Kenny Dorham
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Kenny Dorham was an American jazz trumpeter who made many recordings in the 1950s and 1960s that continue to be regarded highly by fans and critics. He was praised for his melodic and lyrical be-bop style but he never made the breakthrough to mainstream fame.
The Texas-born musician grew up in a musical family, learned to play the piano as a child and picked up the trumpet while at high school. After military service he signed on with Dizzy Gillespie's big band and had stints with drummer Art Blakey, pianist Bud Powell, drummer Kenny Clarke, saxophonist Sonny Stitt, and band leaders Lionel Hampton and Mercer Ellington. In 1948, he succeeded Miles Davis in Charlie Parker's band, went on to record with Thelonious Monk and in 1953 released his first album as leader, 'Kenny Dorham Quintet'. Albums followed with saxophonists Sonny Rollins, Ernie Henry, Cannonball Adderley, Steve Kuhn and Jackie McLean. In 1975 his 1960 release 'The Arrival of Kernny Dorham' was re-released as 'The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album'. He died from kidney disease in 1972.
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- Autumn In New York
- Afrodisia
- Lotus Blossom
- Una Mas (One More Time)
- La Villa
- LaRue by Sonny Rollins
- Sao Paulo
- Scrapple from the Apple (No.5) by Kenny Dorham
- Deedle (No.1) by Kenny Dorham
- Soul Support (Take 3)
- Like Someone In Love (Take 1)
- What's This by Kenny Dorham
- Anthropology (No.2) by Kenny Dorham
- La Vie N'Est Qu'Une Lutte featuring Kenny Dorham
- Donna Lee by Kenny Dorham
- Complainte Du Chauffeur featuring Kenny Dorham
- Sur L'Antenne featuring Kenny Dorham
- S O S Radio Taxis featuring Kenny Dorham
- Final au Jardin d'acclimatation featuring Kenny Dorham
- Just Friends (Take 1)
- Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (Theme) [No.12] by Kenny Dorham
- La Pendaison featuring Kenny Dorham
- Ba-Lu-Ee-Du featuring Kenny Dorham
- Mélodie Pour Les Radio Taxis featuring Kenny Dorham
