| It Might as Well Be Spring | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | November 23, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Barigozzi Studios, Milano, Italy | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:53 | |||
| Label | Soul Note SN 1040 | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
It Might as Well Be Spring is a solo album by American jazz pianist Kenny Drew recorded in 1981 and released on the Soul Note label. [2]
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Kenny Drew's 1981 solo piano session for Soul Note is a notch better than his 1973 Steeplechase CD, Everything I Love . In the space of less than a decade, the veteran shows tremendous growth". [1]
All compositions by Kenny Drew except as indicated
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