Artist:Kenny Dorham
Song:Hill's Edge
Album:Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia
Kenny Dorham was an excellent trumpeter who was somewhat overshadowed by guys who were considered more innovative. But he was a great musician and composer and is worth a listen. He was born Aug. 30, 1924 in Fairfield, TX. He was in Charlie Parkers's band 1948-49. He was an original member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1954. He left in 1956 to form his own group The Jazz Prophets. This live recording is from that period. It was originally released on two LPs. In 2002, Blue Note reissued the entire concert in its entirety on 2CDs. It's a great recording. Musicians are JR Monterose on tenor sax, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Bobby Timmons on piano, Sam Jones on bass and Arthur Edgehill on drums. Dorham replaced Clifford Brown in Max Roach's band after Brown's death. He left in 1958 and recorded several solo albums in the early 60s. Kenny Dorham's career faded in the late 60s and then he died of kidney failure on Dec. 5, 1972 at age 48. Not surprisingly, there is very little video footage of Kenny Dorham available. But I was able to find a short clip on through Blinkx and I posted it on blip.tv. So here's Kenny Dorham performing Scandia Skies.
This is Kenny Dorham performing Scandia.
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