''Ruby, My Dear'' is an album by pianist
Kenny Drew
Kenneth Sidney "Kenny" Drew (August 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993) was an American-Danish jazz pianist.
Biography
Drew was born on August 28, 1928, in New York City, United States, and he received piano lessons from the age of five. Feather, ...
, recorded in 1977 and released on the
SteepleChase
SteepleChase Records is a jazz record company and label based in Copenhagen, Denmark. SteepleChase was founded in 1972 by Nils Winther, who was a student at Copenhagen University at the time. He began recording concerts at Jazzhus Montmartre, ...
label.
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Reception
The
AllMusic
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review awarded the album 3 stars.
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Track listing
''All compositions by Kenny Drew except as indicated''
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Duke Ellington
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Born and raised in Washington, D ...
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Billy Strayhorn
William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include "Take the ...
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Ruby, My Dear Ruby, My Dear may refer to:
* Ruby, My Dear (composition), a composition by Thelonious Monk
* Ruby, My Dear (album), an album by Kenny Drew
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Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the Jazz standard, standard jazz repertoire, includ ...
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# "Gentle Rain" (
Luiz Bonfá
Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the music he composed for the film '' Black Orpheus''.
Biography
Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born on October 17, 1922, in Ri ...
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# "Ending" - 7:56
# "Sunspots" - 9:38
# "No Slippin'" - 3:44
Bonus track on CD
Personnel
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Kenny Drew
Kenneth Sidney "Kenny" Drew (August 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993) was an American-Danish jazz pianist.
Biography
Drew was born on August 28, 1928, in New York City, United States, and he received piano lessons from the age of five. Feather, ...
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piano
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David Friesen
David Friesen (born May 6, 1942) is an American jazz bassist. He plays double bass and electric upright bass.
Career
Friesen began playing bass while serving in the United States Army in Germany. He played with John Handy and Marian McPartl ...
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bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Wood
* Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...
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Clifford Jarvis
Clifford Osbourne Jarvis (August 26, 1941 – November 26, 1999) was an American hard bop and free jazz drummer, who in the 1980s moved to London, England, where he spent the remainder of his career.
Biography
Clifford Jarvis, the son of Malc ...
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drums
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References
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Kenny Drew albums
1980 albums
SteepleChase Records albums