YESTERDAYS by Kenne Thomas K-TET
Drummer, Kenne Thomas brings his group, Kenne Thomas K-TET to the scene with their album, YESTERDAYS. A well-travelled drummer, Kenne honed his skills in the grinding jazz organ trios, hard bop jazz groups and progressive fusion bands of Chicago. Early he spent time as a roadie for Elvin Jones. The many genres in which he is skilled, came from a wide range of experiences. K-TET is comprised of jazz musicians from around the country who display their skills with fire and zest. The up-front saxophone/trombone lineup, with trumpet sometimes echoes the spirit of the Art Blakey.
Tracklist
| 1. | Bouncy | 2:30 |
| 2. | Illinois Central (the IC) | 4:48 |
| 3. | I'll Be There With You (Vocal - Llla Ammons) | 5:32 |
| 4. | Franfurt-am-Main | 5:27 |
| 5. | Big Jim | 4:52 |
| 6. | The Plugged Nickel | 4:40 |
| 7. | Osaka Blues | 3:58 |
| 8. | Yesterdays (Vocal - Lila Ammons) | 6:37 |
Credits
Rich Manik -Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone
Soloman Parham-Trumpet
Dave Graf -Trombone
Javier Santiago-Acoustic Piano
Ted Olsen-Acoustic Bass
Kenne Thomas-Drums
Lila Ammons-Featured Vocalist
©Copyright 2021 JeruJazz Records. All rights reserved.
JJR-CD-15
Produced by Kenne Thomas
Recorded at Wild Sound Studio, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2, 2017
Steve Kaul, Recording and Mixing Engineer
All songs composed, written and arranged by
Kenneth A. Thomas (Kenzongs Music ASCAP)
except, Yesterdays (James Van Heusen) Licensed and used by permission
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Drummer, composer, and author, Kenne Thomas is the son of Chicago saxophonist, Jimmy “Bouncy” Whitehead.
He early on performed with pianist Jodie Christian, saxophonist Sonny Seals and pianist, Jimmy Bowman and toured internationally.
Kenne lived in Japan touring with organist Toshihiko Kankawa, pianist Hideyuki Naruse and others.
He leads the group, Lifeforce and also, K-Tet.