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: Afro-Cuban (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered)
Artist: Kenny Dorham
Title: The Complete Savoy Recordings Plus Other Small Group Sessions
Artist: Kenny Dorham
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete Afro-Cuban Sessions (Hd Remastered, RVG Edition, Doxy Collection)
Artist: Kenny Dorham
Genre: Jazz
Title: Matador + Inta Somethin' (with Jackie Mclean) [feat. Jackie McLean]
Artist: Kenny Dorham
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Hard Bop Horns
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazzin' USA
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Tribute to George Gershwin
Title: Tasty Trumpets
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Romantic Jazz: Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: World of Jazz - The Jazz Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion (Remastered), Vol. 7
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - The Greats Volume Three
Genre: Jazz
Title: Compact Disc Club - Blue Note CD 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Blue Note Years, Volume 4: Hard Bop & Beyond
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Best Of Blue Note
Title: 50 Best Of Blue Note
Title: Blue Bossa
Genre: Salsa, World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: Trumpet Dreams
Genre: Pop
Title: Best Jazz 100 (CD3: Latin Jazz)
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: 100 Jazz Essential Masterpieces (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Jazz Essential Masterpieces (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best Of Bossa Nova 2014
Genre: Jazz
Title: Down At The Jazz Club
Genre: Jazz
Title: African Inspired Jazz Drums
Genre: Jazz
Title: Phapsody Jazz (CD1)
Title: Phapsody Jazz (CD2)
Title: The Blue Box: Blue Note's Best, (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Afro Cuban Highlights
Genre: Latin
Title: Gitano Flamenco
Title: Jazz Mag Jazzman Présente - L'âge D'or Du Jazz (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Le Meilleur De Blue Note
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz District Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Jazz Classics & Greatest Jazz Hits (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: History Of Bebop
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Legendary Hard Bop
Title: Soul Jazz Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Trip Tease Vol. 1 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: World Of Jazz, The Jazz Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 11
Genre: Jazz
Title: Exotic Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Five Star Latin Jazz 2016
Genre: Jazz
Title: Light Jazz Classics
Genre: Chill Out, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Lounge, Bossanova
Title: The Alternate Side Of Jazz Remastered
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Classics 2017
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bebop Swing Cafe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Latin Jazz Fiesta 2019
Title: Jazz Magic: Kings Of Improvisation (CD2)
Genre:
Title: Prestige Records- Chill Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Prestige Records- Hard Bop Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: All Time Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Flight Vol. 1 (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lazy Jazz Cat Vol. 1 (CD1)
Title: 100 Hits - The Best Jazz (CD3)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Hits - The Best Jazz (CD4)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Hits - The Best Jazz (CD5)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz In 1959 Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Latin Jazz Essentials 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: West Coast Jazz Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Favourite Tracks Vol. 1 (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Evening At The Billiards (All Tracks Remastered)
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
