1963 studio album by Kenny Dorham
Matador is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the United Artists label.[ 2]
Down Beat magazine jazz critic Ira Gitler stated in his April 25, 1963 review: "Dorham and McLean, two of jazz' most passionate and lyrical players are in very good form here. Helped by a varied set of material and an energized Timmons, they have fashioned an album of surpassing interest.[ 3]
The Allmusic review by Brandon Burke awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Kenny Dorham's Matador can safely claim the all too common distinction of being a classic among jazz connoisseurs while virtually unknown to the casual listener... A fantastic session by any standard".[ 4]
"El Matador" (Kenny Dorham) - 6:32
"Melanie Parts 1-3" (Jackie McLean ) - 11:34
"Smile " (Charlie Chaplin ) - 5:00
"Beautiful Love " (Haven Gillespie , Wayne King , Egbert Van Alstyne , Victor Young ) - 5:13
"Prelude" (Heitor Villa-Lobos ) - 4:47
"There Goes My Heart" (Benny Davis , Abner Silver ) - 5:12
Studio albums Live albums Compositions
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section.
As leader or co-leader With others
The Happy Blues (Gene Ammons , 1956)
Jammin' with Gene (Gene Ammons, 1956)
Funky (Gene Ammons, 1957)
Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (Gene Ammons, 1957)
Hard Bop (Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers , 1956)
Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 [1982])
Drum Suite (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956–57)
A Night in Tunisia (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, Vik/RCA, 1957)
Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1957)
Tough! (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1957)
Back to the Tracks (Tina Brooks , 1960)
2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney , 1957)
Off to the Races (Donald Byrd , 1958)
Fuego (Donald Byrd, 1959)
Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960)
Cool Struttin' (Sonny Clark , 1958)
Dig (Miles Davis , 1951)
Quintet/Sextet (Miles Davis, 1955)
Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)
Inta Somethin' (Kenny Dorham , 1961)
Matador (Kenny Dorham, 1962)
Tuba Sounds (Ray Draper , 1957)
2 Trumpets (Art Farmer , 1957)
Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie , 1992)
To Bird with Love (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992)
Pithecanthropus Erectus (Charles Mingus , 1956)
Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1958)
Mobley's Message (Hank Mobley , Prestige, 1956)
Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley, 1967)
Evolution (Grachan Moncur III , 1963)
Lee-Way (Lee Morgan, 1960)
Tom Cat (Lee Morgan, 1964)
Cornbread (Lee Morgan, 1965)
Infinity (Lee Morgan, 1965)
Charisma (Lee Morgan, 1966)
The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1967–68)
The Music From "The Connection" (Freddie Redd , 1960)
Shades of Redd (Freddie Redd, 1960)
Redd's Blues (Freddie Redd, 1961)
Open House (Jimmy Smith , 1960)
Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
Taylor's Wailers (Art Taylor, 1957)
Mal/2 (Mal Waldron , 1957)
Left Alone (Mal Waldron, 1959)
Left Alone '86 (Mal Waldron, 1986)
Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson , 1967)
Film and TV appearances
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With Art Blakey andthe Jazz Messengers With others
10 to 4 at the 5 Spot (Pepper Adams , 1958)
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco (1959)
Them Dirty Blues (Cannonball Adderley , 1960)
Work Song (Nat Adderley , 1960)
Chet Baker & Crew (1956)
Chet Baker Big Band (1956)
Blue Lights (Kenny Burrell , 1958)
On View at the Five Spot Cafe (Kenny Burrell, 1959)
More Party Time (Arnett Cobb , 1960)
Movin' Right Along (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (Kenny Dorham , 1956)
Matador (Kenny Dorham, 1962)
Brass Shout (Art Farmer , 1959)
The Opener (Curtis Fuller , 1957)
Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (1958)
The Big Soul-Band (Johnny Griffin , 1960)
The Soul Society (Sam Jones , 1960)
Nice and Easy (Johnny Lytle , 1962)
Hank (Hank Mobley , 1957)
The Cooker (Lee Morgan , 1957)
Lee-Way (Lee Morgan, 1960)
Comin' On! (Dizzy Reece , 1960)
Personal Appearance (Sonny Stitt , 1957)
The Young Lions (1960)