Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano
# Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano

Professional ratings :

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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |

Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano (also released as The Modernity of Kenny Drew) is a 12" LP record album by American jazz pianist Kenny Drew. It contains sessions recorded in 1953 and 1954 (some of which were originally released as a 10" LP The Ideation of Kenny Drew) and was released on the Norgran label.

## Reception

The AllMusic review states: "[T]his disc is well worth acquiring for bop fans." The Billboard reviewer wrote that Drew "shows off some bright, modern stylings on a group of standards that should please cool collectors."

## Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Drew except as indicated

* "Bluesville" - 5:24
* "Angie" - 5:36
* "I Can Make You Love Me" (Peter DeRose, Bob Russell) - 3:56
* "My Beautiful Lady" - 5:36
* "Many Miles Away" - 2:43
* "52nd Street Theme" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:23
* "I'll Remember April" (Gene DePaul Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 6:37
* "Four and Five" (Byron Gay, Marco H. Hellman) - 3:15
* "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 4:18
* "Lo Flame" - 3:36
* "Chartreuse" - 4:31
* "Kenny's Blues" - 5:57
* Recorded in New York City in 1953 (tracks 1-5 & 7) and Los Angeles on September 2, 1954 (tracks 6 & 8-12)

## Personnel

* Kenny Drew - piano
* Gene Wright (tracks 1, 2 & 4-12) - double bass
* Lawrence Marable (tracks 6 & 8-12), Charles "Specs" Wright (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7) - drums
