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The music here is melodic, straightforward: not all ballads, as the album's title might suggest, but nothing raucous. There's a similar sound, and it's no accident. Listen to "Blue Friday," and you'll be reminded of the trumpet-led passages on "Stolen Moments," the high point of Oliver Nelson's The Blues and the Abstract Truth. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection. The reverb must have been Rudy's doing—he recorded in a small room—but it sounds natural. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. The only shortfall, common to Van Gelder recordings, is the piano, though this one seems less veiled than usual—there's sparkle to those keys, the sniff of a bouquet rising from the overtones, even if it's reduced in size and impact. Bill Frisell (guitar, guitar synthesizer), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, cornet, and fluegelhorn), Bob Stewart (tuba), Jerome Harris (electric bass), and Paul Motian (drums). I've never heard an original pressing, but this reissue by Chad Kassem's Analog Productions—a 200-gram QRP pressing, mastered at 33 1/ 3rpm by Kevin Gray—is every bit the equal of Van Gelder's Blue Note LPs from the same era: the trumpet's brash brass and bushels of air, the pluck and wood of the bass, the sizzling hi-hat and smashing snare of the trap set.

Genres: Hard Bop, Cool Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz. Manning the controls was Rudy Van Gelder at his peak—and what magnificent sound. Kenny Dorham discography and songs: Music profile for Kenny Dorham, born 30 August 1924. It's just his quartet, and what a quartet≽orham is accompanied by Tommy Flanagan on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, Art Taylor on drums. Quiet Kenny, a 1960 album on the New Jazz label (the precursor to Prestige Records), is the only Dorham album that features no other horn player. You can check it out here and let us know what you think.The critic Gary Giddins once wrote that Kenny Dorham is "practically synonymous with underrated," so don't feel ashamed if you've never heard of this golden-toned trumpeter, who came up in the 1940s alongside the bebop giants, toiling for a decade as a sideman—to Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Art Blakey, and Max Roach—before leading his own group and, even then, rarely on the front line alone. This one sold for more than 2,000 but, frankly, I thought it would sell for more, given. Kenny Dorham, Quiet Kenny, New Jazz 8225. See 'more info' for the condition of this astonishing jazz rarity.

I normally try to avoid overt promotions and I’m not promoting this in any way, but I thought the stuff was pretty good. KENNY DORHAM Quiet Kenny (Limited Japanese 200gram issue of the 1959 7-track mono LP. If I had seen it in a store at that price would I have purchased it? I certainly would have been tempted, particularly since this is a record I once owned and sold so it is a proverbial gap in my collection.Īnother reader sent me a link to the web site of an artist who makes paintings/collages out of record covers. The final price was $316, which was quite a bit less than I expected. This was an original 10-inch pressing listed in M- condition for the record and VG++ for the cover. The editor would like to apologize for the fact that some initial track codes are not placed exactly. By the way, the bonus track 'Olymp 99' was written by Eddy Marron and not by Sylvester Levay as quoted on the Vita Nova CD. FOR SALE Here is a gorgeous copy of the RSD 2021 mono 180g. Today Vita Nova’s album is a rarity worth US1000. I also had my eye on this one: Lou Donaldson, New Faces, New Sounds, Blue Note 5021. KENNY DORHAM QUIET Kenny 180g VINYL 2021 RSD LTD EDITION MONO New Jazz RARE EX - 69.99. This was an original Lexington Avenue pressing that was probably in VG++ condition for the record and VG++ or VG+ for the cover, depending how you feel about some wear on the bottom of the back cover. Kenny Dorham, Afro-Cuban, Blue Note 1535.

So, who’s not to say that someday down the road, we’ll be talking about this purchase as a bargain? And, I have to say, every time I think the market has peaked, I am always proven wrong. The reader added this note: “Of course, this LP is superb music-wise and very rare, so in today’s market maybe the price is justified?” My answer, I guess, is yes, it is justified in today’s market. According to Popsike, that is a new high water mark for Quiet Kenny. The record and cover were listed in M- condition and the seller used the word “pristine” in his description. This was an original purple label deep groove pressing. One of our readers sent me the following link: Kenny Dorham, Quiet Kenny, New Jazz 8225. Kenny Dorham Discography 1945 (age 21) Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra Kenny Dorham, Mercer Ellington, trumpet Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra.