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Kenny Drew Jr. v. Dad

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Marc Myers
Jan 19, 2018
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Little is known about Kenny Drew Jr., one of jazz's finest pianists in the post-1960s era. Drew Jr. was the son of Kenny Drew, a superb bebop pianist who recorded with Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Miles Davis and many others. He also was on piano on a range of significant jazz recordings, including John Coltrane's Blue Train, Sonny Rol…

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