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Hard Bop: The 1950's




Jazz By Gee January 9, 1957

MATTHEW GEE
JAZZ BY GEE (Riverside)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Cecil Payne, bari sax; Joe Knight; piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

1. Gee!
2. Kingston Lounge
3. Boys from Booklyn
4. Out of Nowhere
5. I'll Remember April
6. Joram
7. Sweet Georgia Brown
8. Lover Man


March 1957

HERB GELLER
THAT GELLER FELLER (Fresh Sounds)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Herb Geller, alto sax; Harold Land, tenor sax; Lou Levy, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Larance Marable, drums.

1. S'Pacific View
2. Jitterbug Waltz
3. The Fruit
4. Here's What I'm Here For
5. Marable Eyes
6. An Air For The Heir
7. Melrose And Sam
      That Geller Feller


Jazz In 3/4 Time       March 18 & 21, 1957

MAX ROACH
JAZZ IN 3/4 TIME (EmArcy)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Billy Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

1. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
2. Blues Waltz
3. I'll Take Romance
4. Valse Hot
5. Little Folks
6. Lover


May 21, 1957

KENNY DORHAM
JAZZ CONTRASTS (Riverside)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Charles Davis, bari sax; Hank Jones, Steve Kuhn, piano; Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Garrison, Butch Warren, bass; Max Roach, Buddy Enlow, drums; Betty Glamann, harp.

Jazz Contrasts
1. Falling in Love with Love
2. I'll Remember April
3. Laura
4. My Old Flame
5. But Beautiful
6. Villa


And Friends       May 27, 1957

KENNY DORHAM
KENNY DORHAM AND FRIENDS (Jazzland)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Kenny Drew, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

1. Cleo's Chant
2. I Should Care
3. Active Ingredients


August 18, 1957

HANK MOBLEY -- CURTAIN CALL (Blue Note)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; George Joyner, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

1. Don't Get Too Hip
2. Curtain Call
3. Deep in a Dream
4. Mobe
5. My Reverie
6. On the Bright Side
      Curtain Call


Deep Passion       September 6, 1957

OSCAR PETTIFORD -- DEEP PASSION (Impulse!)

Kenny Dorham, Ray Copeland, trumpet; Al Grey, trombone; Julius Watkins, french horn; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; Benny Golson, Jerome Richardson, tenor sax; Sahib Shihab, bari sax; Betty Glaman, harp; Dick Katz, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.

1. Little Niles (Randy Weston)
2. Seabreeze (Larry Douglas)


October 28, 1957

ABBEY LINCOLN
THAT'S HIM (Riverside)

Abbey Lincoln, vocals; Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach.
That's Him

1. Strong Man
2. Happiness Is Thing Called Joe
3. My Man
4. Tender as a Rose
5. That's Him
6. I Must Have That Man!
7. Porgy
8. When Woman Loves Man
9. Don't Explain


2 Horns, 2 Rhythm       November 13, 1957

KENNY DORHAM
TWO HORNS, TWO RHYTHM (Riverside)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Wilbur Ware, Eddie Mathias, bass; G.T. Hogan, drums.

1. Lotus Blossom
2. 'Sposin'
3. Soon
4. Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
5. End of a Love Affair
6. I'll Be Seeing You
7. Noose Bloos
8. Jazz-Classic


December 19, 1957

BENNY GOLSON
THE MODERN TOUCH (Riverside)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.

1. Out of the Past (Golson)
2. Reunion (Gryce)
3. Venetian Breeze (Golson)
4. Hymn to the Orient (Gryce)
5. Namely You (De Paul/Mercer)
6. Blues on Down (Golson)
      The Modern Touch


The Max Roach 4December 23, 1957

MAX ROACH
THE MAX ROACH 4 PLAY CHARLIE PARKER (EmArcy)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; George Coleman, Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

1. Yardbird Suite (Parker)
2. Confirmation (Parker)
3. KoKo (Parker)
4. Billie's Bounce (Parker)
5. Au Private (Parker)
6. Parker's Mood (Parker)
7. Raoul (Roach)
8. This Time The Dream's on Me
9. Tune-Up (Vinson)
10. Anthropology (Gillespie/Parker)



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