title: Matador (Kenny Dorham album)
text: # Matador (Kenny Dorham album)
  
  Matador is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the United Artists label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Down Beat | |
  | Allmusic | |
  
  Down Beat magazine jazz critic Ira Gitler stated in his April 25, 1963 review: "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.
  
  The Allmusic review by Brandon Burke awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Kenny Dorham's Matador can safely claim the all too common distinction of being a classic among jazz connoisseurs while virtually unknown to the casual listener... A fantastic session by any standard".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "El Matador" (Kenny Dorham) - 6:32
  * "Melanie Parts 1-3" (Jackie McLean) - 11:34
  * "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) - 5:00
  * "Beautiful Love" (Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young) - 5:13
  * "Prelude" (Heitor Villa-Lobos) - 4:47
  * "There Goes My Heart" (Benny Davis, Abner Silver) - 5:12
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Kenny Dorham - trumpet (except track 4)
  * Jackie McLean - alto saxophone (except track 5)
  * Bobby Timmons - piano
  * Teddy Smith - bass (except track 5)
  * J.C. Moses - drums (except track 5)
  