Jazz Contemporary

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Field	Value
name	Jazz Contemporary
type	Album
artist	Kenny Dorham
cover	Jazz Contemporary.jpg
released	End of June 1960
recorded	February 11–12, 1960
New York City
genre	Jazz
length	39:57 original LP
label	Time Records
Time 52004
producer	Bob Shad
chronology	Kenny Dorham
prev_title	The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album
prev_year	1960
next_title	Show Boat
next_year	1960
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| name = Jazz Contemporary | type = Album | artist = Kenny Dorham | cover = Jazz Contemporary.jpg | alt = | released = End of June 1960 | recorded = February 11–12, 1960 New York City | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 39:57 original LP | label = Time Records Time 52004 | producer = Bob Shad | chronology = Kenny Dorham | prev_title = The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album | prev_year = 1960 | next_title = Show Boat | next_year = 1960

Jazz Contemporary is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Time label. The album features the recording debut of pianist Steve Kuhn.

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "The results are not quite essential but everyone plays up to par... It's fine hard bop, the modern mainstream music of the period".

Track listing

:All compositions by Kenny Dorham except as indicated

1. "A Waltz" - 5:34
2. "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:09
3. "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck) - 8:01
4. "Horn Salute" - 8:27
5. "Tonica" - 2:57
6. "This Love of Mine" (Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola Jr., Frank Sinatra) - 6:49

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

1. "Sign Off" - 5:29
2. "A Waltz" [alternate take] - 5:36
3. "Monk's Mood" [alternate take] (Monk) - 2:53
4. "This Love of Mine" [alternate take] (Parker, Sanicola, Sinatra) - 7:55

Recorded on February 11 (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 10) and February 12, 1960 (tracks 1, 4-6, 9).

Personnel

• Kenny Dorham - trumpet
• Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
• Steve Kuhn - piano
• Jimmy Garrison (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8 & 10), Butch Warren (tracks 1, 4-6 & 9) - bass
• Buddy Enlow - drums

References

References

1. [https://books.google.com/books?id=cR8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Jazz+Contemporary+Kenny+Dorham&pg=PA40 ''Billboard'' July 4, 1960]
2. [http://www.jazzdisco.org/kenny-dorham/catalog/#time-m-52004 Kenny Dorham discography] accessed October 7, 2010
3. (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
4. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic

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