Inta Somethin’ – Dorham, Kenny – LP – Brand New Vinyl (Arrives in 20days)

Composer of “Blue Bossa,” one of the most popular
jazz standards of all time, trumpeter Kenny Dorham
(1924-1972) was a rather neglected and little-known
figure during his lifetime. Decades later, not much has
changed. Greatly overshadowed by the stardom of
Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown and Fats Navarro, this
underrated bebop giant was nevertheless a highly
talented musician who performed with some of the
most remarkable players of the era. He recorded with
Bud Powell; was a regular member of the Charlie Parker
quintet (they toured Paris) and replaced the late Clifford
Brown in the Max Roach quintet in 1956. Presented
here is his splendid quintet LP Inta Somethin’, on which
he shares the frontline with alto saxophonist Jackie
McLean, with whom he would collaborate on two further
occasions, the 1962 LPs Matador and Hipnosis.