Kenny Dorham: Whistle Stop (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP etjs-99.1 and Chris Wood on bass

and Chris Wood on bass – debuted on Blue Note in 1998 with the explosive Combustication which took Blue Note’s organ tradition to hitherto unforeseen realms

López-Nussa condenses the power of Benny Moré’s big band on “Bonito y Sabroso

Other choice covers include a laid-back version of “People Sure Act Funny” by Titus Turner and Bobby Robinson and an inventive reworking of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” that injects the Lennon-McCartney gem with a healthy dose of soul

The Big Beat introduced one of the greatest line-ups of The Jazz Messengers with the legendary drummer joined by trumpeter Lee Morgan

but it’s the two originals that really deliver

Kenny Dorham: Whistle Stop (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP etjs-99.1 and Chris Wood on bassBlue Note, 1962 After having recorded early bop classics like Afro Cuban and Round About Midnight At The Caf Bohemia for Blue Note in the mid 1950s, trumpeter Kenny Dorham made an invigorating return to the label in 1961 with Whistle Stop. The album is a 7 song set of Dorham originals performed by a top shelf hard bop quintet with Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Kenny Drew on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Inventive