Showboat (Kenny Dorham album)

Showboat is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances of tunes from the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II musical Show Boat recorded in 1960 and released on the Time label.^[2]

Showboat
Studio album by Kenny Dorham Quintet
Released	End of January 1961[1]
Recorded	December 9, 1960 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:24
Label	Time Records Time 52024
Producer	Bob Shad
Kenny Dorham chronology
Jazz Contemporary (1960) Showboat (1961) Whistle Stop (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "This is one of Dorham's better sessions from the era and is easily recommended to his fans and collectors of hard bop".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jerome Kern except as indicated

1. "Why Do I Love You?" - 6:02
2. "Nobody Else But Me" - 5:41
3. "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" - 6:37
4. "Make Believe" - 5:49
5. "Ol' Man River" - 4:14
6. "Bill" - 4:01

Personnel

• Kenny Dorham - trumpet
• Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone
• Kenny Drew - piano
• Jimmy Garrison - bass
• Art Taylor - drums