I wrote this album "sermon" and posted it on Facebook on 25 June, 2021. The weather today in northern Indiana reminded me of it--so much so that I actually played it in my car during my work commute. It seemed a good time to revisit it. Fun fact: even though I didn't write this in the fall, it's definitely applicable for this particular time of the year. Also a correction--the album was released in 1960, not 1959 as I initially wrote here. The notes on my LP indicated that it was recorded in late 1959 and I'm sure I just assumed (without adequate research) that that was when it was released.
I'm a little early this week, but the weather right now is perfect for this.
It's a rainy Friday morning (at least for another ten minutes--then it'll be a rainy Friday afternoon).
I recently picked up a few things during a Record Store Day (RSD) event in Goshen (unsolicited plug--Ignition Music Garage is the best place in a 50-mile radius to buy music). There are a number of titles I bought that I still haven't had the chance to listen to. I've been waiting for the right moment. Things like Tom Waits are best saved until after the sun goes down (maybe later tonight).
While running errands in the rain, I was thinking that when I got home I should pop on the lone jazz record I picked up. I don't own enough jazz on vinyl. A lot of jazz (especially that which is heavy on trumpet and/or piano--which this week's album is) sounds best on a rainy day. I'm almost through Side 2 of the album. The rain seems to have let up (at least for awhile), and the whole experience was... almost mystical.
So this week, please enjoy trumpeter Kenny Dorham with his 1959 classic "Quiet Kenny," recorded by producer extraordinaire Rudy Van Gelder, featuring Tommy Flanagan on the piano, Arthur Taylor on drums, and the great Paul Chambers on bass.
(NOTE: the link below does add a rendition of "Mack the Knife" by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht that does not appear on the original album.)
Until next week, stay safe, be good to your neighbours, and please remember that if at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
Yours in peace, love, and rock and roll!
The Reverend Will the Thrill
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