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Jazz Contemporary

Jazz Contemporary
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Studio album by Kenny Dorham
Released End of June 1960
Recorded February 11-12, 1960
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 39:57 original LP
Label Time Records
Time 52004
Producer Bob Shad
Kenny Dorham chronology
The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album
(1960)
Jazz Contemporary
(1960)
Show Boat
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 4/5 stars

Jazz Contemporary is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Time label. The album features the recording debut of pianist Steve Kuhn.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "The results are not quite essential but everyone plays up to par... It's fine hard bop, the modern mainstream music of the period".

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

Recorded on February 11 (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 10) and February 12, 1960 (tracks 1, 4-6, 9).


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