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Kenny Dorham

US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer

From: Texas, United States
Active: 1924–1972
Rating: ★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases: 50

jazz
hard bop
bebop

About

McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and occasional singer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention or public recognition from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did. For this reason, writer Gary Giddins said that Dorham's name has become "virtually synonymous with 'underrated'."

Dorham also composed the bossa nova jazz standard "Blue Bossa", which was first recorded by his associate Joe Henderson.

From Kenny Dorham on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.