Connie Kay

He recorded with Lester Young's quintet from 1949 to 1955 and with Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis.Kay did R&B sessions for Atlantic Records in the early to mid-1950s, and he was featured on hit records such as "Shake, Rattle and Roll" by Big Joe Turner and Ruth Brown's "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean".[3] Kay joined the Modern Jazz Quartet in 1955, replacing original drummer Kenny Clarke.In addition to his MJQ compatriots, he had an enduring partnership with cool jazz altoist Paul Desmond through the first half of the 1960s.With Cannonball Adderley With Chet Baker With Ruth Brown With Miles Davis With Paul Desmond With Bill Evans & Bob Brookmeyer With Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray With Coleman Hawkins With Jimmy Heath With Scott Hamilton With Milt Jackson With John Lewis With Jay McShann With James Moody With Van Morrison With Joe Newman With Sonny Rollins With Michel Sardaby With Lucky Thompson With Bobby Timmons With Randy Weston
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