New Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Quiet Kenny
| Recorded | Nov 13, 1959 |
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| Label | New Jazz |
| Catalog | NJLP 8225 |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 155855 |
The record
A trumpeter often overshadowed by his peers gets a rare unhurried showcase here, all warm tone and unforced lyricism on ballads and blues alike. Flanagan's touch and the Chambers-Taylor pulse make for a session as understated and durable as its title promises.
Session personnel
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Tommy Flanagan — piano
- Kenny Dorham — trumpet
Contemporary reception
On his first record date as lone soloist (with rhythm), Dorham’s playing bears out even more so than on any previous dates that he is one of the more important trumpet players of the decade and continually growing in skill. He works intelligently, using well-thought out statements, never rushing into something blindly in a burst of quick useless notes. He is a thinker! Rhythm section is hard to beat — Paul Chambers, Art Taylor and Tommy Flanagan. The tunes are “Alone Together,” “Old Folks” and “I Had the Craziest Dream” among others. Give it a good listen.
Pressings
The earliest on file is the 1960 US New Jazz mono, NJLP 8225. Everything after it is reissue -- a long line of Japanese Prestige pressings, then Fantasy's OJC-250 in 1986. The audiophile options are unusually strong: Analogue Productions cut a 45 RPM AJAZ 8225 in 2004 and a 200-gram NJLP 8225 in 2017, and the Electric Recording Co. did limited mono and stereo editions in 2018 as ERC042M and ERC042S.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 76 pressings on file.
| 1960 | New Jazz · NJLP 8225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1986 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-250 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo OJC |
| 1986 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-250 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo OJC |
| 2017 | New Jazz · NJLP 8225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 200g Analogue Productions |
| 2017 | New Jazz · NJLP 8225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 200g Analogue Productions |
| 2022 | New Jazz · NJLP 8225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, 200g Analogue Productions |
| 2023 | New Jazz · 8225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, 200g Analogue Productions |
| 2023 | Analogue Productions · APRJ 8225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, 180g Analogue Productions |
| — | New Jazz · OJC-250 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo OJC |
| 1966 | Prestige · SMJ-7380 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1973 | Prestige · LPP-88055 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1976 | Prestige · SMJ-6513 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1976 | Prestige · SMJ-6513 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1976 | Prestige · SMJ-6513 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Paul Chambers also plays on
Art Taylor also plays on
Tommy Flanagan also plays on