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Kenny Dorham Quintet
| Recorded | Dec 15, 1953 |
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| Label | Debut Records |
| Catalog | DLP-9 |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 464180 |
The record
Cut in late 1953 with the Heath brothers and Kenny Clarke driving the rhythm, this quintet date finds Dorham's trumpet locked in sharp, economical exchanges with Jimmy Heath's reeds before hard bop calcified into formula.
Session personnel
- Percy Heath — bass
- Kenny Clarke — drums
- Walter Bishop, Jr. — piano
- Jimmy Heath — tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Kenny Dorham — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest copy we list is the 1954 US Debut, DLP-9, and it is the only original-era pressing on file. Note that it is a 10-inch, not a 12-inch LP. Japan reissued the title in 1976 as a limited mono, VIJ-5006 M, and Fantasy pressed a French edition in 1984 as 68540. Those two are the realistic copies; no audiophile cut appears in our data.
| 1954 | Debut Records · DLP-9 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-113-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered OJC |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · 00025218611329 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered OJC |
| 1958 | Debut Records (3) · DEP 42 — Vinyl, 7", EP |
| 1976 | Debut Records · VIJ-5006 M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1984 | Original Jazz Classics — MONO |
| 1984 | Fantasy · 68540 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | Debut Records · VICJ-23055 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1996 | Debut Records · VICJ-2031 — CD, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2006 | Debut Records · VICJ-41358 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
Percy Heath also plays on
Kenny Clarke also plays on
Walter Bishop, Jr. also plays on