| Matador | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Kenny Dorham |
| Cover: | Matador (Kenny Dorham album).jpg |
| Released: | January/early February 1963[1] |
| Recorded: | April 15, 1962 Sound Makers, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 38:18 |
| Label: | United Artists UAJ 14007 UAJS 15007 |
| Producer: | Alan Douglas |
| Chronology: | Kenny Dorham |
| Prev Title: | Inta Somethin' |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | Una Mas |
| Next Year: | 1963 |
Matador is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the United Artists label.[2]
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".[3]