Kevin Hays Catalog
1990 (age 22)
Kevin Hays - El Matador JazzCity (J) PCCY-00247 1991
Steve Wilson, alto, soprano sax; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Kevin Hays, piano; Scott Colley, bass; Bill Stewart, drums.
The Studio, NYC, August, 1990
| El Matador | |
| Emperor Leon | |
| Like Sonny | |
| The Good Life | |
| The Brahmin's Son | |
| Nobilissima Visione | |
| Snake Eyes | |
| No Such Luck |
** also released on Evidence ECD 22199-2 in 1998.
1991
Kevin Hays Quintet - SweetEar SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31282 1991
Eddie Henderson, trumpet; Vincent Herring, alto, soprano sax; Kevin Hays, piano; James Genus, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
SteepleChase Digital Studio, January, 1991
| Neptune | |
| SweetEar | |
| Fun | |
| Almost Always | |
| You And The Night And The Music | |
| Beatrice | |
| Lonely Woman | |
| Judgement |
Kevin Hays Trio - Ugly Beauty SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31297 1992
Kevin Hays, piano; Larry Grenadier, bass; Jeff Williams, drums.
August, 1991
| Shade Of Jade | |
| Chelsea Bridge | |
| The Well | |
| Ugly Beauty | |
| Pompeian | |
| Detour Ahead | |
| Big Nick | |
| How The Mighty Fall | |
| United |
1992
Kevin Hays Quintet - Crossroad SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31324 1993
Scott Wendholt, trumpet, flugelhorn; Kevin Hays, piano; Freddie Bryant, guitar; Dwayne Burno, bass; Carl Allen, drums.
SteepleChase Digital Studio, November, 1992
| P.S. The Blues | |
| Gaslight | |
| Garden View | |
| Woody's Call | |
| Quartet | |
| Crossroad | |
| Nature Boy | |
| Softly As In A Morning Sunrise |
1994
Kevin Hays - 7th Sense Blue Note CDP 0777 7 89679 2 7 1994
Seamus Blake, tenor sax; Steve Nelson, vibes; Kevin Hays, piano; Doug Weiss, bass; Brian Blade, drums.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, January 12 and 13, 1994
| Take The D Flat Train | |
| 7th Sense | |
| Three Pillars | |
| My Man's Gone Now | |
| Interlude | |
| Space Acres | |
| Little B's Poem | |
| East Of The Sun | |
| Makyo | |
| Black Narcissus |
1995
Kevin Hays - Go Round Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32491 2 1 1995
Steve Hall, tenor sax; Seamus Blake, tenor, soprano sax; Kevin Hays, piano, Fender Rhodes; Doug Weiss, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Daniel Sadownick, percussion.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, January 21 and 22, 1995
| Daybreak | |
| Early Evening | |
| Go Round | |
| When I Wake | |
| The Run | |
| Sutra | |
| Quiet | |
| Invitation (Bronislaw Kaper) | |
| Sutra (Reprise) |
1996
Kevin Hays - Andalucia Blue Note CDP 7243 8 55817 2 4 1997
Kevin Hays, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, December 21 and 22, 1996
| Agua | |
| Andalucia (The Breeze And I) | |
| And I Love Her | |
| That's All | |
| Mind | |
| Chickory Stick | |
| Hart | |
| Break | |
| Einbahnstrasse | |
| Con Alma |
2001 (age 33)
The Kevin Hays Trio - What Survives PinonDisk Records 001 2002?
Kevin Hays, piano; Doug Weiss, bass; Bill Stewart, drums.
Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY, March 13, 2001
| Stellar | |
| Anniversary Waltz |
same personnel.
Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY, December 3, 2001
| What Survives | |
| Black Elk | |
| J.B. | |
| Anton | |
| Du Pre | |
| You Are My Sunshine |
2003
Sangha Quartet - Fear Of Roaming Fresh Sound New Talent (Sp) FSNT 189 2004
Seamus Blake, tenor sax; Kevin Hays, piano, Fender Rhodes, flute, vocal; Larry Grenadier, bass; Bill Stewart, drums.
Right Track Recording, NYC, February 16, 2003
| The Modern Things | |
| What Survives | |
| Du Pre | |
| Tap | |
| Black Elk | |
| Fear Or Roaming | |
| Stellar | |
| The Grind |
2004
Kevin Hays - Open Range - Piano Works III ACT (G) ACT 9752-2 2006
Kevin Hays, piano, Fender Rhodes, vocal.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, March 31, and April 1, 2004
| Open Range | |
| Homestead | |
| Desert Blues | |
| Humming Bird Song | |
| Improvisation | |
| You Are My Sunshine | |
| Fire Dance | |
| Nursery Rhyme | |
| Meditation | |
| Harmonium | |
| Sacred Circles |
Eli Degibri/Kevin Hays Duo - One Little Song Eli Degibri/Kevin Hays Duo 0634479440908 2006
Eli Degibri, tenor, soprano sax, vocal; Kevin Hays, piano.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany, November 8 and 9, 2004
| Spinster | |
| Gypsy | |
| E.T. | |
| Fax To Roni | |
| Wish | |
| Night In Portugal | |
| 8 Ball | |
| Cuba | |
| What Remains | |
| One Little Song |
2005
The Kevin Hays Trio - For Heaven's Sake Jazz Eyes (It) 001 2006
Kevin Hays, piano; Doug Weiss, bass; Bill Stewart, drums.
Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY, January 5, 2005
| Sonnymoon For Two | |
| For Heaven's Sake | |
| Lady Day | |
| Beatrice | |
| Beautiful Love | |
| It Could Happen To You | |
| If Ever I Would Leave You | |
| Caravan |
2006
Kevin Hays - The Dreamer artistShare AS0053 2007
Kevin Hays, vocal, piano, Fender Rhodes, melodica, synthesizer, percussion, wood flute, whistling; Hilary Smith, background vocal; Doug Weiss, bass; Bill Stewart, drums.
Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY;
Los Angeles, CA;
Paseo Del Pinon Studios, Santa Fe, NM, August 27 and 28, 2006
| Sco More Blues | |
| You | |
| The Dreamer | |
| A Question | |
| Little Flower | |
| Twilight | |
| Waltz For Perrin | |
| Outsider Man | |
| Sunday | |
| Santa Fe Nights | |
| The Dream |
2007
The Kevin Hays Trio - You've Got A Friend Jazz Eyes (It) 006 2008?
Kevin Hays, piano; Doug Weiss, bass; Bill Stewart, drums.
Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY, May 2, 2007
| You've Got A Friend | |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water | |
| Fool On The Hill | |
| Think Of One | |
| Sweet And Lovely | |
| Nothing Like You | |
| Cheryl |
2008 (age 40)
Kevin Hays Trio - Live At Smalls Smalls Live SL0002 2009?
Kevin Hays, piano; Doug Weiss, bass; Bill Stewart, drums.
Smalls Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, NY, August 13 and 14, 2008
| Cheryl | |
| The Anniversary Waltz | |
| Loving You | |
| Sco More Blues | |
| Ludus Tonalis | |
| Sweet And Lovely | |
| The Dreamer |
2009
Saffron - Dawning Palmetto Records TR001 2013
Tim Ries, tenor, soprano sax, bass clarinet, Hungarian folk flute; Kevin Hays, piano; Shujaat Husain Khan, sitar, vocal; Abhiman Kaushal, tabla; Katayoun Goudarzi, vocal.
Firehouse Recording Studios, Pasadena, CA, April 28, 2009
| Dawning | |
| The Inquisitor | |
| Yours | |
| Tease | |
| Overcome | |
| Trembling | |
| Nomad |
2010
Brad Mehldau, Kevin Hays, Patrick Zimmerli - Modern Music Nonesuch 528371-2 2011
Kevin Hays, Brad Mehldau, piano; Patrick Zimmerli, composer, arranger.
Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA, October 13 and 14, 2010
| Crazy Quilt | |
| Unrequited | |
| Generatrix | |
| Celtic Folk Melody | |
| Excerpt From Music For 18 Musicians | |
| Lonely Woman | |
| Modern Music | |
| Elegia | |
| Excerpt From String Quartet No. 5 |
Kevin Hays - Variations Pirouet (G) PIT3059 2011
Kevin Hays, piano.
Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ, December 2 and 3, 2010
| Variations On A Theme By Schumann I | |
| Bluetude I | |
| The Dervish Of Harlem I | |
| Song For The Amiable Child I | |
| Contrapunctus I | |
| Rumi's View I | |
| Countermyth I | |
| Rhyming Game I | |
| The Dervish Of Harlem II | |
| Countermyth II | |
| Langsam | |
| The Long Line | |
| Song For The Amiable Child II | |
| Countermyth III | |
| Variations On A Theme By Schumann II | |
| Bluetude II | |
| Rhyming Game II | |
| Countermyth IV | |
| Rumi's View II | |
| Contrapunctus II | |
| Song For The Amiable Child III | |
| The Dervish Of Harlem III | |
| Bluetude III | |
| Variations On A Theme By Schumann III |