Jazz Contrasts

Jazz Contrasts
Studio album by
ReleasedEarly October 1957[1]
RecordedMay 21 (#1–2, 6) and May 27 (#3–5), 1957
StudiosReeves Sound Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length41:02
LabelsRiverside
RLP 12-239
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Kenny Dorham chronology
'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia
(1956)
Jazz Contrasts
(1957)
2 Horns / 2 Rhythm
(1957)

Jazz Contrasts is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham, recorded in 1957 and released on the Riverside label.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]
Down BeatStarStarStarStar[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStarStar[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar [6]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This album is a bit brief in time (41 minutes) but contains many memorable selections."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Falling in Love with Love" (Hart, Rodgers) - 9:14
  2. "I'll Remember April" (de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Raye) - 12:07
  3. "LaRue" (Brown) - 4:31
  4. "My Old Flame" (Coslow, Johnston) - 5:25
  5. "But Beautiful" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 2:44
  6. "La Villa" (Dorham, Gryce) - 7:01

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Billboard, Oct 14, 1957
  2. ↑ Kenny Dorham discography accessed October 6, 2010
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 6, 2010
  4. ↑ Down Beat: January 23, 1958 Vol. 25, No. 2
  5. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 64. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.