2 Horns / 2 Rhythm

2 Horns / 2 Rhythm
Studio album by
Kenny Dorham
Released1957
RecordedNovember 13 & December 2, 1957
GenreJazz
Length42:17
LabelRiverside
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Kenny Dorham chronology
Jazz Contrasts
(1957) 		2 Horns / 2 Rhythm
(1957) 		This Is the Moment!
(1958)
Ernie Henry chronology
Last Chorus
(1958) 		2 Horns / 2 Rhythm
(1957)

2 Horns / 2 Rhythm is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham, featuring performances with Ernie Henry.[1] It was recorded in 1957 and released on Riverside Records.[2] This was Henry's last recording session.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album four stars and stated "The sparse setting (unusual for a Dorham session) works quite well".[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kenny Dorham, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Lotus Blossom" (Dorham, Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)5:24
2."'Sposin'" (Paul Denniker, Andy Razaf)6:15
3."Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)2:58
4."Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" (Irving Caesar, Sammy Lerner, Gerald Marks)4:42
5."The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding)4:28
6."I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal)4:24
7."Noose Bloos"6:38
8."Jazz-Classic"3:14
9."'Sposin'" (alternate take included on CD reissue, Denniker, Razaf)4:49

Recorded in New York City on November 13 (tracks 1–3, 5–7 & 9) and December 2 (tracks 4 & 8), 1957

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Fuller, Jack. "2 Horns, 2 Rhythms (The Kenny Dorham..." chicagotribune.com.
  2. ^ Kenny Dorham discography accessed October 6, 2010
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 6, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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