Kenny Dorham – Quiet Kenny (VG+/E) – LP, JP 1976, No OBI
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Quiet Kenny is an LP by Kenny Dorham from 1976 released on the New Jazz, Prestige label.
About this album
Quiet Kenny is one of Kenny Dorham’s most lyrical and refined hard bop statements. Recorded in 1959 and released in 1960, the album showcases the trumpeter’s warm tone, relaxed phrasing and deep melodic sense in a small-group setting that favours understatement over bravura. Dorham’s interpretations of standards such as Lotus Blossom, My Ideal and Alone Together sit alongside originals like Blue Friday and Blue Spring Shuffle, balancing grace with swing. Often regarded as a highlight of his catalogue, the album helped confirm Dorham as a master of subtle expression in post-bop jazz.
Genre: Jazz
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Kenny DorhamLabel: New Jazz, Prestige – SMJ-6513Format: LP, Album, Reissue, StereoUnits: 1Country: JapanReleased: 1976Genre: JazzStyle: Post BopA1 Lotus Blossom
A2 My Ideal
A3 Blue Friday
A4 Alone Together
B1 Blue Spring Shuffle
B2 I Had The Craziest Dream
B3 Old Folks
B4 Mack The Knife