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Kenny Dorham

real name McKinley Howard Dorham

US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer

Fairfield, United States · 1924-08-30 – 1972-12-05

Kenny Dorham is credited on 2,686 releases across 592 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,686

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8

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309

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American trumpet player
Born August 30, 1924 in Fairfield, Texas, USA, died December 5, 1972 in New York, New York, USA
He played in the big bands of Lionel Hampton, Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Mercer Ellington and the quintet of Charlie Parker. He was a charter member of the original cooperative Jazz Messengers (opens in a new tab). He also recorded as a sideman with Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins and replaced Clifford Brown in groups led by Max Roach.
As leader, he recorded in 1956 as Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets. In 1963, Dorham's group included Joe Henderson; the two men collaborated for several years.
Aged 48, Dorham died from kidney disease.

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2,686 releases · 592 albums · active 1951–2026

  • Performance · 3,850
  • Other credits · 70

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Café Bohemia · Reeves Sound Studios

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