Kenny Dorham
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Biography
[Edit]Kenny Dorham had a deeply moving, pure tone on trumpet; his sound was clear, sharp, and piercing, especially during ballads. He could spin out phrases and lines, but when he slowly and sweetly played the melody it was an evocative event. Dorham was a gifted all-round trumpeter, but seldom showcased his complete skills, preferring an understated, subtle approach. Unfortunately, he never received much publicity, and though a highly intelligent, thoughtful individual who wrote insightful commentary on jazz, he's little more than a footnote to many fans.
Dorham studied and played trumpet, tenor sax, and piano. He was a bandmember in high school and college; a college bandmate was Wild Bill Davis. Dorham started during the swing era, but was recruited by Dizzy Gillespie and Billy Eckstine to join their bands in the mid-'40s. He even sang blues with Gillespie's band. He recorded with the Be Bop Boys on Savoy in 1946. After short periods with Lionel Hampton and Mercer Ellington, Dorham joined Charlie Parker's group in 1948, staying there until 1949. He did sessions in New York during the early and mid-'50s, making his recording debut as a leader on Charles Mingus and Max Roach's Debut label in 1953. He then cut Afro-Cuban for Blue Note with Cecil Payne, Hank Mobley, and Horace Silver in 1955.
Dorham was a founding member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1954, and also led a short-lived similar band, the Jazz Prophets. Dorham played on the soundtrack of A Star Is Born in 1954, then spent two years with Max Roach from 1956 to 1958. There were dates for Riverside in the late '50s with Paul Chambers, Tommy Flanagan, and Art Taylor, plus other sessions with ABC-Paramount, three volumes for Blue Note done live at the Cafe Bohemia, and an intriguing but uneven session with John Coltrane and Cecil Taylor, Coltrane Time, in 1958.
Dorham taught at the Lenox School of Jazz in 1958 and 1959, and wrote scores for the films Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Un Témoin dans la Ville in 1959. During the mid-'60s, he co-led a band with tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson that was shamefully neglected. There were such classic Blue Note releases as Whistle Stop, Una Mas, and Trumpet Toccata. Dorham made one album for Cadet in 1970, Kenny Dorham Sextet, with Muhal Richard Abrams. He died in 1972. Several of his Blue Note albums have been reissued, while his Prestige and Riverside dates have come out in sporadic fashion, some in two-record samplers. Other material for Pacific Jazz, United Artists, Steeplechase, Xanadu, and Time isn't as widely available.
Title: The Complete 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Artist: Kenny Dorham
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia (Disc 1)
Artist: Kenny Dorham
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete 'Round About Midnight At the Cafe Bohemia (Live)
Artist: Kenny Dorham
Genre: Jazz
Title: Afro-Cuban (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered)
Artist: Kenny Dorham
Collections
Title: Jazz Night
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - The Greats Volume Ten
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hard Swingin' Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Note 75
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazzin' the 50'S
Genre: Jazz
Title: Shh! - 50's Jazz Instrumentals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mixtape; Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Best Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Afro-Cuban Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mixtape; Spicy Latin Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Latin Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dizzy Gillespie: A Night In Tunisia
Genre: Jazz
Title: Afro-Cuban Jazz Grooves
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Essentials - Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Jazz Trumpets
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sonny Rollins with Kenny, Miles and Cliff
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Bossa Nova
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Jazz Driving Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Douglas On Blue Note
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues, Swing and All That Jazz, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Savoy First Steps
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Be Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mixtape: Salt Peanuts
Genre: Jazz
Title: Newport Rebels
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Latin Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Afro Cuban Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Waltz Across The World
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Most Influential Jazz Trumpet Players
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top Jazz Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Essential Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Early Bebop Brass Pioneers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Golden Jazz Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Super Rad Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rollins' Choice: Blue Note Selections by Henry Rollins
Genre: Jazz
Title: Evening Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Very Best of Prestige Records (Prestige 60th)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The American Jazz Scene - 1950's
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Latin
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Trumpet Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Latin Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Coffee Break
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz: Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Savoy 60th Anniversary - Timeless
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Jazz Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - The Greats Volume Two
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - Volume 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Pure Retro Blues & Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Hard Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Groovin' High - The Ultimate Trumpet Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: The American Jazz Scene - 1960's
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Blues Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Cool Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Note 101: Latin Jazz Rhythms
Genre: Jazz
Title: High Fidelity Jazz: Deep Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - Volume 9
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - The Greats Volume Eight
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - The Greats Volume Seven
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Songs About New York
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - Volume 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - Volume 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Red Hot Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Pure Be-Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Life! (Digital Only)
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Prestige Profiles - Miles Davis (With Collector's Edition Bonus Disc)
Artist: Miles Davis
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Note Trip Jazzanova: Lookin' Back/Movin' On
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor
Title: Prestige Profiles: Miles Davis (With Collector's Edition Bonus Disc)
Artist: Miles Davis
Genre: Jazz
