Kenny Dorham
- MatchKenny Dorham
- 100%Lee Morgan
- 83%Hank Mobley
- 81%Jackie McLean
- 79%Freddie Hubbard
- 79%Johnny Griffin
- 78%Dexter Gordon
- 75%Sonny Clark
- 72%Joe Henderson
- 70%Tina Brooks
- 64%Blue Mitchell
Biography
McKinley Howard Dorham, 30 August 1924, Fairfield, Texas, USA, d. 5 December 1972, New York City, New York, USA. After learning to play trumpet while at high school, Dorham played in several late 40s big bands, including Lionel Hamptons and, more significantly given his musical leanings, the bop-orientated outfits of Dizzy Gillespie and Billy Eckstine. He was originally known as Kinny (a diminutive for McKinley) and this was how his name appeared on record labels. He was persistently... Read more