Una Mas
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Una Mas, on the front cover named Una Mas (One More Time), is a jazz album by trumpeter Kenny Dorham
and his quintet, released in 1963 by Blue Note
, as BLP 4127 and BST 84127. The album is one of the musician's last albums, since after 1964, he'd begin to fade and disappear from the jazz scenes. Una Mas features three compositions by Dorham himself and the jazz ballad "If Ever I Would Leave You", originally composed by Loewe/Lerner for the musical Camelot
.
At the time, Dorham was not yet well-known in the jazz scene, and the musician felt this lacking of acknowledgement. Replying to Hentoff, he said:
genre. Dorham felt positive about it: "The groove was very good. [...] You can switch to almost any kind of feeling when you're improvising on this; from bossa nova to blues." Dorham recorded "Una Mas" firstly in San Francisco, in 1961, and was published with the title "US" on Inta Somethin. "At the time, the tune had a shuffle beat and a written introduction that is omitted here". "Sao Paolo" is dedicated to the Brazilian city, where Dorham had been in 1960, during a tour. According to Dorham himself, the piece has "a half bossa feeling and the other half is something else"." The last piece "If Ever I Would Leave You", as above-mentioned, is a composition by Loewe/Lerner. This piece was not part of the original LP release, and was issued only in 1987. According to Bob Blumenthal's notes, it was "probably omitted because it presented a different feeling from the rest of the material".
Kenny Dorham
McKinley Howard Dorham was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer born in Fairfield, Texas. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did...
and his quintet, released in 1963 by Blue Note
Blue note
In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes. Typically the alteration is a semitone or less, but this varies among performers and genres. Country blues, in particular, features wide variations from the...
, as BLP 4127 and BST 84127. The album is one of the musician's last albums, since after 1964, he'd begin to fade and disappear from the jazz scenes. Una Mas features three compositions by Dorham himself and the jazz ballad "If Ever I Would Leave You", originally composed by Loewe/Lerner for the musical Camelot
Camelot (musical)
Camelot is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe . It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White tetralogy novel The Once and Future King....
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At the time, Dorham was not yet well-known in the jazz scene, and the musician felt this lacking of acknowledgement. Replying to Hentoff, he said:
The pieces
"Una Mas" is a 16-bar tune pertaining to bossa novaBossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
genre. Dorham felt positive about it: "The groove was very good. [...] You can switch to almost any kind of feeling when you're improvising on this; from bossa nova to blues." Dorham recorded "Una Mas" firstly in San Francisco, in 1961, and was published with the title "US" on Inta Somethin. "At the time, the tune had a shuffle beat and a written introduction that is omitted here". "Sao Paolo" is dedicated to the Brazilian city, where Dorham had been in 1960, during a tour. According to Dorham himself, the piece has "a half bossa feeling and the other half is something else"." The last piece "If Ever I Would Leave You", as above-mentioned, is a composition by Loewe/Lerner. This piece was not part of the original LP release, and was issued only in 1987. According to Bob Blumenthal's notes, it was "probably omitted because it presented a different feeling from the rest of the material".
Track listing
All pieces by Kenny Dorham, except where noted.- "Una Mas (One More Time)" 15:19
- "Straight Ahead" 8:58
- "Sao Paolo" 7:20
- "If Ever I Would Leave You" (Alan Jay LernerAlan Jay LernerAlan Jay Lerner was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre for both the stage and on film...
, Frederick Loewe) 5:07
Personnel
- Kenny DorhamKenny DorhamMcKinley Howard Dorham was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer born in Fairfield, Texas. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did...
- trumpet - Herbie HancockHerbie HancockHerbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound...
- piano - Joe HendersonJoe HendersonJoe Henderson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than forty years Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including Blue Note.-Early life:From a very large family with five sisters and nine...
- tenor saxophone - Butch WarrenButch WarrenEdward "Butch" Warren is an American jazz double bassist who plays in the hard bop genre. He was especially active in the late-50s and the 1960s.-Biography:...
- double bass - Tony Williams - drums