''This Is the Moment!'' (subtitled ''Kenny Dorham Sings and Plays'') is an album by American jazz trumpeter

Kenny Dorham McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and occasional singer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention ...

featuring performances recorded in 1958 and released on the Riverside label.Kenny Dorham discography
accessed October 7, 2010 Dorham sings on the album, for the first and only time in his discography. The album marks the recording debut of pianist

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Reception

The

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review by

Scott Yanow Scott Yanow (born 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author. Life and career Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles. Beginning in 1974, Yanow was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles and was the jazz e ...

awarded the album 4 stars and stated that "this recording must have surprised most jazz listeners at the time, for trumpeter Kenny Dorham sings on all ten selections... Dorham had an OK voice, musical if not memorable, but the arrangements for these selections are inventive and pleasing."Yanow, S. Allmusic Reviewaccessed October 7, 2010

Track listing

# " Autumn Leaves" (

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) – 3:09 # " I Remember Clifford" (

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) – 2:56 # "

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) – 4:16 # " I Understand" (

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, Mabel Wayne) – 4:12 # " From This Moment On" (

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) – 4:47 # " This Is the Moment" (

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) – 2:37 # " Angel Eyes" (

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) – 5:26 # " Where Are You?" (

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) – 4:29 # " Golden Earrings" (

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) – 2:41 # "Make Me a Present of You" (Joe Greene) – 3:07 :*Recorded by Jack Higgins at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on July 7, 1958 (tracks 1, 3–4, 6–8 & 10) and May 27 (tracks 2, 5 & 9), 1957

Personnel

– trumpet, vocals *

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– trombone *

– piano * Sam Jones –

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G.T. Hogan Wilbert Granville Thodore Hogan Jr. (January 16, 1929 – August 7, 2004)"Granville T Hogan"
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(tracks 2, 5 & 9),

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(tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–8 & 10) – drums

References

Riverside Records albums Kenny Dorham albums 1958 albums {{1950s-jazz-album-stub