Jazz Contemporary

1960 studio album by Kenny Dorham

Jazz Contemporary

Studio album by

Kenny Dorham

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
| The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album
(1960)  | Jazz Contemporary
(1960)  | Show Boat
(1960)

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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[edit]

Professional ratingsReview 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[edit]

All compositions by Kenny Dorham except as indicated

1. "A Waltz" - 5:34
2. "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:09
3. "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) - 8:01
4. "Horn Salute" - 8:27
5. "Tonica" - 2:57
6. "This Love of Mine" (Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola Jr., Frank Sinatra) - 6:49

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

1.   2. "Sign Off" - 5:29
3. "A Waltz" [alternate take] - 5:36
4. "Monk's Mood" [alternate take] (Monk) - 2:53
5. "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[edit]

* 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[edit]

1. ^ Billboard July 4, 1960
2. ^ Kenny Dorham discography accessed October 7, 2010
3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 28, 2018
4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 64\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. ^ 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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Kenny Dorham

Studio albums|

* Kenny Dorham Quintet (1953)
* Afro-Cuban (1955)
* Jazz Contrasts (1957)
* 2 Horns / 2 Rhythm (1957)
* This Is the Moment! (1958)
* Blue Spring (1959)
* Quiet Kenny (1959)
* The Arrival of Kenny Dorham/The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album (1960 [1976])
* Jazz Contemporary (1960)
* Showboat (1960)
* Whistle Stop (1961)
* Matador (1962)
* Una Mas (1963)
* Trompeta Toccata (1964)

Live albums|

* 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (1956)
* Inta Somethin' (1961)

Compositions|

* "Blue Bossa"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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