Noose Bloos – Kenny Dorham
A snappy riff blues head with a classic hard bop sound.
- Recording: Kenny Dorham - 2 Horns / 2 Rhythm
- Recorded on: November 13, 1957
- Label: Riverside (RLP 12-255)
- Concert Key: B-flat
- Vocal Range: , C4 to C4
- Style: Swing (medium up)
- Trumpet - Kenny Dorham
- Alto Sax - Ernie Henry
- Bass - Eddie Mathias
- Drums - Wilbert Granville T. Hogan
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- Description
- Historical Notes
- Solos
- Piano Corner
- Bass Corner
- Drum Corner
- Guitar Corner
- Inside & Beyond
- Minus You
A medium-up blues riff with that classic hard-bop snap. This one is quite simple; the riff stays the same each time and doesn’t change with the chords. On the repeat of the out head, the last phrase is played two more times in a descending sequence, ending an octave lower than the first time. The recording starts with a chorus of walking bass and drums before the head.
For more from this “2 Horns / 2 Rhythm” session check out Lotus Blossom; also available is Jazz-Classic from the second session for this album with Wilbur Ware on bass. This was the second of Kenny Dorham’s four Riverside albums. Drummer Wilbert Granville T. Hogan also played on some of the third, “This Is The Moment,” in 1958.
You won't find anything from the K.D. album "This Is The Moment" on jazzleadsheets.com because Kenny has no original songs on the album. However, it's an important album to be aware of because it's really Kenny's vocal album. Kenny sings on every track and plays some great trumpet solos as well. Don Sickler: "Years ago, Curtis Fuller, who also solos on the album, was the first to tell me about Kenny's 'vocal album' and also that this was pianist Cedar Walton's first recorded album."
You won't find anything from the K.D. album "This Is The Moment" on jazzleadsheets.com because Kenny has no original songs on the album. However, it's an important album to be aware of because it's really Kenny's vocal album. Kenny sings on every track and plays some great trumpet solos as well. Don Sickler: "Years ago, Curtis Fuller, who also solos on the album, was the first to tell me about Kenny's 'vocal album' and also that this was pianist Cedar Walton's first recorded album."
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Kenny Dorham
August 30, 1924 – December 15, 1972
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