{"product_id":"kenny-dorham-blue-bossa-in-the-bronx-live-from-the-blue-morocco-2025-rsd-release","title":"Kenny Dorham - Blue Bossa In The Bronx (Live From The Blue Morocco) (2025 RSD Release)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrumpeter Kenny Dorham is captured in his hard-swinging prime on 2025's archival recording \u003cem\u003eBlue Bossa in the Bronx: Live from the Blue Morocco\u003c\/em\u003e. Transferred from tape reels recorded in 1967, the album features the legendary trumpeter leading a quartet with alto saxophonist \u003c\/span\u003eSonny Red\u003cspan\u003e, pianist \u003c\/span\u003eCedar Walton\u003cspan\u003e, bassist \u003c\/span\u003ePaul Chambers\u003cspan\u003e, and drummer \u003c\/span\u003eDenis Charles\u003cspan\u003e. While Dorham never officially recorded this particular group on album, he was close with each musician; having featured \u003c\/span\u003eChambers\u003cspan\u003e on his 1959 album \u003c\/span\u003eQuiet Kenny\u003cspan\u003e and worked with \u003c\/span\u003eWalton\u003cspan\u003e on several occasions, including appearing on the pianist's own 1967 session \u003c\/span\u003eCedar!\u003cspan\u003e. This recording exists thanks to fellow engineer \u003c\/span\u003eBernard Drayton\u003cspan\u003e having produced a short-lived series of jazz nights at the Bronx nightclub and recorded the proceedings. The result is a delightfully raw-sounding, fly-on-the-wall experience that finds Dorham leading his group through a set of standards and originals, including his own classic Latin composition, \"Blue Bossa,\" introduced several years prior on \u003c\/span\u003eJoe Henderson\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003ePage One\u003cspan\u003e. Here, Dorham stretches out on the tune, bobbing and weaving with a boxer's dexterity, before landing a bold harmonic punch, his tone a clenched fist of intensity. It's a vibe he sustains the whole night, moving deftly between warm lyricism and angular harmonic exploration. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Detroit-bred altoist \u003c\/span\u003eRed\u003cspan\u003e is equally impressive throughout, evoking at turns the propulsive swagger of \u003c\/span\u003eJackie McLean\u003cspan\u003e but also pushing towards the gruff edginess of \u003c\/span\u003eSonny Rollins\u003cspan\u003e, especially on his showcase rendition of the ballad \"Memories of You.\" It's also cool to hear drummer \u003c\/span\u003eCharles\u003cspan\u003e (who fell into obscurity in the '70s, before remerging in the '80s) dig into the bossa nova and hard bop grooves here. \u003c\/span\u003eWalton\u003cspan\u003e is perhaps the most impressive here, conjuring a warm, bluesy sophistication on Dorham's \"Blue Friday\" and their urbane take on \"My One and Only Love.\" Elsewhere, the group display their bop bona fides on \"The Theme\" and \"Confirmation,\" the latter of which also features an ear-popping bowed bass solo from \u003c\/span\u003eChambers\u003cspan\u003e. Though Dorham continued to perform until two days before his 1972 death, his later life was marred by health issues, and his recordings had already become sporadic by the late '60s. Consequently, \u003cem\u003eBlue Bossa in the Bronx: Live from the Blue Morocco \u003c\/em\u003eand the few other live recordings that exist are treasured documents of his daring, artful style. — via AllMusic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4XfhYsc5kry9QYsiTkqBwm?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Resonance Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo, 180 Gram\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Bop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Audiophile Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resonance Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45425862639774,"sku":"617270123195","price":90.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/WD_bwuS7BhCwpGBx9bSLCDYqs9mXZoT3lEhE17vcCq0-1920w-copy.jpg?v=1747133381","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/kenny-dorham-blue-bossa-in-the-bronx-live-from-the-blue-morocco-2025-rsd-release","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}