Kenny Dorham | |
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 Dorham in a DownBeat advertisement | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | McKinley Howard Dorham |
| Born | August 30, 1924 Fairfield, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1972 (aged 48) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, bebop, mainstream jazz, hard bop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, vocals |
McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972)[1] 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'."[2]
Dorham also composed the jazz standard/bossa nova standard "Blue Bossa", which was first recorded by his associate Joe Henderson.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 124/5. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ Freeman, Phil (January 15, 2013). "Spotlight: Doing the Philly Twist: Kenny Dorham's Whistle Stop". bluenote.com. Blue Note Records.