簡介： by Scott YanowOne of the finest clarinetists in traditional jazz and able to hit notes far above the normal register, Kenny Davern was a no 更多>
by Scott YanowOne of the finest clarinetists in traditional jazz and able to hit notes far above the normal register, Kenny Davern was a noted Dixieland player far beyond the 1950s. He started playing professionally when he was 16 and in 1954 made his recording debut with Jack Teagarden. He picked up experience playing with Phil Napoleons Memphis Five (1955), Pee Wee Erwin, Wild Bill Davison, Red Allen, Buck Clayton, and Jo Jones. Davern led a band at Nicks in the early 60s and was with the Dukes of Dixieland during 1962-1963. After associations with Eddie Condon, Herman Autrey, and Ruby Braff, Davern co-led Soprano Summit during 1974-1979 with Bob Wilber. Up until that point, Davern had doubled on clarinet and soprano but after the groups breakup, he decided to specialize exclusively on clarinet. He formed the Blue Three (with Dick Wellstood and Bobby Rosengarden) in the early 80s, recorded several fine sets for Music Masters in the 1980s and 90s, and had several matchups with Bob Wilber in a new Soprano Summit retitled Soprano Reunion. Davern continued to record and perform through the mid-2000s, releasing No One Else But Kenny in November 2006, one month before he succumbed to a heart attack. He was 71.
