherine acoustic solo before Drew and Pedersen take a bluesy detour. "Here's That Rainy Day" is given a lengthy workout, while the leader's "Sunset" opens with a meandering theme before evolving into a gentle ballad. The romping interplay within "Blues In the Closet" and "On Green Dolphin Street" close the performance with a flourish.
---Ken Dryden, allmusic
Kenny Drew recorded in a variety of settings for SteepleChase. Among his trio recordings, The Penguin Guide to JAZZ rates this recording as "the best one".
" ...this is a trio not only of great virtuosity, but of greatly gifted melodic sense...."
---Chris Sheridan |
