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1957 studio album by Kenny Dorham

Jazz Contrasts

Studio album by Kenny Dorham

Released

Early October 1957

Recorded

May 21 (#1–2, 6) and May 27 (#3–5), 1957

Studio

Reeves Sound Studio, New York City

Genre

Jazz

Length

41:02

Label

Riverside
RLP 12-239

Producer

Orrin 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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Down Beat
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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

Track listing

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

Personnel

Kenny Dorham - trumpet
Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6)
Hank Jones - piano
Oscar Pettiford - bass
Max Roach - drums
Betty Glamann - harp (3–5)

References

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

v t e Kenny Dorham
Studio albums	Kenny Dorham Quintet (1953) Afro-Cuban (1955) Jazz Contrasts (1957) 2 Horns / 2 Rhythm (1957) This Is the Moment! (1958) Blue Spring (1959) Quiet Kenny (1959) The Arrival of Kenny Dorham/The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album (1960 ) Jazz Contemporary (1960) Showboat (1960) Whistle Stop (1961) Matador (1962) Una Mas (1963) Trompeta Toccata (1964)
Live albums	'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (1956) Inta Somethin' (1961)
Compositions	"Blue Bossa"

v t e Max Roach
Albums	The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953) Max Roach + 4 (1956) Jazz in 3/4 Time (1956–57) The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957–58) Award-Winning Drummer (1958) Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958) MAX (1958) Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958) Max Roach + 4 at Newport (1958) Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble (1958) Deeds, Not Words (1958) Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (with Abbey Lincoln, 1959) Quiet as It's Kept (1959) Rich Versus Roach (and Buddy Rich, 1959) The Many Sides of Max (1959) Long as You're Living (1960) Parisian Sketches (1960) We Insist! (1960) Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961) It's Time (1962) Money Jungle (and Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, 1962) Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962) The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan (and Hasaan Ibn Ali, 1964) Drums Unlimited (1965) Members, Don't Git Weary (1968) Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971) Re: Percussion (M'Boom, Strata-East, 1973) Birth and Rebirth (and Anthony Braxton, 1978) Historic Concerts (and Cecil Taylor, 1979) M'Boom (1979) One in Two – Two in One (and Anthony Braxton, 1979) Pictures in a Frame (1979) The Long March (and Archie Shepp, 1979) In the Light (1982) Live at Vielharmonie (1983) Collage (M'Boom, 1984) It's Christmas Again (1984) Scott Free (1984) Survivors (1984) Easy Winners (1985) Bright Moments (1986) Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989 (and Dizzy Gillespie, 1989) To the Max! (1990–91)
With Clifford Brown	Best Coast Jazz (1954) Brown and Roach Incorporated (1954) Clifford Brown All Stars (1954) Clifford Brown & Max Roach (1954–55) Daahoud (1954) Jam Session (and Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, 1954) Clifford Brown with Strings (1955) Study in Brown (1955) Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street (1956)
Compilations	Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years (1954–60)
Related articles	M'Boom

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