After having recorded early bop classics likeAfro-CubanandRound About Midnight At The Caf Bohemiafor Blue Note in the mid-1950s, trumpeterKenny Dorhammade an invigorating return to the label in 1961 withWhistle Stop. The album is a 7-song set of Dorham originals performed by a top-shelf hard bop quintet withHank Mobleyon tenor saxophone,Kenny Drewon piano,Paul Chamberson bass, andPhilly Joe Joneson drums. Inventive compositions like Philly Twist, Sunset, and Sunrise In Mexico provide ample grist for the mill, leading the musicians down inspired paths.

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracklist:
A1. ‘Philly’ Twist
A2. Buffalo
A3. Sunset
B1. Whistle Stop
B2. Sunrise In Mexico
B3. Windmill
B4. Dorham’s Epitaph