Kenny Dorham – Quiet Kenny [Stereo] (Analogue Productions Fantasy Series 45 RPM Edition)

(AAA) — Lacquers cut from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering.

Quiet Kenny is yet another reminder of what a trumpet giant Kenny Dorham was. Whether limning ballads such as “My Ideal,” “Alone Together,” “I Had the Craziest Dream” and “Old Folks,” or investigating the timelessness and intricacies of the blues (his originals in this set with “Blue” in their titles), the former Charlie Parker cohort and ex-Jazz Messenger exhibits his subtle swing, personal sound, and finely-honed harmonic sense. Along the way these reflections and connections with Bird, Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, Max Roach, Harry James and Louis Armstrong make for a rich legacy.

Recorded in 1959.

Kenny Dorham, trumpet
Paul Chambers, bass
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Art Taylor, drums

(Above description from AcousticSounds.com)