New Land Vinyl & CDs

Review: Newly issued for Record Store Day 2024, This Is The Moment! - Sings And Plays is a pivotal 1958 album by Kenny Dorham which marked his debut as a vocalist. Originally released on Riverside, it introduced pianist Cedar Walton and has now been remastered from the original Mono analogye tapes by Kevin Gray, and pressed at Pallas on 180g vinyl in a deluxe reverse-board jacket. Dorham, a jazz trumpet virtuoso, led his own bands and contributed to legendary ensembles and this recording was done at Reeves Sound Studio, New York, between July 7th and August 15th, 1958, with a stellar lineup including Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, Charlie Persip, and G.T. Hogan.