Corte, your efforts to share such a huge volume of McKenna's playing is much appreciated. It has made a huge difference to me and my musical development.
He's been such an inspiration for me in the past year or so! I've really learned to imitate his style quite well I think, and I"m able to use it multiple times a week on gigs. I don't know how I had never heard of him before, now he's one of my favorite pianists!
Don't ever call a musician "underated on youtube you will catch hell. Perhaps less well known"-I m sure I 'll get some wonderful feedback on that as well.
Corte, your efforts to share such a huge volume of McKenna's playing is much appreciated. It has made a huge difference to me and my musical development.
How is it possible that I've never heard of this REALLY talented pianist??? And I have been listening to jazz for about 65 years!!
He is nestled within a Boston Jazz niche
He's been such an inspiration for me in the past year or so! I've really learned to imitate his style quite well I think, and I"m able to use it multiple times a week on gigs. I don't know how I had never heard of him before, now he's one of my favorite pianists!
That's the sad part. There are probably countless amazing musicians that most people will never hear.
And I too. Increditable!
Check him out with scott hamilton
Amazing! The man had the best left hand in jazz!
C Jam Blues doesn't sound like this when I play it😊
This is the BOMB!
Dave McKenna's playing here of C Jam Blues has got to be the coolest bit of jazz piano playing I've ever heard! Cool to the max!!
I know, right! He's so great, I can never get enough of him, it never gets boring
He was one-man band at the piano, totally self-sufficient! He must have had such fun at the piano! Sure wish I could ever do this!!@@thenetworkmystery
Brilliant. What a talent this very modest man had.
🎹 I met Dave in London in the seventies where we were both performing. A sweetheart of a guy and the greatest left hand in jazz piano.
This sounds like 2 trains out having a good time of it.
Great playing by master of solo piano. Loved his modulations on diminished chord. I do that sometime. Thanks so much!
Thanks, Dave!
He was ambidextrous. He could make the piano sing. You can hear the lyrics as Dave plays, even if you don’t know the lyrics. One of the greats!
5:10 So absolutely, Dave McKenna- beautiful!!! ❤️❤️🩹❤️ - The Subtle Genius
Tell me, who can top this guy? I just love him, his music will live forever.
Erroll Garner
@@Razorsharpedge of course! Errol Garner was one of his mentors probably!
GREAT PIANO MAN
Only one word for this stuff…superb….
King of Swing.
Saw this cat live many many times and there is Nothing more to say!
Robert Massaro Me too
Me too
he knows how to swing!
AMAZING!
Jolies harmonies comme les vieux les aiment!
that left hand!!
soooo steady and bluesy
And seemingly with its own "on-board computer"!
You should see the left hand virtiosity of great boogie woogie masters of 1940 's
Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis...Mind boggling...
The second song Dave McKenna plays is Duke Ellington's Sunset and The Mockingbird
The title is Sunset and the Mocking Bird.
Talked with Steve Rudolph after his set and he sent me here! What amazing chops!
A great Pianist
incredible....as always.
Great c jam. Masterful.
oh maaan! I love him. Thanks for sharing. Havent listened to Dave for a too long time!
Pure creativity; I'd ha' loved to have head Dave McK' and Oscar P' jam together!
The swing and "Built-in Drummer" is right up font!
The two best!
A treasure!
three handed, amazing
what a wonderful sunset....
Amazing
Viva!Newyork Steinway!
This is the paragon of taste and instinct.
Bellissimo!!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
Thank you.. SIR,.....
Insane!!’😂
Great!
That's cool !!
Thats so neat
sweet
Happy Thanksgiving 2018
He does more with his left hand than most people do with their right
Here is a man with three hands.
david McKenna was one of the few pianist that Oscar Peterson liked and appreciated, Oscar made a good choice.
Oscar Peterson was (rightfully) floored / completely blown away by Dave McKenna's natural talent.
How do I get a left hand like that? Should I practice it so much it becomes automatic and I don't have to think about it when improvising?
Yes, that’s exactly what you do. 😬
Minut 5.oo.......great CHANGE.... 🌀
Wow
3 handed style lol. I can see why it's called that in his amazing keyboard mastery. One of the true masters
Well, there's more than a hint of bebop there.
👌👏👏👏🐬
c'e' ne e' abbastanza per restare incantati per tutta la vita 🙂
How typical of McKenna's dry musical wit to do a cycle of modulations on "C-jam blues". Brilliant.
Don't ever call a musician "underated on youtube you will catch hell. Perhaps less well known"-I m sure I 'll get some wonderful feedback on that as well.
WTH is there to dislike? Are ppl deaf?