Dave McKenna - Collection, 16 Albums (1955-2009)

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.


Tracks:



1955/1963 • Dave McKenna - Blues Up: Piano Solo

01. Why Was I Born? (2:16)
02. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (3:17)
03. Blues Up (2:28)
04. Walking By The River (3:05)
05. S'posin' (2:45)
06. If I Had My Way (3:46)
07. 'S Wonderful (2:52)
08. My Shining Hour (3:09)
09. 'Deed I Do (2:28)
10. Like Someone In Love (3:49)
11. Let's Get Away From It All (2:15)
12. I'm Glad I Waited For You (2:05)
13. For All We Know (2:45)
14. Warm Valley (2:47)
15. Limehouse Blues (2:04)
16. Sleepy Waltz (2:50)
17. Dream (3:19)
18. Lullaby Of The Leaves (2:50)
19. Lullaby (2:40)
20. Close Your Eyes (1:50)
21. Brahm's Lullaby (1:54)
22. Deep Night (3:07)
23. Deep In A Dream (3:59)
24. Lullaby In Blue (2:38)
25. Japanese Sandman (2:31)
26. Lullaby In Rhythm (2:42)
27. Sleep (1:38)



1960 • Dave McKenna / Hal Overton - Dual Piano Jazz {Remastered 2014}

01. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now (4:39)
02. Monk's Blues (4:20)
03. Dizzy Atmosphere (4:15)
04. Baubles, Bangles And Beads (5:13)
05. Ruby, My Dear (5:03)
06. Dardanella (5:31)
07. Hi Fly (6:02)



1974 • Dave McKenna - Dave McKenna Quartet feat. Zoot Sims

01. Limehouse Blues
02. I Cover The Waterfront
03.'Deed I Do
04. Grooveyard
05. One Good Turn
06. Dave's Tune
07. Linger Awhile
08. There'll Be Some Changes Made
B9. Wherever There's Love



1977 • Joe Venuti And Dave McKenna - Alone At The Palace

01. At The Jazz Band Ball (3:22)
02. More Than You Know (4:25)
03. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (3:03)
04. Runnin' Ragged (3:02)
05. Speak Low (4:16)
06. Oh, Lady Be Good (3:34)
07. Take The ''A'' Train (3:56)
08. A Cottage For Sale (3:06)
09. Satin And Velvet (6:29)
10. That's A'Plenty (2:52)
11. Send In The Clowns (3:04)
12. The Other Side Of The Walk (2:53)
13. At The Jazz Band Ball #2 (2:55)
14. At The Jazz Band Ball #3 (2:38)
15. Runnin' Ragged #2 (2:11)
16. They Can't Take That Away From Me (2:52)
17. Esterllita (4:07)
18. Variations On Tea For Three (4:38)
19. Ain't Doin' Bad Doin' Nothin' (3:22)



1979 • Dave McKenna - No Bass Hit

01. But Not for Me
02. If Dreams Come True
03. Long Ago and Far Away
04. Drum Boogie
05. I Love You, Samantha
06. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
07. Easy to Love
08. Get Happy



1983 • Dave McKenna - A Celebration Of Hoagy Carmichael

01. Stardust (4:52)
02. Riverboat Shuffle (3:02)
03. One Morning In May (5:44)
04. Moon Country (4:03)
05. Two Sleepy People (3:49)
06. Come Easy, Go Easy Love (3:12)
07. Ol' Rockin' Chair (4:04)
08. The Nearness Of You (4:23)
09. Lazy Bones (3:40)
10. Medley: Skylark / Georgia (8:27)
11. Lazy River (5:08)



1986 • Dave McKenna - Dancing In The Dark And Other Music Of Arthur Schwartz

01. By Myself (4:00)
02. A Shine On Your Shoes (2:47)
03. I See Your Face Before Me (4:07)
04. Alone Together (4:51)
05. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan (3:13)
06. You And The Night And The Music (3:29)
07. Dancing In The Dark (3:49)
08. Something To Remember You By (4:27)
09. New Sun In The Sky (3:49)
10. Oh, But I Do (3:53)
11. A Gal In Calico (4:21)



1988 • Dave McKenna ‎– This Is The Moment

01.This Is The Moment {02:59}
02.Silk Stockings {03:11}
03.Way Down Yonder In New Orleans {01:56}
04.Fools Rush In Where Angels Fea {04:19}
05.Expense Account {03:33}
06.Lazy {03:08}
07.Splendid Splinter {02:21}
08.Lickety Split {02:48}
09.Along with Me {03:13}
10.Secret Love {03:25}
11.Da-Da-Da-Go-Dig-It {03:53}
12.I Should Care {04:03}



1989 • Dave McKenna - Live At Maybeck Recital Hall

01. Spoken Introduction
02. Dream Dancing
03. Detour Ahead
04. Exactly Like You
05. I'm Glad There Is You-I'm Glad I Waited For You
06. Knowledge Medley - Part 1
Medley includes "Teach Me Tonight", "School Days", "An Apple For The
07. Knowledge Medley - Part 2
Medley includes "I Didn't Know What Time It Was", "I Wish I Knew" and
08. I Don't Know Why - You'll Never Know
09. I Never Knew
10. 'C' Jam Blues
11. Limehouse Blues



1989 • The Dave McKenna Quartet - No More Ouzo For Puzo

01. Look for the Silver Lining
02. Shake Down the Stars
03. Smile
04. Lonesome Me
05. For You, for Me, for Evermore
06. No More Ouzo for Puzo
07. You and I
08. I Keep Going Back to Joe's
09. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me



1993 • Dave McKenna - A Handful Of Stars

01. Estrela, Estrela (0:55)
02. Star Eyes (4:49)
03. A Handful Of Stars (3:16)
04. Stairway To The Stars (3:46)
05. Stardust (6:11)
06. Swinging On A Star (3:35)
07. Lost In The Stars (5:10)
08. The Stars Fell On Alabama (3:24)
09. Stella By Starlight (4:05)
10. Star Kissed (4:02)
11. Stardreams (3:08)
12. Estrellita (4:06)
13. A Song From The Stars (2:53)
14. I've Told Every Little Star (4:12)
15. When You Wish Upon A Star (3:35)
16. Estrela, Estrela (0:54)



1995 • Dave McKenna - Easy Street

01. Broadway (3:23)
02. Basin Street Blues (4:57)
03. Street Of Dreams (4:27)
04. Don't Forget 127th Street (3:30)
05. Easy Street (3:51)
06. On Green Dolphin Street (5:21)
07. On The Street Where You Live (4:02)
08. Cat's Cradle (3:15)
09. My Honey's Lovin' Arms (3:51)
10. When Your Lover Has Gone (3:43)
11. Now That You're Gone (3:55)
12. After You've Gone (5:04)
13. Gone With The Wind (4:19)
14. Theodore The Thumper (3:44)



1996 • Dave McKenna & Joe Temperley - Sunbeam And Thundercloud

01. Once In A While (4:59)
02. Sunbeam & Thundercloud (4:47)
03. Sunset & The Mockingbird (7:26)
04. Gone With The Wind (5:21)
05. Black & Tan Fantasy (4:30)
06. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (6:22)
07. Lotus Blossom (5:08)
08. Tricrotism (4:28)
09. Nightingale (5:16)
10. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (6:13)
11. I Wish I Knew (3:24)
12. I Got Rhythm (5:52)



1997 • Dave McKenna & Buddy DeFranco - You Must Believe In Swing

01. You Must Believe In Swing (6:08)
02. Invitation (8:24)
03. The Song Is You (6:31)
04. If You Could See Me Now (5:42)
05. Darn That Dream (5:26)
06. Autumn Nocturne (5:31)
07. Poor Butterfly (5:55)
08. You Must Believe In Spring (5:01)
09. Anthropology (4:25)
10. Detour Ahead (4:12)



2002 • Dave McKenna - An Intimate Evening With Dave McKenna

01. Fidgety Feet (5:47)
02. Thought Medley (11:13)
03. Change Medley (11:59)
04. Tea For Two (7:21)
05. Street Medley (26:08)
06. It's The Last Dance (4:23)



2009 • Marty Elkins & Dave McKenna - In Another Life

01. Willow Weep For Me [03:12]
02. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans [02:51]
03. Jim [03:40]
04. Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer [02:56]
05. Summertime [02:42]
06. Until The Real Thing Comes Along [03:48]
07. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart [02:01]
08. When Your Lover Has Gone [03:01]
09. I Wished On The Moon [02:36]
10. Willow Weep For Me (Alternate Take) [03:12]
11. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans (Alternate Take) [02:50]
08. Fuse Blues [05:16]