This Is the Moment! (subtitled Kenny Dorham Sings and Plays) is an album by American jazz trumpeter
Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1958 and released on the
Riverside label.[3] Dorham sings on the album, for the first and only time in his discography.[4] The album marks the recording debut of pianist
Cedar Walton.[5]
The
AllMusic review by
Scott Yanow 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."[5]
This Is the Moment! (subtitled Kenny Dorham Sings and Plays) is an album by American jazz trumpeter
Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1958 and released on the
Riverside label.[3] Dorham sings on the album, for the first and only time in his discography.[4] The album marks the recording debut of pianist
Cedar Walton.[5]
The
AllMusic review by
Scott Yanow 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."[5]