| Jazz Contemporary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | End of June 1960[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 11–12, 1960 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:57 original LP | |||
| Label | Time Records Time 52004 | |||
| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
| Kenny Dorham chronology | ||||
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Jazz Contemporary is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Time label.[2] The album features the recording debut of pianist Steve Kuhn.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "The results are not quite essential but everyone plays up to par... It's fine hard bop, the modern mainstream music of the period".[3]
Track listing
- All compositions by Kenny Dorham except as indicated
- "A Waltz" - 5:34
- "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:09
- "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) - 8:01
- "Horn Salute" - 8:27
- "Tonica" - 2:57
- "This Love of Mine" (Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola Jr., Frank Sinatra) - 6:49
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "Sign Off" - 5:29
- "A Waltz" [alternate take] - 5:36
- "Monk's Mood" [alternate take] (Monk) - 2:53
- "This Love of Mine" [alternate take] (Parker, Sanicola, Sinatra) - 7:55
Recorded on February 11 (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 10) and February 12, 1960 (tracks 1, 4-6, 9).
Personnel
- Kenny Dorham - trumpet
- Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
- Steve Kuhn - piano
- Jimmy Garrison (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8 & 10), Butch Warren (tracks 1, 4-6 & 9) - bass
- Buddy Enlow - drums
References
- ↑ Billboard July 4, 1960
- ↑ Kenny Dorham discography accessed October 7, 2010
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 28, 2018
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 64. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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