Biography
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Kenny Dorham
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Birth name :
McKinley Howard Dorham
Genres :
Jazz
Bebop
Mainstream jazz
Hard bop
Instruments :
Trumpet
Vocals
Born / Died
Born:(1924-08-30)August 30, 1924 Fairfield, Texas, U.S.
Died:December 5, 1972(1972-12-05) (aged 48) New York City, New York, U.S.
McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer born in Fairfield, Texas. 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 jazz standard "Blue Bossa," which first appeared on Joe Henderson's album Page One.
