Product Description
Brand New ~ Sealed! High Quality European Pressing Of Classic Kenny Dorham LP On 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl With Original Artwork.
Recorded on 1 April, 1963 at Rudy Van Gelder Studios in NJ., ‘Una Man’ features Kenny Dorham – trumpet, Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone, Herbie Hancock – piano, Butch Warren – bass & Tony Williams – drums. After hearing this record, Miles Davis snapped up Hancock & Williams for his legendary quintet.
Side 1:
Una Mas (One More Time)
Side 2:
Straight Ahead
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Explorative yet swinging music from Dorham and group, featuring pianist Herbie Hancock and drummer Tony Williams, prior to Miles Davis Quintet. When one thinks of great talent scouts in jazz, the name of Kenny Dorham is often overlooked. However, many top young players benefited from playing in his groups, and for proof one need look no further than the lineup on this album: tenor-saxophonist Joe Henderson, bassist Butch Warren, and (before either player joined Miles Davis) pianist Herbie Hancock and drummer Tony Williams. Together the quintet performs three of the trumpeter's originals ("Una Mas" is the most famous) along with the standard ballad "If Ever I Would Leave You." Even if the playing time (under 37 minutes) is a bit brief, the explorative yet swinging music lives up to its potential.