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Blue Spring is a 1959 album by jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham and saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Riverside label, featuring performances by Dorham and Adderley with Dave Amram, Cecil Payne, Cedar Walton, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones or Jimmy Cobb.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars and states: “listeners new to the work of Kenny Dorham should definitely consider this somewhat overlooked Riverside date from 1959. The set features plenty of Dorham’s varied and sophisticated horn work and four of his top-drawer originals…. Essential listening for Dorham fans.” The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars, stating: “Dorham enjoyed a brief resurgence towards the end of the ’50s”.

Track listing:
“Blue Spring” (Kenny Dorham) – 7:42
“It Might as Well Be Spring” (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 7:42
“Poetic Spring” (Kenny Dorham) – 6:47
“Spring Is Here” (Lorenz Hart, Rodgers) – 6:39
“Spring Cannon” (Kenny Dorham) – 4:53
“Passion Spring” (Kenny Dorham) – 8:30

Personnel:
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
David Amram – French horn
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
Cedar Walton – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums (tracks 1-4)
Philly Joe Jones – drums (5-6)

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Released: June 1959
Recorded: January 20 (#5-6) & February 18 (#1-4), 1959
Length: 42:13
Label: Riverside
Producer: Orrin Keepnews