Matador (Kenny Dorham album)

Matador is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the United Artists label.[2]

Matador
Studio album by
Kenny Dorham
ReleasedJanuary/early February 1963[1]
RecordedApril 15, 1962
Sound Makers, New York City
GenreJazz
Length38:18
LabelUnited Artists
UAJ 14007
UAJS 15007
ProducerAlan Douglas
Kenny Dorham chronology
Inta Somethin'
(1961)		 Matador
(1963)		 Una Mas
(1963)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[3]
Allmusic[4]

Down Beat magazine jazz critic Ira Gitler stated in his April 25, 1963 review: "Dorham and McLean, two of jazz' most passionate and lyrical players are in very good form here. Helped by a varied set of material and an energized Timmons, they have fashioned an album of surpassing interest.[3]

The Allmusic review by Brandon Burke awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Kenny Dorham's Matador can safely claim the all too common distinction of being a classic among jazz connoisseurs while virtually unknown to the casual listener... A fantastic session by any standard".[4]

Track listing
  1. "El Matador" (Kenny Dorham) - 6:32
  2. "Melanie Parts 1-3" (Jackie McLean) - 11:34
  3. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) - 5:00
  4. "Beautiful Love" (Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young) - 5:13
  5. "Prelude" (Heitor Villa-Lobos) - 4:47
  6. "There Goes My Heart" (Benny Davis, Abner Silver) - 5:12

Personnel

References
  1. Billboard Feb 9, 1963
  2. Kenny Dorham discography accessed October 7, 2010
  3. Down Beat: April 25, 1963 Vol. 30, No. 10
  4. Burke, B. Allmusic Review accessed October 7, 2010
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