Kenny Dorham: Whistle Stop (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP etjs-99.1 ” deeply soulful renditions of

” deeply soulful renditions of “Silent Night” and the spiritual “Go Tell It On The Mountain

but it’s the two originals that really deliver

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

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

Kenny Dorham: Whistle Stop (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) 1LP etjs-99.1 ” deeply soulful renditions ofBlue 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