![]() ![]() ![]() Van Gelder was almost a year into recording everything to only two-track tape, having abandoned the use of simultaneous full track tape at the end of October 1958 Vinyl: Concord Music Group/ Craft CR00347 Reissue (2021) of New Jazz NJLP 8225 (1959)įull marks to Craft for a mono edition, though the description of the source as from “the original mono tapes” is creative fiction. Most notable for Dorham’s purity of tone, quietly understated voicings, and the crippling cost of an original pressing (price corrected, hat tip Frederik, the collector’s collector) Kenny Dorham, trumpet Tommy Flanagan, piano Paul Chambers, bass Arthur Taylor, drums, recorded Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 13, 1959īillboard Febru3 of 3 stars “good sales potential”Īll Music 4½ stars: “Cool and understated might be better words for what the ultra-melodic Dorham achieves on this undeniably well crafted set of standards and originals that is close to containing his best work overall during a far too brief career.” Lotus Blossom (Dorham) Carrere French Prestige reissue, circa 1976 (circa £10) Ĭarrere pressings are generally considered the bottom of the heap, so it shouldn’t be hard to beat It comes recommended to all.Lotus Blossom (Dorham) Craft Reissue 2021/ Kevin Gray mastering (£34) ![]() Never known as a boisterous or brash player, but also not a troubadour of romanticism - until he started singing - Dorham's music is also far from complacent, and this recording established him as a Top Five performer in jazz on his instrument. "Old Folks," a classic ballad, is done mid-tempo, while the true "quiet" factor comes into play on interesting version of "My Ideal" where Dorham gingerly squeezes out the slippery wet notes, and on the sad ballad "Alone Together." The rest of the material is done in easygoing, unforced fashion, especially the originals "Blue Friday" and the simple swinger "Blue Spring Shuffle" which is not really a shuffle. One of Dorham's all-time best tunes "Lotus Blossom" kicks off the set with its bop to Latin hummable melody, fluid dynamics, and Dorham's immaculate, unpretentious tone. Surrounded by an excellent rhythm team of the equally sensitive pianist Tommy Flanagan, emerging bassist Paul Chambers, and the always-beneficial drummer Art Taylor, Dorham and his mates are not prone to missteps or overt exaggerations. Cool and understated might be better watchwords for what the ultra-melodic Dorham achieves on this undeniably well crafted set of standards and originals that is close to containing his best work overall during a far too brief career. In the liner notes of Quiet Kenny, former Downbeat magazine publisher Jack Maher states that trumpeter Kenny Dorham's music is not necessarily the demure, balladic, rapturous jazz one might associate as romantic or tranquil. ![]()
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