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[jazzboCR]

from my library (vinyl)



One of the lesser known influential jazz trumpet players of the day. Played in bands with some of the greats, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton and two of my personal favorites, Charlie Parker and Art Blakey. Kenny made quite a few albums with his own band, this one back in 1960. Only six tracks here, which was customary for jazz albums of the era. Longer tracks of course. Only one did nothing for me. The older I get, the more I appreciate this type of music. Classical and Jazz are the only genres I can say that about. Nothing available from this album on youtube, so I included a short bad clip of a live performance. Not sure when it's from.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Tonica

Best Track - This Love Of Mine

1) A Waltz - **
2) Monks Mood - **
3) In Your Own Sweet Way - **
4) Horn Salute - **
5) Tonica - *
6) This Love Of Mine - **

3's - 0
2;s - 5
1's - 1

Rating - 1.8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pu7mTRrfvw

Another jazz casualty...and he was straight-arrow--died of congenital kidney disease. He's important enough and underrated enough to post his wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Dorham
I know him for "Blue Bossa" but here's some others as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M69YdmAJoLs << from a '63 Joe Henderson recording. Has become a "go-to" Latin staple for Gringo and Latin bands alike. Lovely tune.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-8NrXv06Go << from the Quiet Kenny album...and wasn't he just that?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ohyYeAoaDA << BN put him with stellar folks for this live gig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7myLXPUBB_w << he was comfortable in that Latin mode--a little rip of "Manteca" but nothing serious (I'm sure Dizzy approved).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV7wZ3hfERw << "Straight Ahead" and it was