| Condition | Sealed |
| Manufacturer | Austria |
| Format | Hybrid SACD, Full resolution DSD audio mastered by Chris Bellman from the original analog master tapes, Super Jewel Box, Reissue |
| Date of release | 1963/2021 |
| Barcode | 856276002398 |
Audiophile Quality Hybrid SACD!
Rare Recording Available On SACD For The First Time Ever!
Mastered by Chris Bellman From The Original Analog Master Tapes!
Sometimes in the course of our exploration of potential titles to reissue, we come across a true gem that somehow escaped mainstream popularity. Our new SACD of Matador by trumpeter Kenny Dorham and his quintet is the latest and perhaps most crystalline example of this. There has never been a single 180-gram pressing available. It has only been reissued (officially) once in 50 years. When you hear it, you'll scratch your head raw that this under-appreciated gem has been missing for so long.
Working with a soulful Jackie McLean on alto, a loose and swinging Bobby Timmons on piano, and the locked-in rhythm section of Teddy Smith on bass and J.C. Moses on drums, the playing is spontaneous, energetic and expressive. Check out the frenetic interplay between Timmons and Moses during the long trailing section of "Melanie".
"Dorham and McLean, two of jazz' most passionate and lyrical players, are in very good form here. Helped by a varied set of material and an energized Timmons, they have fashioned an album of surpassing interest." - Ira Gitler, Downbeat Magazine, April 1963
This hybrid SACD contains a stereo CD layer that can be played on most standard CD players!
