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Artist: Dorham, Kenny
Title: Matador
Format: SA
Label: IMPEX RECORDS
Catalog Number:8321
Barcode:856276002398 itemnumber=1000125267
Price: $38.98  (All prices include domestic shipping.)
Genre: JAZZ
Release Date: 11/10/2021
Availability: Not Currently In Stock
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Sometimes in the course of our exploration of potential titles to reissue, we come across a true gem that somehow escaped mainstream popularity. Our new SACD of Matador by trumpeter Kenny Dorham and his quintet is the latest and perhaps most crystalline example of this. It has only been reissued (officially) once in 50 years. When you hear it, you'll scratch your head raw that this under-appreciated gem has been missing for so long. Recorded in a single day in 1962, Matador contains the sprawling epic McLean-penned "Melanie" (a suite in three parts), as well as Dorham's smoldering "El Matador" and a stirring take on "Beautiful Love". Throughout the session, Timmons, Smith, and Moses provide sublime support while Dorham and McLean trade sinewy solos. Emotional musical exploration ties to readily approachable post-bop structure that make for a snappy, yet heady, mix of tunes that put a tap in your foot while engaging your head and heart. This Hybrid SACD contains an HDCD encoded Stereo CD layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!

Track Listing
 1. 
El Matador

 2. 
Melanie - Part 1

 3. 
Melanie - Part 2

 4. 
Melanie - Part 3

 5. 
Smile

 6. 
Beautiful Love

 7. 
Prelude

 8. 
There Goes My Heart

Performers on this Album
Kenny Dorham, trumpet
Jackie McLean, alto saxophone
Bobby Timmons, piano
Teddy Smith, bass
J.C. Moses, drums
Additional Technical Information Available For This Album
Release Format: SA         
Mastering Engineer: Chris Bellman
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