Showboat (Kenny Dorham album)
# 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.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

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".

## Track listing

All compositions by Jerome Kern except as indicated

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

## Personnel

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