Quiet Kenny

by Kenny Dorham

Quiet Kenny cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: New Jazz
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 27:56
  • Community rating: 4.1/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Paul Chambers, Tommy Flanagan, Art Taylor

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As the title suggests, this session showcases the more introspective and lyrical side of trumpeter Kenny Dorham. It is a definitive statement of ballad playing within the hard bop idiom, perfectly supported by the supremely elegant playing of Tommy Flanagan's trio.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, ensemble, melodic, elegant, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Lotus Blossom (4:39)
  2. My Ideal (5:06)
  3. Blue Friday (8:46)
  4. Alone Together (3:12)
  5. Blue Spring (6:13)

Credits

  • Kenny Dorham - primary artist, trumpet, written-by
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • Esmond Edwards - cover
  • Art Taylor - drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by
  • Jack Maher - liner notes
  • Tommy Flanagan - piano
  • Leo Robin - written-by
  • Newell Chase - written-by
  • Richard Whiting - written-by
  • Arthur Schwartz - written-by
  • Harry Warren - written-by
  • Mack Gordon - written-by
  • Dedette Lee Hill - written-by
  • Willard Robison - written-by

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