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| Biography: Once described in the 1990s in The New York Times as "the finest clarinetist playing today," that high praise wasn't far off the mark, as it applied to Kenny Davern in the autumn of his life, at the peak of his powers. Call him a jazz purist, even a snob, but Davern believed in playing standards, and ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1996 Label: Arbors Critics' Rating:  By the time of this 1996 CD, Kenny Davern already had a full career of accomplishments, and for years, he had had his own sound and a technique that allowed him to hit very high notes with ease. For this ...Read full reviewReleased: 2001 Label: Arbors Records, Inc. Critics' Rating:  Clarinetist Kenny Davern and alto saxophonist Ken Peplowski (heard on his third reed for the first time since his CD Illuminations, recorded ten years prior to this session) join forces for an inspired ...Read full review
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