Some of trumpeter
Kenny Dorham's finest recordings were his sessions as a leader for Riverside in the '50s and fortunately all of that music has been reissued on CD. This album is a bit brief in time (41 minutes) but contains many memorable selections. Three of the songs ("Falling in Love with Love" a 12-minute version of "I'll Remember April" and the trumpeter's "La Villa") match
Dorham in an all-star quintet with the great tenor
Sonny Rollins, pianist
Hank Jones, bassist
Oscar Pettiford and drummer
Max Roach. The other three numbers (of which only "My Old Flame" includes
Rollins) adds a fine harp player (Betty Glauman) and focuses on
Dorham's lyricism. ~ Scott Yanow