Showboat (Kenny Dorham album)
Showboat is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances of tunes from the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II musical Show Boat recorded in 1960 and released on the Time label.[2]
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| Released | End of January 1961[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 9, 1960 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:24 | |||
| Label | Time Records Time 52024 | |||
| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "This is one of Dorham's better sessions from the era and is easily recommended to his fans and collectors of hard bop".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Jerome Kern except as indicated
- "Why Do I Love You?" - 6:02
- "Nobody Else But Me" - 5:41
- "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" - 6:37
- "Make Believe" - 5:49
- "Ol' Man River" - 4:14
- "Bill" - 4:01
Personnel
- Kenny Dorham - trumpet
- Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone
- Kenny Drew - piano
- Jimmy Garrison - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
References
- Billboard Jan 9, 1961
- Kenny Dorham discography accessed October 7, 2010
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 7, 2010
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 64. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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