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Listening Room – “Jazz Contrasts”

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This 1957 record teams up a young Kenny Dorham with Sonny Rollins and Max Roach, both of whom were huge stars in the jazz world at the time.  The album contains no originals, but all the selections are well chosen for the assembled group.  Two of the tracks add Betty Glauman on harp, while the rest of the album showcases Dorham’s famously melodic tone while backed by a stellar all-star group.

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Released 1957  :  Riverside Records  :  Catalog #RLP 12-239

Players:
Kenny Dorham – Trumpet
Sonny Rollins – Tenor Sax
Betty Glauman – Harp
Hank Jones – Piano
Oscar Pettiford – Bass
Max Roach – Drums

Kenny Dorham – Falling in Love with Love from “Jazz Contrasts”

Kenny Dorham - I’ll Remember April from “Jazz Contrasts”

Listening Room – “Cedar!”

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Cedar Walton – “My Ship”

Cedar Walton – “Come Sunday”

From “Cedar” : 1967 : Prestige PR 7519

One of the all-time great hard bop piano players, Cedar Walton (who is still making great music today) made his debut as a leader on this 1967 album for Prestige Records.  The album is credited to the Cedar Walton Trio, Quartet & Quintet.  My Ship features Kenny Dorham on Sax, while Junior Cook replaces Dorham on Come Sunday.

Players:
Cedar Walton – Piano
Kenny Dorham – Tenor Sax
Junior Cook – Tenor Sax
Leroy Vinnegar – Bass
Billy Higgins – Drums

Listening Room – “Point of Departure”

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Andrew Hill – “New Monastery”

Andrew Hill – “Dedication”

From “Point of Departure” : 1964 : Blue Note Records

Andrew Hill put together just the right group of capable forward thinking musicians for this 1964 Blue Note album. Point of Departure looks both to the past and the future, blurring the lines in between to create an album that sounds just as fresh today as it did 40 years ago.

Players:
Andrew Hill – Piano
Kenny Dorham – Trumpet
Eric Dolphy – Alto Sax, Bass Clarinet, Flute
Joe Henderson – Tenor Sax
RIchard Davis – Bass
Tony Williams – Drums