Released June 1959 | Length 42:13 Release date 1959 | |
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Recorded January 20 (#5-6) & February 18 (#1-4), 1959New York City Similar Jazz Contrasts, Cannonball Enroute, In the Land of Hi‑Fi with Julia, Cannonball's Sharpshooters, Jump for Joy | ||
History 2nd mini album blue spring
Blue Spring is a 1959 album by jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham and saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Riverside label, featuring performances by Dorham and Adderley with Dave Amram, Cecil Payne, Cedar Walton, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones or Jimmy Cobb.
Contents
- History 2nd mini album blue spring
- History what am i to you audio
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
History what am i to you audio
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars and states: "listeners new to the work of Kenny Dorham should definitely consider this somewhat overlooked Riverside date from 1959. The set features plenty of Dorham's varied and sophisticated horn work and four of his top-drawer originals.... Essential listening for Dorham fans." The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "Dorham enjoyed a brief resurgence towards the end of the '50s".
Track listing
All compositions by Kenny Dorham except as indicated
- "Blue Spring" - 7:42
- "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 7:42
- "Poetic Spring" - 6:47
- "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Rodgers) - 6:39
- "Spring Cannon" - 4:53
- "Passion Spring" - 8:30
Personnel
Songs
1Blue SpringCannonball Adderley - Kenny Dorham6:13
2It Might as Well Be SpringCannonball Adderley - Kenny Dorham7:42
3Poetic SpringCannonball Adderley6:48