Dave McKenna
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Biography
[Edit]One of the top swing-based pianists of the past 25 years, Dave McKenna's hard-driving basslines give momentum to uptempo pieces, and his vast knowledge of superior songs from the 1930s has resulted in many rewarding albums of traditional but fresh music. Although talented from the start, McKenna did not achieve that much recognition until he was already in his forties. He joined the Musicians' Union when he was 15 and picked up early experience playing with Boots Mussulli (1947), Charlie Ventura (1949), and Woody Herman's Orchestra (1950-1951). After two years in the military, McKenna had a second stint with Ventura (1953-1954) and then worked with a variety of top swing and Dixieland players including Gene Krupa, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Eddie Condon, Bobby Hackett, and Bob Wilber (in the late '70s), and was a soloist at piano bars in Massachusetts. McKenna had recorded for ABC-Paramount (1956), Epic (1958), Bethlehem (a two-piano date shared with Hall Overton in 1960), and Realm (1963), but in 1973, McKenna's talents finally began to be more fully documented. He led sets for Halycon, Shiah, Famous Door, Inner City (with vocalist Teddi King), and four for Chiaroscuro. And then in 1979 with No Bass Hit (a trio date with Scott Hamilton and Jake Hanna), McKenna debuted with Concord, finding his home. He has made many sessions for Concord ever since, some as a sideman or with small groups, but the best ones being unaccompanied recitals. In the mid-'90s Dave McKenna was at the top of his field.
Title: Christmas Party - Holiday Piano Spiked With Swing
Artist: Dave McKenna
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Music For Singing Moderns
Artist: Dave McKenna, " Philly " Joe Jones, Dick Johnson Quartet
Title: Love Songs Live!
Artist: Dave McKenna, Howard Alden, Randy Sandke, Len Skeat, Butch Miles Harry Allen
Genre: Jazz
Title: Controlled Nonchalance at the Regatta Bar, Vol. 1
Artist: Dave McKenna, His Buddies, Scott Hamilton, Ruby Braff
Genre: Jazz
Title: Love Songs Live! (Extended)
Artist: Dave McKenna, Howard Alden, Harry Allen, Randy Sandke, Butch Miles, Len Skeat
Genre: Jazz
Title: Live In Belfast (Extended)
Artist: Dave McKenna, Howard Alden, Harry Allen, Butch Miles Frank Tate
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: 100 Swing for Dance
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Songs Sax Lounge
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Title: A Chiaroscuro Christmas
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Concord Jazz Christmas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Cocktail Party
Genre:
Title: Christmas Piano Essentials
Genre: World Music
Title: 100 Vintage Jazz Favorites
Genre: Jazz
Title: Live In Belfast Vol. 2 (Extended) [Live]
Genre: Jazz
Title: Live In Belfast (Extended) [Live]
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz in the Night
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Title: Jazz At the North Pole
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Moods: Sounds of Autumn
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Moods: Cocktail Party
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz & Boogie All Night!
Genre: Jazz
Title: Piano Bar Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Moods-Cocktail Party
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Dads
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Smooth Jazz
Title: Jazz Flight Vol. 1 (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: My Piano Plays For You (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
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