Tier 2 · legacy legend
Ken Peplowski
Person · male · United States · Cleveland · born 1959 · died 2026 · recording since 1988
American musician
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Also known as Kenneth Joseph Peplowski · ケン・ペプロウスキー
Timeline
33 events▣ Album 30◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1950s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Double Exposure
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
· Album
Album: Memories of You: Carol Welsman Sings Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee
Album
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2010s
2020s
· Album
Album: The Summer Knows - The Music of Michel Legrand and Marilyn & Alan Bergman
Album
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Biography
English biography530 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1352998940
Biography
Kenneth Joseph Peplowski (May 23, 1959 – February 2, 2026) was an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He was known primarily for playing swing music. For over a decade, Peplowski recorded for Concord Records.
Life and career
Peplowski was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 23, 1959. In 2007, Peplowski was named jazz advisor of Oregon Festival of American Music and music director of Jazz Party at The Shedd, both in Eugene, Oregon.
Peplowski battled multiple myeloma for five years. He died unexpectedly on February 2, 2026, at the age of 66. He had been participating on a Jazz Cruise aboard the Celebrity Summit when he failed to appear for a scheduled afternoon performance, although he had a reputation of being consistently punctual. Peplowski was subsequently found dead in his cabin.
Awards and honors
Best Jazz Record of the Year, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, The Natural Touch (1992)
The Satchmo Award presented by the Jazz Club of Sarasota in March 2014
As leader/co-leader
Double Exposure (Concord Jazz CCD-4344, 1988) – recorded 1987
Sonny Side (Concord Jazz CCD-4376, 1989)
Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool (Concord Jazz CCD-4419, 1990)
Illuminations (Concord Jazz CCD-4449, 1991)
The Natural Touch (Concord Jazz CCD-4517, 1992)
Ken Peplowski & Howard Alden with Howard Alden (Concord Jazz CCD-4556, 1993) – recorded 1992
Steppin' with Peps (Concord Jazz CCD-4569, 1993)
Live at Ambassador Auditorium with Harry "Sweets" Edison (Concord Jazz CCD-4610, 1994)
Encore! (Live at Centre Concord) with Howard Alden (Concord Jazz CCD-4654, 1995)
It's a Lonesome Old Town (Concord Jazz CCD-4673, 1995)
The Other Portrait (Concord Concerto CCD-42043, 1996)
A Good Reed (Concord Jazz CCD-4767, 1997)
Grenadilla (Concord Jazz CCD-4809, 1998)
Last Swing of the Century (Concord Jazz CCD-4864, 1999)
All This... Ken Peplowski Live in the U.K. Volume 1 (Koch Jazz KOC-8581, 2000)
The Jazz KENNection with Kenny Davern (Arbors ARCD-19246, 2001)
Ellingtonian Tales (Mainstem MCD-0021, 2001)
Lost in the Stars (Nagel Heyer 2020, 2001)
Just Friends with George Masso (Nagel Heyer 5001, 2002)
Easy to Remember (Nagel Heyer 2043, 2004)
Memories of You (Venus TKCV-35372, 2006) – recorded 2005
When You Wish Upon a Star (Venus TKCV-35414, 2007) – recorded 2006
Dialogues with Kenny Davern (Arbors ARCD-19317, 2007)
Dearest Duke with Carol Sloane and Brad Hatfield (Arbors, 2007)
Ken Peplowski Gypsy Jazz Band, Gypsy Lamento (Venus VHCD-1004, 2008) – recorded 2007
Pow-Wow with Howard Alden (Arbors ARCD-19340, 2008)
Happy Together: Live at Birdland, Volume One with Jesper Thilo (Nagel Heyer CD-097, 2008) – recorded 2002
Stardust with the New York Trio (Venus VHCD-1026, 2009) – recorded 2008
Doodle Oodle with Alan Barnes (Woodville WVCD-127, 2009)
Noir Blue (Capri 74098, 2010)
Happy Reunion with Alan Barnes (Woodville WVCD-131, 2010)
In Search Of... (Capri 74108, 2011)
Maybe September (Capri 74125, 2013)
The Clarinet Maestros with Julian Marc Stringle, Craig Milverton (Merfangle MM-415, 2015)
At the Watermill with Alan Barnes (Woodville WVCD-143, 2015)
Enrapture (Capri 74141, 2016)
Ken Peplowski Big Band, Sunrise (Arbors ARCD-19458, 2018) – recorded 2017
Duologue with Adrian Cunningham (Arbors ARCD-19460, 2018) – recorded 2017
Petite Fleur (Venus VHCD-1259, 2019) – recorded 2018
Amizade with Diego Figueiredo (Arbors ARCD-19468, 2019)
Counterpoint: Lerner & Loewe (Arbors ARCD-19471, 2019)
Live at Mezzrow (Cellar Music Group CMSLF-007, 2024) – recorded 2023
Unheard Bird (Arbors ARCD-19489, 2024)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 42 | 93.1th |
| Studio albums | 34 | 98.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 33 | 97.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (42 release groups · 34 studio albums)
Albums · 34
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:57
A1I Would Do Anything For You3:45A2There's No You4:16A3Lava3:35A4Blame It On My Youth4:54A5Segment4:32B1High And Flighty3:41B2Don't You Know I Care5:04B3Jubilee3:46B4Careless Love6:53B5Imagination4:311991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 54:23
1Meditation5:072One Note Samba4:503Corcovado7:184Triste4:365Dindi3:506O pato3:357The Girl From Ipanema4:518Samba d'Orpheo5:049How Insensitive3:3510Wave4:2011P'ra dizer adeus (To Say Goodbye)3:2112O nosso amor3:561991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:05:06
1Blues Up and Down4:522You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me5:063That Ole Devil Called Love7:314Shine5:085The Goof and I7:306What’s New7:007I’ll See You in My Dreams7:148Groovin’ High8:279Body and Soul5:4210The Jeep Is Jumpin’6:361993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:02:29
1Steppin' With Peps3:452The Courtship5:443Among My Souvenirs6:314Lotus Blossom5:305No Problem6:126Johnny Come Lately4:067Blue Mood4:578Antigua4:469The Lady's in Love With You5:1510Pretend3:4311Huggles4:4512Turn Around7:151995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 58:37
1More Than Ever6:422They Can't Take That Away From Me4:263It's a Lonesome Old Town5:004These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)5:065Supposin'3:106Bonicrates de Muletas3:417It Never Entered My Mind5:068In My Life5:139Last Night When We Were Young6:1610The Eternal Triangle4:5511Zingaro6:2812Crimehouse2:341996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 56:06
1Milestones2:571bAnthropology3Dance Preludes: Allegro Molto / Andantino / Allegro Giocoso / Andante / Allegro Molto12:414Single Petal Of A Rose4:365Concerto For Clarinet & Orchestra: Animé / Très Décidé / Lent / Final - Animé22:396Cadenza7:297Lonely Woman5:448DuetSensitive to the Touch - The Music of Harold Arlen
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:10:07
1Ding Dong the Wicked Witch Is Dead4:022Accentuate the Positive7:483Come Rain or Come Shine8:174My Shining Hour8:475Let's Fall in Love5:406Devil & The Deep Blue Sea5:117Get Happy4:308I've Got the World on a String7:389Ill Wind5:3010If I Only Had a Brain8:5011As Long as I Live3:541998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:03:42
1Benny's Pennies4:072Você e eu3:553Copi6:354'Bye4:315The Reconsidered Blues8:326Variations3:567The Soul in the Wood6:258Palisades5:289Indian Summer6:0010Farewell Blues7:2811Cry Me a River6:451999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:05:25
1Let's Dance2:202Hunkadola3:273Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea3:124King Porter Stomp7:005Moon Glow5:186Stealin' Apples6:087You Turned the Tables on Me2:328Bugle Call Rag3:089Don't Be That Way3:1910Memories of You4:0011Restless4:1112Get Happy3:1613Sometimes I'm Happy5:1514China Boy4:5615Down South Camp Meetin'3:3016Good-Bye3:532001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:04:13
1I'm Satisfied with My Gal9:202Mama's Gone, Goodbye8:333I'll See You in My Dreams4:204Georgia on My Mind7:295Careless Love9:256Creole Love Call8:497Chicago Rhythm2:488All of Me8:579A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid4:322001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:14:14
1Mandy, Make Up Your Mind5:342Down In Honky Tonk Town5:003Coal Cart Blues4:584How Am I To Know?4:085Everybody Loves My Baby4:476There's A Cabin In The Pines4:407Sweethearts On Parade5:148Santa Claus Blues3:549Once In A While6:0310The Song Is Ended3:3411No One Else But You4:0212In The Land Of Beginning Again2:2713I'm A Little Blackbird4:4714Cake Walking Babies From Home4:5315Of All The Wrongs You've Done To Me5:1416Jubilee4:592002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:19:28
1You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To7:432In A Mellow Tone5:193More Than You Know6:524Blue Monk10:115If I Were A Bell7:096It All Depends On You8:537Just Friends10:088I Thought About You5:219On The Alamo9:5210Three Little Words8:002006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:04:16
1It's Magic7:452Ghost of a Chance6:543I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)5:154Mood Indigo5:435I Never Knew5:336A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square7:057Autumn Leaves I5:168I'll Never Be the Same8:499The Touch of Your Lips6:3010Autumn Leaves II5:262008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:01:13
1Pow Wow4:022Dream Dancing6:423Did I Remember?6:274Very Early5:385Who Knows2:396After All5:407Bossango5:468I See Your Face Before Me3:389Tempus Fugit3:0210The Land Of The Loon1:5611The Things We Did Last Summer5:2412Panama6:1113Lucky To Be Me4:08Memories of You: Carol Welsman Sings Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:00:53
1Don't Be That Way3:492Why Don't You Do Right?2:453Moonglow3:294Stompin' at the Savoy3:105As Time Goes By5:476When You're Smiling4:507Johnny Guitar4:118Fever4:029Goody Goody2:5410The Very Thought of You3:0911On a Slow Boat to China2:3912Memories of You4:5113Sing Sing Sing3:0314Where or When3:5115More Than You Know4:1616The Glory of Love4:072009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:05:23
1In the Middle of a Kiss9:462Body and Soul8:163Serenade to Sweden8:184No Regrets7:215My Funny Valentine4:586So in Love10:117Stardust6:338Summertime7:509Stardust (reprise)2:102009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:11:39
1In Love in Vain6:212You Leave Me Breathless6:053A Handful of Stars8:204Come Rain or Come Shine6:435April in Torino6:146Night Has a Thousand Eyes8:167Flamingo5:408Breezin' Along With the Breeze6:019A Portrait of Jenny7:1810Softly as in a Morning Sunrise5:2911All Too Soon5:122010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:01:49
1The Best Thing for You4:322Home With You5:133Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies5:394Riverboat Shuffle6:445Love Locked Out6:176If Not for You4:007Multi-Colored Blue8:318Noir Blue6:219Nobody Else but Me6:3510Little Dogs7:572011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:08:52
1The Thespian5:152Love's Disguise8:033When Joanna Loved Me5:184Falsa Baiana7:055A Ship Without a Sail5:556With Every Breath I Take4:577In Flower5:348Pep's5:329This Nearly Was Mine4:4110No Regrets6:2211Within You and Without You4:5112Rum and Coca Cola5:192011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 55:27
1Sleigh Ride4:112Little Town of Bethlehem4:113The Christmas Song3:444God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen2:575Let It Snow3:436We Three Kings3:307Santa Claus Is Coming to Town3:248Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas5:149Greensleeves2:4810O Tannenbaum3:4611Winter Wonderland3:5612Christmas Time Is Here3:3713I'll Be Home for Christmas3:0314Oh Come Emmanuel3:0515Silent Night4:182012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 57:27
1Blue Moon5:422Everything I Love3:523Hey There4:354Sway - Whatever Lola Wants4:125I've Grown Accustomed to His Face3:496Sleepin' Bee4:157In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning3:018When I Grow Too Old to Dream4:469Like a Lover5:0010Mad About the Boy4:0911Here, There and Everywhere4:0512What'll I Do3:0913How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me4:2314For No One2:292013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:03:01
1All Alone by the Telephone4:582Moon Ray7:333Always a Bridesmaid5:314(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I6:445Romanza4:476Caroline, No7:587For No One1:588I'll String Along With You6:489Main Stem5:2410Maybe September8:1511Without Her3:052015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 41:16
1A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square7:052I'll Never Be the Same8:493The Touch of Your Lips6:304Autumn Leaves5:315Round Midnight6:526I'll Close My Eyes6:292017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:15
1Downhome Jump4:012Shoe Shiners Drag3:383Avalon5:024Singin' the Blues3:225Hampton Stomp2:376Don't Be That Way4:027Jack the Bellboy3:238Ring Dem Bells3:189Moonglow4:5610Airmail Special4:4811Six Appeal4:3412Flying Home4:342018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:03:20
1My Funny Valentine5:462So In Love10:033Just One Of Those Things3:124The Look Of Love3:595I Will Wait For You6:066Left Alone3:227My One And Only Love5:098I Wish You Love3:319Whisper Not4:2510You Must Believe In Spring4:4911I'm A Fool To Want You6:4412Harlem Nocturne6:142019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:09:49
1You and the Night and the Music10:012Like the Brightest Star7:243Somebody I Just Met7:424Topsy8:505It Was So Beautiful3:446Das Blues5:347The Shadow of Your Smile6:598That Old Black Magic4:599Old Folks5:3210Sleep9:042020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 58:27
1Lakonia6:132Carioca5:223Gone With the Wind6:434Lagoa Azul6:035I Follow My Secret Heart5:366Get Happy4:067Recado Bossa Nova6:578Vals de Las Islas4:549Just One of Those Things7:4110Love Locked Out4:522021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:32
1If This Isn’t Love8:122Why Do I Love You6:373Ataraxi4:204My Ship6:255Ballad for Very Tired and Very Sad Lotus Eaters4:336People Will Say We’re in Love7:187Marchons4:038Lament4:499Good Morning Heartache7:4910Sleep5:5611Lost in the Stars / When You Wish Upon a Star4:2712Piece #8 from “Benny’s Gig”2:032025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:12:04
1Where Is Love4:132My Ideal3:113Day by Day3:094The Right to Love3:125My Heart Tells Me2:496I Just Can't Wait to See You3:337I'm Through with Love4:488Someday I'll Find You2:519That Ole Devil Called Love5:2310Quality Time4:2111The People That You Never Get to Love4:1412Rain Sometimes4:2713Evolution5:2414Where Do You Start3:4315Down4:2616Feet Do Your Stuff3:1917Scars2:5318I'm Pulling Through2:4319Little Willie Leaps3:25The Summer Knows - The Music of Michel Legrand and Marilyn & Alan Bergman
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 49:22
A1What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life - How Do You Keep The Music Playing ?5:19A2Make Me Rainbows6:00B1Once Upon A Summertime4:53B2The Summer Knows4:43B3Watch What Happens4:15C1You Must Believe In Spring4:57C2Pieces Of Dreams4:59C3This Quiet Room2:50D1Like A Lover5:12D2Nice 'N' Easy6:14A Tribute to Benny Goodman with the BBC Big Band
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:05:17
1Bugle Call Rag2:472Don’t Be That Way4:023Ballad in Blue3:124Avalon5:085Ridin’ High3:006Restless4:117Blue Room2:438Stealin’ Apples4:389Moonglow6:2110King Porter Stomp4:1911Hunkadola3:0512Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea2:5813Stompin’ at the Savoy5:4914Sing Sing Sing8:5715Goodbye4:07— · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 53:33
1The Flaming Sword6:382An Affair to Remember5:193Oh, My Love2:294Cheer up Charlie5:205I'll Follow My Secret Heart4:026Enrapture4:467Twelve5:438Vertigo Scene D'amour6:549When October Goes4:4410Willow Tree7:38— · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:00:06
1Vignette7:212Prisoner of Love4:403Beautiful Love9:274All the Things You Are6:235Like Young8:136The Shadow of Your Smile3:557Cabin in the Sky5:218Bright Mississippi5:029Here's to Life4:1810Who Knows5:26— · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:00:35
1Caravan5:082Quizas, Quizas, Quizas Besame Mucho6:253A Little Journey4:194On Note Samba4:455Black Orpheus7:116Apelo4:417Retrato em Branco E Preto7:058Pro Paco6:049Stompin' At The Savoy6:3810Amizade2:2311So Danco Samba5:56
Album · 8
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ken Peplowski & Howard AldenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:07:291Blue Room5:58 2Spoken Introduction0:34 3Why4:35 4Changes5:58 5Spoken Introduction0:44 6Chasin' The Bird3:35 7Deep Purple6:27 8You're My Everything7:18 9S'Posin'5:58 10Spoken Introduction0:23 11Two Not One6:23 12If I Should Lose You8:02 13In The Dark2:59 14Just One Of Those Things8:35 | Live | 1993 | |
| 1993 | Recorded Live at Maybeck Recital HallSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:07:291Blue Room5:58 2Spoken Introduction0:34 3Why4:35 4Changes5:58 5Spoken Introduction0:44 6Chasin' the Bird3:35 7Deep Purple6:27 8You're My Everything7:18 9S'Posin'5:58 10Spoken Introduction0:23 11Two Not One6:23 12If I Should Lose You8:02 13In the Dark2:59 14Just One of Those Things8:35 | Live | 1993 | |
| 1995 | Encore!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 1:04:111It All Depends on You7:54 2Palo Alto5:10 3Since We Met8:32 4I Hear a Rhapsody10:14 5The Dolphin5:51 6Wabash8:00 7Fading Star3:55 8With Every Breath I Take4:15 9You10:20 | Live | 1995 | |
| 1997 | A Good ReedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 59:361Luck Be a Lady7:46 2Dream Theme7:08 3Homage Concerto for Clarinet and Jazz Orchestra: I: Swing / II: Elegy (for John Carisi) / III: Driving17:26 4Deep7:08 5I've Never Been in Love Before6:14 6Purple Gazelle7:54 7Royal Garden Blues6:00 | Live | 24 June 1997 | |
| 2002 | ...and Heaven Too: Live in the U.K., Volume IISearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 52:201Changes6:54 2Announcement0:24 3Pra Dizer Adeus5:54 4Favela7:55 5Announcement0:18 6You and the Night and the Music6:12 7Announcement0:17 8The Blue Room6:57 9Announcement0:15 10Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)4:45 11Announcement0:27 12You7:03 13Applause/Announcement1:01 14Indian Summer3:58 | Live | 26 February 2002 | |
| 2008 | Happy Together: Live At Birdland Volume OneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 52:291Vignette7:56 2I Want To Be Happy9:02 3Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You6:19 4The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise7:06 5Polka Dots And Moonbeams5:02 6In Your Own Sweet Way6:40 7Centerpiece10:24 | Live | 2008 | |
| 2015 | Essential BestSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:13:051Smoke Gets in Your Eyes6:21 2You Don't Know What Love Is6:36 3My Foolish Heart5:57 4Russian Lullaby7:59 5My Funny Valentine3:39 6Stardust7:11 7It's Magic7:45 8Ghost of a Chance6:54 9In Love in Vain6:21 10A Handful of Stars8:20 11You Turned the Tables on Me6:02 | Compilation | 13 May 2015 | |
| — | At the WatermillSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 1:04:371Tippin'5:05 2Strollin'6:21 3Jubilation5:18 4Luiza3:57 5Together8:58 6Some Other Spring6:53 7Perdido6:31 8Menina Flor6:08 9Jazz Line Blues5:02 10Pee Wee's Blues10:24 | Live | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ken Peplowski head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 42 | 93.1th |
| Studio albums | 34 | 98.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 33 | 97.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ken Peplowski Quintet(band) | — | present | eponymous |
| Eddie Higgins Quintet(band) | — | present | |
| Ken Peplowski Gypsy Jazz Band(band) | — | present | eponymous |
| Pizzarelli‐Peplowski Sextet(band) | — | present | clarinet,eponymous |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/da92da8b-7d99-4158-bd72-76a05ba3237fdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/da92da8b-7d99-4158-bd72-76a05ba3237fcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q487154seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Peplowskibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Peplowski
Why this artist is in the database
- List of jazz musicians
Tier rule: genre canon: jazz
Image: JQRalph · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q487154 · MusicBrainz: da92da8b-7d99-4158-bd72-76a05ba3237f
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