Kenny Dorham Catalog

1945 (age 21)

Mercer Ellington - Metronome All-Out / Pass Me By   Musicraft 379

Kenny Dorham, Mercer Ellington, trumpet; Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra.

NYC, May 17, 1945

5502Metronome All-Out
5503Pass Me By

Frank Humphries And His Orchestra   Pick-Up 1001

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Frank Humphries And His Orchestra, Frank Humphries, leader.

fall 1945

After You've Gone
Lonesome Road

1946

Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions   Savoy SJL 2214   1976

Kenny Dorham, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Chippy Outcalt, Robert Scott, Gerald Valentine, trombone; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons, tenor sax; Tate Houston, baritone sax; possibly Richard Ellington, piano; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.

NYC, January 3, 1946

NSC100I Only Have Eyes For You
NSC105The Jitney Man

Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"   EmArcy MG-36030   1955

same session.

NYC, January 3, 1946

NSC103You're My Everything

Billy Eckstine Sings   Savoy SJL 1127   1979

same session.

NYC, January 3, 1946

NSC104I've Got To Pass Your House

Dizzy Gillespie '46 Live At The Spotlite   Hi-Fly H 01

Dave Burns, Talib Dawud, Kenny Dorham, John Lynch, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, Alim Moore, trombone; Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Warren Luckey, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #8-11; Thelonious Monk, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, May-June, 1946

1.Our Delight
2.Ray's Idea
3.Cool Breeze
4.One Bass Hit
5.Groovin' High
6.Second Balcony Jump
7.unknown title
8.'Round Midnight
9.Oo-Bup-Sh' Bam
10.The Man I Love
11.Things To Come

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra.

Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, June 18, 1946

Things To Come
Things To Come (alternate take)
Second Balcony Jump
Groovin' High
Our Delight

same personnel.

Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, July 6, 1946

unknown title
One Bass Hit
The Man I Love
Oop Bop Sh'bam
'Round Midnight
Ray's Idea
Cool Breeze

Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie   Savoy MG 12020   1955

Dave Burns, Talib Daawud, Kenny Dorham, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Leon Comegys, Alton "Slim" Moore, Gordon Thomas, trombone; Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Alice Roberts, vocal.

NYC, July 9, 1946

5609One Bass Hit Part 2
5610Ray's Idea
5611Things To Come

Dizzy Gillespie - In The Beginning   Prestige P-24030   1973

same session.

NYC, July 9, 1946

5612He Bepped When He Shoulda Bopped

Various Artists - Opus De Bop   Savoy MG-12114   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Wally Bishop, drums.

NYC, August 23, 1946

S3338Bebop In Pastel
S3339Fool's Fancy
S3340Bombay
S3341ARay's Idea

Kenny Dorham - Blues In Bebop   Savoy SVY 17028

same session.

NYC, August 23, 1946

S3338-2Bebop In Pastel
S3338-3-

Various Artists - The Modern Jazz Piano Album   Savoy SJL 2247   1980

same session.

NYC, August 23, 1946

S3338-4Bebop In Pastel (alternate take)

"Kinny" Durham, trumpet; Edward "Sonny" Stitt, alto sax; Earl "Bud" Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Kenny "Klook" Clarke, drums.

S3344-?Seven Up (alternate take)
S3345-?Blues In Be Bop (alternate take) (as Blues A La Bud)

Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney   Savoy MG 12011   1955

same session.

NYC, August 23, 1946

S3342Serenade To A Square
S3343AGood Kick
S3344Seven Up
S3345Blues In Be Bop

McKinley "Kinney" Durham, Theodore "Fats" Navarro, trumpet; Edward "Sonny" Stitt, alto sax; Morris Lane, tenor sax; Ed De Vertoil, baritone sax; Earl "Bud" Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Kenny "Klook" Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, arranger.

NYC, September 6, 1946

S3346Boppin' A Riff Part 1
S3347Boppin' A Riff Part 2
S3348Fat Boy Part 1
S3349Fat Boy Part 2
S3350Everything's Cool Part 1
S3351Everything's Cool Part 2
S3352Webb City Part 1
S3353Webb City Part 2

** also released on Fats Navarro Memorial Album Number One - Fats Bud-Klook-Sonny-Kinney, Savoy MG 12011 (later).

Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max   Savoy MG 9034   1954

"Kinny" Durham, trumpet; Edward "Sonny" Stitt, alto sax; Earl "Bud" Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Kenny "Klook" Clarke, drums.

NYC, August 23, 1946

Diz-Iz

Various Artists - The Be-Bop Era   RCA Victor LPV-519   1965

Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, tenor sax; Eddie DeVerteuil, baritone sax; Bud Powell, piano; John Collins, guitar; Al Hall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

NYC, September 5, 1946

D6VB2792-1Epistrophy
D6VB2793-152nd Street Theme
D6VB2794-1Oop Bop Sh'bam
D6VB2795-1Rue Chaptal (as Royal Roost)

Earl Bud Powell Vol. 2 - Burning In U.S.A., 53-55   Mythic Sound MS 6002-2

Kenny Dorham, Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Morris Lane, tenor sax; Eddie DeVerteuil, baritone sax; Bud Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, arranger.

NYC, September 6, 1946

Boppin' A Riff Part 2 (alternate take)
Fat Boy Part 1 (alternate take)

** originally released on Mythic Sound MS 6002-1 + 2 bonus tracks.

1947

Lionel Hampton - Rock, Rock, Rock   Golden Era GE 15038

Wendell Culley, Kenny Dorham, Duke Garrette, Jimmy Nottingham, Leo Shepherd, trumpet; Sonny Craven, Andrew Penn, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick, trombone; Jackie Kelso, clarinet, alto sax; Ben Kynard, Bobby Plater, alto sax; Morris Lane, John Sparrow, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes; Milt Buckner, piano; Billy Mackel, guitar; Joe Comfort, Charlie Harris, bass; Earl Walker, drums; Wini Brown, Roland Burton, Herman McCoy, vocal; The Hamp-Tones, vocal group.

radio broadcast, Meadowbrook Gardens, Culver City, CA, possibly circa July 18-September 7, 1947

Oh Rock, Rock, Rock
Swanee River
Confess
Hey Babba Rebop
Memphis Blues
The New Look
Tempo's Birthday

Lionel Hampton - One Night Stand   Joyce LP 1055

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Meadowbrook Gardens, Culver City, CA, July 20, 1947

Hamp's Got A Duke
Mam'selle
Beulah's Boogie
A Sunday Kind Of Love
I Know That You Know
Chi-Baba Chi-Baba
That's My Desire
Eli Eli

** also released on 1944 And 1947 Broadcasts, Sandy Hook SH 2026.

Lionel Hampton Vol. 6 - 1946-1947   MCA Coral (G) 6.22180   1975?

Wendell Culley, Kenny Dorham, Duke Garrette, Jimmy Nottingham, Leo Shepherd, trumpet; Sonny Craven, Andrew Penn, Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick, trombone; Jackie Kelso, clarinet, alto sax; Ben Kynard, Bobby Plater, alto sax; Morris Lane, John Sparrow, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Lionel Hampton, vibes; Milt Buckner, piano; Billy Mackel, guitar; Joe Comfort, Charlie Harris, bass; Earl Walker, drums; Wini Brown, vocal; The Hamptonians, vocal group.

Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1947

L4481You Better Be Satisfied

Lionel Hampton 3 - Sweatin' With Hamp 1945.1950   MCA (F) 510.103

same session.

Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1947

L4482Hamp's Got A Duke
L4484Three Minutes On 52nd Street

** also released on MCA 1331.

Lionel Hampton - Hamp's Golden Favorites   Decca DL 4296

same session.

Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1947

L4483Gone Again

** also released on Decca DL 74296.

Art Blakey's Messengers, James Moody's Modernists - New Sounds   Blue Note CDP 7 84436 2   1991

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Howard Bowe, trombone; Edmund Gregory, alto sax; Orland Wright, tenor sax; Ernest Thompson, baritone sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; LaVerne Barker, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, December 22, 1947

BN322-3The Thin Man
BN323-1The Bop Alley
BN323-2The Bop Alley (alternate take)
BN324-2Groove Street
BN325-1Musa's Vision

** originally released on James Moody And His Modernists With Chano Pozo, Blue Note BLP 5006 in 1952 + 6 bonus tracks.

Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra   Sunrise SP 2003

Kenny Dorham, Mercer Ellington, trumpet; Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra.

Los Angeles, CA, 1947

You Name It
I Owe This Dream To You

Al Hibbler With Mercer Ellington Orchestra   Sunrise SP 2007

Kenny Dorham, Mercer Ellington, trumpet; Al Hibbler, vocal; Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra.

Los Angeles, CA, 1947

My Ev' A Lovin' Baby
Summertime

Mary Lou Williams And Her Orchestra   Folkways FA 2996

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Mary Lou Williams, piano; Mary Lou Williams And Her Orchestra.

NYC, 1947

Mary Lou
Kool

1948

Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Two   Savoy ZDS 4412   1988

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 25, 1948

Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Theme / Jingle Bells, Announcers-Bob Garrity, Symphony Sid
Announcer-Symphony Sid
-
52nd Street Theme

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, January 1, 1949

Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Theme / Auld Lang Syne, Announcer
Announcer-Symphony Sid
-
-
Announcers-Symphony Sid, Charlie Parker
Announcer-Symphony Sid

The Comprehensive Charlie Parker - Live Performances Volume I   ESP-Disk' ESP-BIRD-1   1972

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 25, 1948

Half Nelson
White Christmas
Little Willie Leaps

** also scheduled on ESP-Disk' ESP 3000.
** also released on Base Record (It) ESP-BIRD-1 in 1982. and on Live Performances, ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 3000-2 in 1993. and on Live Performances Volume 1, ESP-Disk' (US) ESP 3000 in 2005+.

1949

Charlie Parker - Broadcast Performances 1948-1949 Vol. 2 Of 14 Volumes   ESP-Disk' ESP-BIRD-2   1973

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, January 1, 1949

Bebop (aka Be-Bop)
Slow Boat To China (aka On A Slow Boat To China)
Ornithology
Groovin' High
East Of The Sun & West Of The Moon (aka East Of The Sun)
Cheryl

** also scheduled on ESP-Disk' ESP 3001.
** also released on Base Record (It) ESP-BIRD-2 in 1982. and on Broadcast Performances Vol. 2, ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 3001-2 in 1993. and on Live Performances Volume 2, ESP-Disk' (US) ESP 3001 in 2005+.

Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Three   Savoy ZDS 4413   1988

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, January 15, 1949

Announcer
Scrapple From The Apple
Announcer
Be-Bop
Announcer
Hot House

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, January 22, 1949

Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
Oop Bop Sh'bam
Announcer
Scrapple From The Apple
Announcer
Salt Peanuts
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, January 29, 1949

Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
Groovin' High
Announcer

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 5, 1949

Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
Scrapple From The Apple
Announcer
Barbados
Announcer
Salt Peanuts
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 12, 1949

Announcer
-
-
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer, At Conclusion Sid Is Heard Briefly With Dinah Washington

Roll Em Bags   Savoy MG-12042   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Julius Watkins, French horn; Billie Mitchell, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Joe Harris, timbales.

NYC, January 25, 1949

KC171CConglomeration
KC172ABruz
KC173CYou Go To My Head
KC174BRoll 'Em Bags
KC175BFaultless
KC176BHey, Frenchy

Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost: The Savoy Sessions   Savoy SJL 1108   1977

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 12, 1949

Scrapple From The Apple
Be-Bop

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 19, 1949

Groovin' High
Confirmation
Salt Peanuts

Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns   Savoy MG 12179   1962

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 12, 1949

Barbados

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocal; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 26, 1949

Half Nelson
Scrapple From The Apple

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, March 12, 1949

Cheryl
Chasin' The Bird

Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Four   Savoy ZDS 4414   1988

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 19, 1949

Announcer
-
-
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
Commercial Break #1
Commercial Break #2

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocal; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 26, 1949

Announcer
-
-
-
Deedle
Introductions By Dave Lambert & Buddy Stewart
What's This
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, March 5, 1949

Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
Cheryl
Announcer
Anthropology
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
Hurry Home
Deedle
Royal Roost Bop (All The Things You Are)
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, March 12, 1949

Announcer
Introduction By Charlie Parker
Announcer
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

Newly Discovered Sides By The Immortal Charlie Parker   Savoy SAVOY 12186   1966

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocal; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 26, 1949

Night In Tunisia

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, March 12, 1949

On A Slow Boat To China

Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith - Alto Sax   Norgran MGN-1035   1955

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos Vidal, bongos.

NYC, February-March, 1949

2542 | 292-3Cardboard

** also released on Verve MGV-8126 in 1957.

Charlie Parker - Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7   Verve MGV-8009   1956+

same session.

NYC, February-March, 1949

2543-2 | 293-4Visa

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, May 5, 1949

2755-5 | 294-3Segment
2756-5 | 295-5Passport (common)
2757-4 | 296-3Diverse (as Segment)

Charlie Parker - Bird On The Road   Jazz Showcase JS 5003

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #2; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, NYC, March 5, 1949

1.Barbados
2.Anthropology

Bird And Diz   Mercury MGC-512   1952

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, May 5, 1949

2756-2 | 295-2Passport (rare)

** also released on Clef MGC-512 in 1954.

Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris   Bird In Paris CP 3

same personnel.

Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, May 8, 9 and 14 or 15, 1949

Salt Peanuts I
Barbados
52nd Street Theme I
Out Of Nowhere I
Salt Peanuts II
Scrapple From The Apple
Out Of Nowhere II
Wee (aka Allen's Alley)
52nd Street Theme II

Aime Barelli, Bill Coleman, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Hot Lips Page, trumpet; Big Chief, Russell Moore, trombone; Hubert Rostaing, clarinet; Sidney Bechet, Pierre Braslavsky, soprano sax; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Don Byas, James Moody, tenor sax; Hazy Osterwald, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Toots Thielemans, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, May 15, 1949

Farewell Blues (as Blues)

Charlie Parker In France 1949   Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, May 8, 9 and 14 or 15, 1949

Out Of Nowhere III
A Night In Tunisia
Moose The Mooche
Hot House
I Got Rhythm (as Blues)
52nd Street Theme III

same personnel.

Colisee Movie Theatre, Roubaix, France, May 12, 1949

Ornithology
Out Of Nowhere
Cheryl
52nd Street Theme
Lover Man
Groovin' High
Half Nelson
52nd Street Theme (alternate take)

Max Roach, Clifford Brown - 2 Giants   Vogue (F) LDA 16008

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; James Moody, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949

St3010Prince Albert
St3011Maxology (as Baby Sis)
St3013Maximum

Al Haig Trio And Quintet!   Prestige PRST 7841   1971

same session.

Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949

St3012Yesterdays (as Tomorrow)

James Moody - In The Beginning: Jazz Legacy 47   Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949

St3014Hot House (as Ham And Haig)

J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green - Trombone By Three   Prestige PRLP 7023   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, May 26, 1949

JRC20BElysee (as Elysses)
JRC21COpus V
JRC22CHilo
JRC23DFox Hunt

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-091 in 1984, OJCCD-091-2 in 1992.
** part of Jay Jay Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green - Trombone By Three, Prestige PRES 16-4 in 1957.

1950

Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50   Grotto 495

Kenny Dorham, possibly Red Rodney, trumpet; Tony Scott, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

broadcast, Cafe Society, NYC, June-July, 1950

52nd Street Theme I
A Night In Tunisia
52nd Street Theme II

Charlie Parker - Ballads And Birdland   Klacto (E) MG 101

same session.

broadcast, Cafe Society, NYC, June-July, 1950

Just Friends II
April In Paris II
Medley I: Bewitched / Summertime
Medley II: I Cover The Waterfront / Gone With The Wind
Easy To Love
52nd Street Theme IV

Charlie Parker - Just Friends   S.C.A.M. JPG 4

same session.

broadcast, Cafe Society, NYC, June-July, 1950

Just Friends III
April In Paris III
Moose The Mooche
52nd Street Theme V

1951

Various Artists - Cool Whalin' - Bebop Vocals   Spotlite (E) SPJ 135

Idrees Sulieman or Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Frankie Passions, vocal.

NYC, 1951

Especially For You
Nobody Knows

1952

Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two   Blue Note BLP 1511   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952

BN434-1 tk.2Skippy
BN435-3 tk.7Hornin' In
BN437-0 tk.10Carolina Moon
BN438-0 tk.11Let's Cool One

** also released on Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo) in 1969.
** part of The Complete Genius, Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 in 1976. and of The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk, Mosaic MR4-101 in 1983.

The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk   Mosaic MR4-101   1983

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952

BN434-2 tk.3Skippy (alternate take)
BN435-1 tk.5Hornin' In (alternate take)
BN436-0 tk.8Sixteen
BN436-1 tk.9Sixteen (alternate take)

** same as Genius Of Modern Music Volume One, Blue Note BLP 1510 in 1956 + Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two, BLP 1511 in 1956 + 25 bonus tracks.

1953

Hooray For Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham   Session Disc 110   1970s

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Horace Silver, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Birdland, NYC, October 31, 1953

An Oscar For Oscar
If I Love Again

Kenny Dorham - 1953-1956-1964   Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515   1990

same session.

Birdland, NYC, October 31, 1953

Split Kick
Get Happy
Lullaby Of Birdland

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

radio broadcast, Bandstand USA, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, October 10, 1956

Valse Hot
I Get A Kick Out Of You

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Tore Sannes, piano; Bijorn Pedersen, bass; Jon Christensen, drums.

Metropole Jazz Club, Oslo, Norway, January, 1964

Con Alma
Short Story
Sky Blue
Lament

Kenny Dorham Quintet   Original Jazz Classics OJC-113

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jimmy Heath, tenor, baritone sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 15, 1953

An Oscar For Oscar
Ruby, My Dear (take 1)
Ruby, My Dear (take 2)
Be My Love
Osmosis
I Love You
Darn That Dream (take 1)
Darn That Dream (take 2)

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-113-2.

Kenny Dorham Quintet   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-113-2

Kenny Dorham, trumpet, vocal; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

NYC, October 21, 1953

Chicago Blues
Lonesome Lover Blues

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jimmy Heath, tenor, baritone sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 15, 1953

I Love You (take 2)

** originally released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-113 + 3 bonus tracks.

1954 (age 30)

Sonny Rollins - Moving Out   Prestige PRLP 7058   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey as "Abdullah Buhaina", drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 18, 1954

606Movin' Out
607Swingin' For Bumsy
608Silk N' Satin
609Solid

** also released on Jazz Classics, Prestige PR 7433 in 1966, PRST 7433 in 1966. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-058 in 1983, OJCCD-058-2 in 1987.

Lou Donaldson Quartet/Quintet/Sextet   Blue Note BLP 1537   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 22, 1954

tk.3Caracas
tk.4The Stroller
tk.6Moe's Bluff

** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 81537 2 in 1988.

Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series   Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10   1984

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 22, 1954

tk.10After You've Gone

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 30, 1955

tk.9K.D.'s Cab Ride (Echo Of Spring)

Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers   Blue Note BLP 1518   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 13, 1954

tk.3Room 608
tk.6Creepin' In
tk.8Doodlin'
tk.10Stop Time

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 6, 1955

tk.3Hippy
tk.5To Whom It May Concern
tk.9Hankerin'
tk.13The Preacher

** also released on Blue Note BST 81518 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46140 2 in 1987.

1955

Kenny Dorham - Afro-Cuban   Blue Note BLP 1535   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 30, 1955

tk.2Venetia's Dance
tk.6K.D.'s Motion
tk.12The Villa

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valdes, congas; Richie Goldberg, cowbell #1,3.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 29, 1955

1. tk.3Minor's Holiday
2. tk.5Basheer's Dream
3. tk.7Afrodisia
4. tk.8Lotus Flower

** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 46815 2 in 1987.

Kenny Dorham - Afro-Cuban   Blue Note CDP 7 46815 2   1987

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Horace Silver, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valdes, congas; Richie Goldberg, cowbell.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 29, 1955

tk.2Minor's Holiday (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 1535 in 1957 + 2 bonus tracks.

The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia Volume 2   Blue Note BLP 1508   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 1st set, November 23, 1955

tk.2Like Someone In Love
tk.4I Waited For You

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax #1; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 2nd set, November 23, 1955

1. tk.7Avila & Tequila
2. tk.8Yesterdays

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 4th set, November 23, 1955

tk.15Sportin' Crowd
The Theme (incomplete)

** also released on Blue Note BST 81508 (pseudo stereo) in 1966, CDP 7 46522 2 in 1987.

The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia Volume 1   Blue Note BLP 1507   1956

same personnel.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 1st set, November 23, 1955

tk.5Minor's Holiday

same personnel.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 2nd set, November 23, 1955

tk.6Soft Winds

same personnel.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 3rd set, November 23, 1955

tk.12Prince Albert

same personnel.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 4th set, November 23, 1955

tk.19The Theme

** also released on Blue Note BST 81507 (pseudo stereo) in 1966, CDP 7 46521 2 in 1987.

The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia Volume 3   Blue Note (J) DY-5805-01   1983

same personnel.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 2nd set, November 23, 1955

tk.11Deciphering The Message / The Theme

same personnel.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 3rd set, November 23, 1955

tk.13Just One Of Those Things
tk.14Gone With The Wind

same personnel.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 4th set, November 23, 1955

tk.17Hank's Symphony
tk.18Lady Bird

** also scheduled on Blue Note (J) GXF-3074.
** also released on Blue Note (J) BNJ-61007 in 1984.

1956

The Birdland Stars On Tour Vol. 1   RCA Victor LPM-1327   1956

Conte Candoli, Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Phil Woods, alto sax; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; John Simmons, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Webster Hall, NYC, February 27, 1956

G4JB2168Two Pairs Of Aces
G4JB2169Roulette
G4JB2170A Bit Of The Blues
G4JB2172Last Lap
G4JB2173Phil 'Er Up
G4JB2177Minorin' The Blues

The Birdland Stars On Tour Vol. 2   RCA Victor LPM-1328   1956

same session.

Webster Hall, NYC, February 27, 1956

G4JB2171Ah Funky New Baby
G4JB2174Conte's Condolences
G4JB2175For Kicks Only
G4JB2176Hip Boots!
G4JB2178Birdland Fantasy
G4JB2179Playboy

Tadd Dameron - Fontainebleau   Prestige PRLP 7037   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Henry Coker, trombone; Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Joe Alexander, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; John Simmons, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 9, 1956

859Fontainebleau
860Delirium
861The Scene Is Clean
862Flossie Lou
863Bula-Beige

** also scheduled on Dameronia, New Jazz NJLP 8300.
** also released on Dameronia, Prestige PR 16007 in 1964. and on The Tadd Dameron Memorial Album, Prestige PRST 7842 in 1971. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-055 in 1983, OJCCD-055-2 in 1987.

Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets Vol. 1   ABC-Paramount ABC-122   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Dick Katz, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums.

NYC, April 4, 1956

5171Tahitian Suite
5172DX
5173The Prophet
5174Blues Elegante
5178Don't Explain

** part of Sonny Criss/Kenny Dorham - The Dedication Series Vol. I: The Bopmasters, Impulse! IA-9337/2 in 1978.

Cecil Payne Quartet & Quintet   Signal S 1203   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 22, 1956

135Saucer Eyes
134Man Of Moods
136Bringing Up Father
137Groovin' High

** also released on Patterns Of Jazz, Savoy MG 12147 in 1960. and on Patterns, Savoy Jazz SJL 1167 in 1986.

Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia Vol. 3   Blue Note (J) BNJ-61004   1984

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 1st set, May 31, 1956

tk.2K.D.'s Blues (alternate take)
tk.6Monaco (alternate take)
tk.7N.Y. Theme

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Bobby Timmons, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 2nd set, May 31, 1956

tk.11Who Cares (alternate take)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 4th set, May 31, 1956

tk.20Riffin'

Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia   Blue Note BLP 1524   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Bobby Timmons, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 1st set, May 31, 1956

tk.5Autumn In New York

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 2nd set, May 31, 1956

tk.9Hills Edge
A Night In Tunisia

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar #1,3; Sam Jones, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 3rd set, May 31, 1956

1. tk.14Mexico City
2. tk.15'Round About Midnight
3. tk.16Monaco

** also released on 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia Vol. 1, Blue Note CDP 7 46541 2 in 1987.

Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia Vol. 2   Blue Note (J) BNJ-61003   1984

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 2nd set, May 31, 1956

tk.8K.D.'s Blues
tk.12Royal Roost

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax #2; Bobby Timmons, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 3rd set, May 31, 1956

1. tk.17Who Cares (alternate take)
2. tk.18My Heart Stood Still

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Sam Jones, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 4th set, May 31, 1956

tk.22The Prophet

Kenny Burrell (Vol. 2)   Blue Note BLP 1543   1957

same session.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, 4th set, May 31, 1956

tk.21Mexico City (alternate take)

** also released on Blue Note BST 81543 (pseudo stereo) in 1974.

Phil Woods Septet - Pairing Off   Prestige PRLP 7046   1956

Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Gene Quill, Phil Woods, alto sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 15, 1956

914The Stanley Stomper
915Cool Aid
916Pairing Off
917Suddenly It's Spring

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-092 in 1984, OJCCD-092-2 in 1991.
** part of Altology, Prestige P-24065 in 1976.

Matthew Gee All Stars - Jazz By Gee!   Riverside RLP 12-221   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Joe Knight, piano; John Simmons, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July 19, 1956

Gee!
Kingston Lounge
The Boys From Brooklyn

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1884-2 in 1996.

Mobley's 2nd Message   Prestige PRLP 7082   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Walter Bishop, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 27, 1956

944These Are The Things I Love
945Message From The Border
946The Latest
947Xlento
948I Should Care
949Crazeology

** also released on Hank Mobley's Second Message, Prestige PRST 7667 in 1969.
** part of Hank Mobley - Messages, Prestige P-24063 in 1976.

Presenting Ernie Henry   Riverside RLP 12-222   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, August 23 and 30, 1956

Gone With The Wind
Orient
Free Flight
Checkmate
Active Ingredients
I Should Care
Cleo's Chant

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-102 in 1984, OJCCD-1920-2 in 1999.

Ernie Henry - Last Chorus   Riverside RLP 12-266   1958

same session.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, August 23 and 30, 1956

Cleo's Chant (unissued version)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Eddie Mathias, bass; G.T. Hogan, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, November 13, and December 2, 1957

S'posin' (alternate take)

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-086 in 1983, OJCCD-1906-2 in 1998.

Gil Melle Quartet - Gil's Guests   Prestige PRLP 7063   1956

Gil Melle, baritone sax; Joe Cinderella, guitar; Vinnie Burke, bass; Edmund Thigpen, drums; + Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Don Butterfield, tuba; Hal McKusick, alto sax.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 24, 1956

966Still Life
967Sixpence
968Ghengis

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1753 in 1990, OJCCD-1753-2 in 1990.

Max Roach + 4   EmArcy MG-36098   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, September 17, 1956

13768Mr. X
13769Body And Soul
13770-4Just One Of Those Things

same personnel.

NYC, September 19, 1956

13764-6Ezz-thetic
13766Woody'n You
13767Dr. Free-Zee

** also scheduled on EmArcy SR-80001.
** also released on Max Roach + 4 & More, EmArcy (J) 195J-39 in 1984.

Max Roach + 4 & More   EmArcy (J) 195J-39   1984

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 1957

15176-6It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
15178-5Love Letters

same personnel.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1957

15188-10Minor Trouble

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Fine Recording, NYC, December 20, 1957

16635 | JB158-7Raoul
16636 | JB159-2This Time The Dream's On Me
16637 | JB160-1Tune Up

same personnel.

Fine Recording, NYC, December 23, 1957

16646 | JB163-6Anthropology

** originally released on Max Roach + 4, EmArcy MG-36098 in 1956 + 7 bonus tracks.

Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time   EmArcy MG-36108   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, September 19, 1956

13765The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 1957

15175-10I'll Take Romance
15177Blues Waltz

same personnel.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1957

15187-7Little Folks
15189-4Valse Hot

same personnel.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 1957

15194Lover (mono edit)

** also released on Mercury MG-20538.

Sonny Rollins Quintet With Kenny Dorham And Max Roach - Rollins Plays For Bird   Prestige PRLP 7095   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wade Legge, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956

979I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face
980Kids Know
982Medley: I Remember You
-Medley: My Melancholy Baby
-Medley: Old Folks
-Medley: They Can't Take That Away From Me
-Medley: Just Friends
-Medley: My Little Suede Shoes
-Medley: Star Eyes

** also released on Sonny Rollins - Rollins Plays For Bird, Prestige PRST 7553 in 1968. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-214 in 1986, OJCCD-214-2 in 1991.

Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy   Prestige PRLP 7207   1961

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956

981The House I Live In

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-348 in 1989, OJCCD-348-2 in 1989.

1957

Herb Geller - Fire In The West   Jubilee JLP 1044   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Herb Geller, alto sax; Harold Land, tenor sax; Lou Levy, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, March 14, 1957

JB830The Fruit
JB831S'Pacific View
JB832Marable Eyes
JB833Melrose And Sam
JB834Jitterbug Waltz
JB835An Air For The Heir
JB836Here's What I'm Here For

** also released on Herb Geller, Josie Jazz Series JJM-3502 in 1962.

Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time   EmArcy SR-80002   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 1957

JB8Lover (stereo edit)

** also released on Mercury SR-60193 in 1960.

Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts   Riverside RLP 12-239   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax #1,2,4,6; Betty Glamman, harp #3-5; Hank Jones, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 21 and 27, 1957

1.Falling In Love With Love
2.I'll Remember April
3.Larue
4.My Old Flame
5.But Beautiful
6.La Villa

** also released on Riverside RLP 1105 in 1959; Original Jazz Classics OJC-028 in 1982, OJCCD-028-2 in 1992.

Hank Mobley Quintet Featuring Sonny Clark   Blue Note (J) BNJ-61006   1984

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Jimmy Rowser, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 18, 1957

tk.3My Reverie
tk.6Curtain Call
tk.9On The Bright Side
tk.10The Mobe
tk.11Don't Get Too Hip

** part of The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions, Mosaic MQ10-181 in 1998, MD6-181 in 1998.

The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra In Hi-Fi Vol. 2   ABC-Paramount ABC-227   1958

Ray Copeland, Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Al Grey, trombone; Dave Amram, Julius Watkins, French horn; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, arranger; Jerome Richardson, tenor sax, flute; Benny Golson, tenor sax, arranger; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax; Betty Glamann, harp; Dick Katz, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.

NYC, September 6, 1957

Little Niles
Sea Breeze

A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People   Savoy MG-12118   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Buster Cooper, trombone; John Griffin, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums; Chino Pozo, conga drums; A.K. Salim, leader, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 17, 1957

70125Blu-Binsky
70126R.U.1.2.
70127Pretty For The People
70128Ba-Lu-Ee-Du
70129Shirley Ray
70130Takin' Care Of Business

** also released on Savoy 93006-2 in 2001.

A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People   Savoy 93006-2   2001

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 17, 1957

Blu-Binsky (previously unissued)
Pretty For The People (previously unissued)

** originally released on Savoy MG-12118 in 1957 + 2 bonus tracks.

Oscar Pettiford - Jazz Off The Air Vol. 6   Spotlite (E) SPJ 153

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Oscar Pettiford, bass, cello; and others.

Birdland, NYC, fall 1957

The Gentle Art Of Love
Aw C' Mon
I Remember Clifford
No So Sleepy

Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars   Riverside RLP 12-251   1958

Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano #1-7, bass #8; Paul Chambers, bass #1-7; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1957

1.Strong Man
2.Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
3.My Man
4.That's Him
5.I Must Have That Man
6.Porgy
7.When A Woman Loves A Man
8.Don't Explain

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-085 in 1983, OJCCD-085-2 in 1988.

Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-085-2   1988

Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1957

I Must Have That Man (take 3)
Porgy (take 1)

** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-251 in 1958 + 2 bonus tracks.

Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars   Riverside RLP 1107   1959

same session.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1957

Can't Help Lovin' That Man

Kenny Dorham Quartet Featuring Ernie Henry - 2 Horns/2 Rhythm   Riverside RLP 12-255   1958

Kenny Dorham, trumpet, piano #3; Ernie Henry, alto sax; Eddie Mathias, bass #1-3,5-7; Wilbur Ware, bass #4,8; G.T. Hogan, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, November 13, and December 2, 1957

1.Lotus Blossom
2.'Sposin'
3.Soon
4.Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
5.The End Of A Love Affair
6.I'll Be Seeing You
7.Noose Bloos
8.Jazz-Classic

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-463 in 1990, OJCCD-463-2 in 1990.

Benny Golson Sextet - The Modern Touch   Riverside RLP 12-256   1958

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 19 and 23, 1957

Out Of The Past
Reunion
Venetian Breeze
Hymn To The Orient
Namely You
Blues On Down

** also released on Reunion, Jazzland AM 85 in 1962, AS 985 in 1962. and on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1797-2 in 1992.
** part of Blues On Down, Milestone M-47048 in 1978.

The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker   EmArcy MG-36127   1959

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Fine Recording, NYC, December 23, 1957

16644 | JB161-4Confirmation
16645 | JB162-11Au Privave (as Apres Vous)
16647 | JB164-2Yardbird Suite

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 11, 1958

17277 | JB229-7Billie's Bounce
17278 | JB230-7Ko-Ko
17279 | JB231-1Parker's Mood

** also released on EmArcy SR-80019 in 1959; Mercury MG-20532, SR-60209 in 1960; Universal (J) UCCM-9103 in 2002.

1958

Max Roach - Max!   Argo LP-623   1958?

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Ramsey Lewis, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Chicago, IL, January 4, 1958

Crackle Hut
Speculate
That Old Devil Called Love
Audio Blues
C.M.
Four-X

** part of Max Roach/Art Blakey, Chess 2ACMJ-406 in 1976. and of Max Roach, Art Blakey - Percussion Discussion, Chess CH2-92511 in 1984.

Out There With Betty Carter   Peacock PLP 90

Ray Copeland, Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Melba Liston, trombone; Gigi Gryce, Jimmy Powell, alto sax; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Charles "Specs" Wright, drums; Betty Carter, vocal.

NYC, February, 1958

You're Driving Me Crazy
Foul Play
On The Isle Of May
Make It Last
The Bluebird Of Happiness
Something Wonderful

** part of What A Little Moonlight Can Do, Impulse! AS-9321-2. and of I Can't Help It, Impulse! GRD-114.

Kenny Dorham Sings And Plays - This Is The Moment!   Riverside RLP 12-275   1958

Curtis Fuller, trombone; Cedar Walton, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Charlie Persip, drums #1,3,4,6-8,10; G.T. Hogan, drums #2,5,9; Kenny Dorham, vocal, trumpet.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July-August, 1958

1.Autumn Leaves
2.I Remember Clifford
3.Since I Fell For You
4.I Understand
5.From This Moment On
6.This Is The Moment
7.Angel Eyes
8.Where Are You?
9.Golden Earrings
10.Make Me A Present Of You

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-812-2 in 1994.

Various Artists - New Blue Horns   Riverside RLP 12-294   1959

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Cedar Walton, piano; Sam Jones, bass; G.T. Hogan, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July-August, 1958

Optional

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-256 in 1986, OJCCD-256-2 in 1995.

Abbey Lincoln - It's Magic   Riverside RLP 12-277   1958

Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone #1,2,4; Jerome Richardson, flute, baritone sax #1,2,4; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums; Benny Golson, arranger #1,2,4.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, August, 1958

1.Just For Me
2.An Occasional Man
3.Ain't Nobody's Business
4.Music, Maestro, Please
5.Exactly Like You

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-205 in 1985, OJCCD-205-2 in 1990.

The Cecil Taylor Quintet - Hard Driving Jazz   United Artists UAL 4014   1959

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Chuck Israels, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

NYC, October 13, 1958

Shifting Down
Like Someone In Love
Just Friends
Double Clutching

** also released on The Cecil Taylor Quintet - Stereo Drive, United Artists UAS 5014 in 1959. and on John Coltrane - Coltrane Time, United Artists UAJ 14001 in 1963, UAJS 15001 in 1963; Solid State SS 18025 in 1968; United Artists UAS-5638 in 1972.

Helen Merrill - You've Got A Date With The Blues   Metrojazz E1010   1958

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jerome Richardson, flute, tenor sax; Jimmy Jones, piano, arranger; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milton Hinton, bass; Johnny Cresci, drums; Helen Merrill, vocal.

NYC, 1958

The Blues From Black, Brown & Beige
Blue Gardenia

** also released on Metrojazz SE1010 in 1959.

1959

Kenny Dorham Septet, Cannonball Adderley - Blue Spring   Riverside RLP 12-297   1959

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; David Amram, French horn; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, alto sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums #1-4; Philly Joe Jones, drums #5,6.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, January 20, and February 18, 1959

1.Blue Spring
2.It Might As Well Be Spring
3.Poetic
4.Spring Is Here
5.Spring Cannon
6.Passion Spring

** also released on Riverside RLP 1139 in 1959; Original Jazz Classics OJC-134 in 1984, OJCCD-134-2 in 1990.

Abbey Lincoln - Abbey Is Blue   Riverside RLP 12-308   1959

Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Wynton Kelly, piano #1-3; Phil Wright, piano #4-6; Les Spann, guitar #1,2,4-6, flute #3; Sam Jones, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, spring and fall 1959

1.Lonely House
2.Thursday's Child
3.Brother, Where Are You?
4.Come Sunday
5.Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
6.Lost In The Stars

** also released on Riverside RLP 1153 in 1959; Original Jazz Classics OJC-069 in 1983, OJCCD-069-2 in 1987.

Andy And The Bey Sisters   Fontana 464451

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; The Bey Sisters, vocal; Andy Bey, vocal, piano; and others.

April 15, 1959

Bye Bye Blackbird
Fascinating Rhythm
Scoubidou
Smooth Sailin'

Barney Wilen - Barney   RCA (F) 430.053

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Barney Wilen, tenor sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Gilbert Rovere, bass; Daniel Humair, drums.

Paris, France, April 24 and 25, 1959

Besame Mucho
Stablemates
Jordu
Lady Bird

Barney Wilen - Un Temoin Dans La Ville   Fontana (F) 660 226 MR

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Barney Wilen, soprano, tenor sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Paul Rovere, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Paris, France, April, 1959

Un Temoin Dans La Ville
La Pendison
Melodie Pour Les Radio-Taxis
Poursuite Et Metro
Ambiance Pourpre
Premeditation Dans L'Appartment
La Vie N'est Qu Une Lutte
Complainte Du Chauffeur
S.O.S. Radio-Taxis
Funal Au Jardin D'Acclimatation

Casual Affair With The John Mehegan Quartet   TJ TJLP-A1

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; John Mehegan, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Ernie Furtado, bass.

NYC, May 28, and June 2, 1959

With A Song In My Heart
Baubles, Bangles And Beads
Once Again In Love
Can't We Be Friends
Evelyn
Young And Foolish
Blues De Sad

** also released on John Mehegan, Kenny Dorham, Chuck Wayne, Ernie Furtado - We Dig Jazz, Request RLP 10047.

Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Kenny Dorham - S.O.J. - Lenox School Of Jazz   Royal Jazz (D) SOJ 1/2

Kenny Dorham, Herb Pomeroy, trumpet; Jimmy Giuffre, sax; and others.

Lenox, MA, August 29, 1959

unknown titles

Randy Weston - Live At The Fivespot   United Artists UAL 4066   1960

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Wilbur Little, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Clifford Jarvis, drums #5; Brock Peters, vocal #3.

Five Spot Cafe, NYC, October 26, 1959

1.High Fly
2.Beef Blues Stew
3.Where
4.Spot Five Blues
5.Lisa Lovely

** also released on United Artists UAS 5066 in 1960.
** part of Little Niles, Blue Note BN-LA598-H2 in 1976.

Meet Oliver Nelson   New Jazz NJLP 8224   1960

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Oliver Nelson, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 30, 1959

1897Jams And Jellies
1898Ostinato
1899Passion Flower
1900Booze Blues Baby
1901Don't Stand Up
1902What's New?

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-227 in 1986, OJCCD-227-2 in 1992.

Kenny Dorham - Quiet Kenny   New Jazz NJLP 8225   1960

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 13, 1959

1916Old Folks
1917My Ideal
1918Blue Spring Shuffle
1920Lotus Blossom
1921I Had The Craziest Dream
1922Alone Together
1923-1Blue Friday

** also released on Kenny Dorham/1959, Prestige PRST 7754 in 1970. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-250 in 1986, OJCCD-250-2 in 1992.

Kenny Dorham/1959   Prestige PRST 7754   1970

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 13, 1959

1919Mack The Knife

** originally released on Quiet Kenny, New Jazz NJLP 8225 in 1960 + 1 bonus track.

1960

The Arrival Of Kenny Dorham   JARO International JAM-5007   1959

Kenny Dorham, trumpet #1-7,9; Charlie Davis, baritone sax #1-5,7-9; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Edward "Butch" Warren, bass; Arnold "Buddy" Enlow, drums.

NYC, January 10, 1960

1.Stage West
2.I'm An Old Cowhand
3.Stella By Starlight
4.Delilah
5.Butch's Blues
6.Lazy Afternoon
7.Six Bits
8.When Sunny Gets Blue
9.Turbo

** also released on JARO International JAS-8007; Venus (J) TKCZ-36021 in 1997; PJL (J) MTCJ-1090 in 2005; JARO International (J) ABCJ-553 in 2009; SSJ (J) XQAM-1623 in 2013. and on The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album, Xanadu 125 in 1975, FDC 5164 in 1989?, (J) CRCJ-5511 in 1994.

Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contemporary   Time 52004   1960

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Steve Kuhn, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Buddy Enlow, drums.

NYC, February 11, 1960

A Waltz
Horn Salute
Tonica
This Love Of Mine

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Steve Kuhn, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Buddy Enlow, drums.

NYC, February 12, 1960

Monk's Mood
In Your Own Sweet Way

** also released on Time S/2004 in 1960.

Harold Land In New York - Eastward Ho!   Jazzland JLP 33   1961

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Amos Trice, piano; Clarence Jones, bass; Joe Peters, drums.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, July 5 and 8, 1960

So In Love
Triple Trouble
Slowly
On A Little Street In Singapore
Okay Blues

** also released on Jazzland JLP 933S in 1961; Original Jazz Classics OJC-493 in 1990, OJCCD-493-2 in 1990.

Various Artists - The Jazz Life!   Candid CJM 8019   1961

Benny Bailey, Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; John "Peck" Morrison, bass; Max Roach, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 1, 1960

Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah

** also released on Candid CJS 9019 in 1961; Barnaby BR-5021 in 1978; Candid (Eu) CS 9019 in 1985, (E) CCD79019 in 2006.

Jazz Artists Guild - Newport Rebels   Candid CJM 8022   1961

Benny Bailey, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Kenny Dorham, piano; John "Peck" Morrison, bass; Jo Jones, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 1, 1960

Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do

** also released on Candid CJS 9022 in 1961; Barnaby BR-5022 in 1978; Candid (Eu) CS 9022 in 1985, (E) CCD79022 in 1989.

Eric Dolphy - Candid Dolphy   Candid (E) CCD79033   1989

same session.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 1, 1960

Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do (take 3)

** originally released on Candid (Eu) CS 9033 in 1989 + 2 bonus tracks.

Kenny Dorham - Show Boat   Time 52024   1960?

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

NYC, December 9, 1960

Why Do I Love You
Nobody Else But Me
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Make Believe
Ol' Man River
Bill

** also released on Time S/2024 in 1961?.

1961

Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop   Blue Note BLP 4063   1961

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 15, 1961

tk.2"Philly" Twist
tk.11Whistle Stop
tk.19Windmill
tk.20Sunset
tk.25Sunrise In Mexico
tk.31Dorham's Epitaph
tk.34Buffalo

** also released on Blue Note BST 84063 in 1967, B1-28978 in 1994, CDP 7243 8 28978 2 8 in 1994.

Introducing The Rocky Boyd Quintet - Ease It   Jazztime JT 001   1961

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Rocky Boyd, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Ron Carter, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, March 13, 1961

Avars
Stella By Starlight
Why Not
Ease It
Samba De Orfeu
West 42nd Street

** also released on Kenny Dorham - Ease It!, Muse MR 5053 in 1974. and on Jazztime (J) NLP 2004. and on Kenny Dorham - West 42nd Street, Black Lion (G) BLCD 760119 in 1989.

Kenny Dorham - West 42nd Street   Black Lion (G) BLCD 760119   1989

same session.

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, March 13, 1961

Stella By Starlight (take 2)
Why Not (take 2)
Samba De Orfeu (take 5)
West 42nd Street (take 7)

** originally released on Introducing The Rocky Boyd Quintet - Ease It, Jazztime JT 001 in 1961 + 4 bonus tracks.

Clifford Jordan - Starting Time   Jazzland JLP 52   1961

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Albert Heath, drums.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, June 14 and 15, 1961

Sunrise In Mexico
Extempore
Down Through The Years
Quittin' Time
One Flight Down
Windmill
Don't You Know I Care
Mosaic

** also released on Jazzland JLP 952S in 1961; Original Jazz Classics OJC-147 in 1984.
** part of Mosaic, Milestone MCD-47092-2 in 2001.

Jazz Committee For Latin American Affairs   FM FM-LP-303   1963

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Ronnie Ball, piano; Ben Tucker, bass; Dave Bailey, drums.

American Jazz Festival In Latin America, Teatro Municipal, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 1961

Autumn Leaves

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Ronnie Ball, piano; Ben Tucker, bass; Dave Bailey, drums; Ray Mantilla, percussion.

Wee Dot

** also released on Herbie Mann's Big Band, Surrey S 1015 in 1965, SS 1015 in 1965.

Kenny Dorham - Hot Stuff From Brazil   West Wind (G) LP 015   1988?

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Herbie Mann, flute; Ronnie Ball, piano; Benny Tucker, bass; Dave Bailey, drums.

American Jazz Festival In Latin America, Teatro Municipal, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 1961

A Night In Tunisia

** also released on West Wind (G) WW 2015 in 1990.

The Dave Bailey Sextet - Bash!   Jazzline JAZ 33-01

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Frank Haynes, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Ben Tucker, bass; Dave Bailey, drums.

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, October 1, 1961

Grand Street
An Oscar For Oscar
Osmosis
Soul Support

** also released on Tommy Flanagan Trio And Sextet, Onyx ORI 206; Xanadu 5011. and on Jazzline (J) PA-3079. and on Kenny Dorham - Osmosis, Black Lion (G) BLCD 760146.

Kenny Dorham - Osmosis   Black Lion (G) BLCD 760146

same session.

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, October 1, 1961

Grand Street (alternate take)
Osmosis (alternate take)
Soul Support (alternate take)
B.M.T. Express

** originally released on The Dave Bailey Sextet - Bash!, Jazzline JAZ 33-01 + 5 bonus tracks.

Kenny Dorham And Jackie McLean - Inta Somethin'   Pacific Jazz PJ-41   1962

Kenny Dorham, trumpet #1,2,4,6; Jackie McLean, alto sax #1,3-6; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, CA, November 13, 1961

1.Us (aka Una Mas)
2.It Could Happen To You
3.Let's Face The Music And Dance
4.No Two People
5.Lover Man
6.San Francisco Beat

** also released on Pacific Jazz ST-41 in 1962.

1962

Kenny Dorham - Matador   United Artists UAJ 14007   1962

Kenny Dorham, trumpet #1-4,6; Jackie McLean, alto sax #1,2,4-6; Bobby Timmons, piano; Teddy Smith, bass; J.C. Moses, drums.

Sound Makers, NYC, April 15, 1962

1. (tk.7)El Matador
2. (tk.5)Malanie Parts 1/3
3. (tk.4)Prelude
4. (tk.7)There Goes My Heart
5. (tk.3)Beautiful Love
6. (tk.6)Smile

** also released on United Artists UAJS 15007 in 1962, UAS-5631 in 1972.

Jackie McLean Quintet   Blue Note (J) LNJ-80118   1976

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 14, 1962

tk.1The Three Minors
tk.6Iddy Bitty
tk.10The Way I Feel
tk.13Marilyn's Dilemma
tk.14Blues In A Jiff
tk.15Blues For Jackie

** initially scheduled on Blue Note BLP 4116.
** also released on Blue Note (J) BRP-8035 in 1991.

Milt Jackson Sextet - Invitation   Riverside RM 446   1963

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Virgil Jones, trumpet #2,5; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax #1,3,4,6,7; Milt Jackson, vibraharp; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Connie Kay, drums.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, August 30, October 31, and November 7, 1962

1.Invitation
2.Too Close For Comfort
3.Ruby My Dear (take 6)
4.The Sealer
5.Poom-a-Loom
6.Ruby
7.None Shall Wander (take 8)

** also released on Riverside RS 9446 in 1963; Original Jazz Classics OJC-260 in 1986, OJCCD-260-2 in 1988.

Milt Jackson Sextet - Invitation   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-260-2   1988

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibraharp; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Connie Kay, drums.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, August 30, October 31, and November 7, 1962

Ruby My Dear (take 5)
None Shall Wander (take 6)

** originally released on Riverside RM 446 in 1963 + 2 bonus tracks.

1963

Kenny Dorham - The Flamboyan, Queens, NY, 1963   Uptown UPCD 27.60   2009

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Ronnie Matthews, piano; Steve Davis, bass; J.C. Moses, drums; Alan Grant, announcer.

The Flamboyan, Queens, NY, January 15, 1963

Dorian
Alan Grant Speaks With The Band
I Can't Get Started
Summertime
Alan Grant Speaks
My Injun From Brazil (Una Mas)
Autumn Leaves
Alan Grant Speaks
Dynamo (Straight Ahead)

Kenny Dorham - Una Mas (One More Time)   Blue Note BLP 4127   1963

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 1, 1963

tk.6Sao Paulo
tk.9Straight Ahead
tk.13Una Mas (One More Time)

** also released on Blue Note BST 84127 in 1963, CDP 7 46515 2 in 1987.
** part of The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions, Mosaic MD5-271 in 2021.

Kenny Dorham - Una Mas (One More Time)   Blue Note CDP 7 46515 2   1987

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 1, 1963

tk.16If Ever I Would Leave You

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4127 in 1963 + 1 bonus track.

Joe Henderson - Page One   Blue Note BLP 4140   1963

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 3, 1963

tk.6Recorda-Me
tk.12Jinrikisha
tk.14Blue Bossa
tk.18La Mesha
tk.20Out Of The Night
tk.25Homestretch

** also released on Blue Note BST 84140 in 1963, CDP 7 84140 2 in 1988, BST 84140 in 1998.
** part of The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions, Mosaic MD5-271 in 2021.

The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions   Mosaic MD5-271   2021

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 3, 1963

tk.15La Mesha (alternate take)
tk.22Homestretch (alternate take)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Andrew Hill, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1963

tk.15Our Thing (alternate take)

** same as Kenny Dorham - Una Mas (One More Time), Blue Note BLP 4127 in 1963 + Page One, BLP 4140 in 1963 + Our Thing, BLP 4152 in 1964 + In 'N Out, BLP 4166 in 1965 + Kenny Dorham - Trompeta Toccata, BLP 4181 in 1965 + Inner Urge, BLP 4189 in 1966 + Mode For Joe, BLP 4227 in 1966 + 13 bonus tracks.

Joe Henderson - Our Thing   Blue Note BLP 4152   1964

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1963

tk.14Our Thing
tk.17Escapade
tk.23Back Road
tk.27Pedro's Time
tk.28Teeter Totter

** also released on Blue Note BST 84152 in 1964, CDP 7 84152 2 in 1989.
** part of The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions, Mosaic MD5-271 in 2021.

Joe Henderson - Our Thing   Blue Note CDP 7 84152 2   1989

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1963

tk.10Teeter Totter (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4152 in 1964 + 1 bonus track.

Kenny Dorham Quintet - Scandia Skies   SteepleChase (D) SCC 6011   1980

Kenny Dorham, Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Tete Montoliu, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Alex Riel, drums.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 5, 1963

Solar
Scandia Skies
Manha De Carnaval
Woody'n You
It Could Happen To You

** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36011 in 1993.
** part of Scandia Story, SteepleChase (D) SCCD 37047/48 in 1998.

Kenny Dorham - Short Story   SteepleChase (D) SCC 6010   1979

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Allan Botschinsky, flugelhorn; Tete Montoliu, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Alex Riel, drums.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 19, 1963

Short Story
Bye Bye Blackbird
Manha De Carnaval
The Touch Of Your Lips
My Funny Valentine

** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36010 in 1993.
** part of Scandia Story, SteepleChase (D) SCCD 37047/48 in 1998.

1964 (age 40)

Andrew Hill - Point Of Departure   Blue Note BLP 4167   1965

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Andrew Hill, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Anthony Williams, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 21, 1964

1321 tk.6Refuge
1322 tk.8Dedication
1323 tk.10New Monastery
1324 tk.19Flight 19
1320 tk.24Spectrum

** also released on Blue Note BST 84167 in 1965, CDP 7 84167 2 in 1988.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions (1963-66), Mosaic MR10-161 in 1995, MD7-161 in 1995.

The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions (1963-66)   Mosaic MR10-161   1995

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 21, 1964

tk.7Dedication (alternate take)
tk.13New Monastery (alternate take)
tk.18Flight 19 (alternate take)

** also released on Mosaic MD7-161 in 1995.
** same as Black Fire, Blue Note BLP 4151 in 1964 + Judgment!, BLP 4159 in 1964 + Smokestack, BLP 4160 in 1966+ + Point Of Departure, BLP 4167 in 1965 + Andrew!!!, BLP 4203 in 1968 + Compulsion!!!!!, BLP 4217 in 1967 + 27 bonus tracks.

Joe Henderson - In 'N Out   Blue Note BLP 4166   1965

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 10, 1964

1332 tk.6Punjab
1333 tk.9In 'N Out
1334 tk.11Short Story
1335 tk.14Brown's Town
1336 tk.19Serenity

** also released on Blue Note BST 84166 in 1965, CDP 7 46510 2 in 1987, CDP 7243 8 29156 2 1 in 1994.
** part of The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions, Mosaic MD5-271 in 2021.

Joe Henderson - In 'N Out   Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29156 2 1   1994

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 10, 1964

tk.7In 'N Out (alternate take)

** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4166 in 1965 + 1 bonus track.

Kenny Dorham - Blowin' From New York 1964 Vol. 1   Raretone (It) 5021-FC   1988

Kenny Dorham as Kenny Durham, trumpet; Barry Harris, piano; Julian Euell, bass; Al Heath, drums.

live in NYC, August 21, 1964

Introduction

Kenny Durham, Julian Euell, Barry Harris, And Al Heath - Jazz At P.S. 175 Volume One   Harlem Youth Unlimited Records HYU 1001   1964

same session.

live in NYC, August 21, 1964

Confirmation
Ma She's Making Eyes At Me
Round Midnight
New York Theme
Tin Tin Deo

Kenny Dorham - Trompeta Toccata   Blue Note BLP 4181   1965

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Albert Heath, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 14, 1964

1434 tk.4The Fox
1435 tk.6Night Watch
1436 tk.10Trompeta Toccata
1437 tk.11Mamacita

** also released on Blue Note BST 84181 in 1965, CDP 7 84181 2 in 1988.
** part of The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions, Mosaic MD5-271 in 2021.

1965

Various Artists - 3/27/65 - Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall   Limelight LM-82017   1965

Kenny Dorham, Dizzy Gillespie, Howard McGhee, trumpet; J.J. Johnson as C.C. Siegel, trombone; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Billy Taylor, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert, Carnegie Hall, NYC, March 27, 1965

35155Medley: Bird Watcher / Disorder At The Border

** also released on Limelight LS-86017 in 1965, 826 985-2.

Various Artists - A Trumpet Tribute To Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown And Booker Little   Trip Jazz TLX-5036

Kenny Dorham, Bill Hardman, Richard Williams, trumpet; Lonnie Liston Smith, piano; Peck Morrison, bass; Walter Perkins, drums.

NYC, circa 1965

Confirmation
Sweet Clifford
Blues

1966

Kenny Dorham - Last But Not Least 1966 Vol. 2   Raretone (It) 5022-FC   1988

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Red, alto sax; Cedar Walton, piano; John Ore, bass; Hugh Walker as Hugh Walter, drums.

Half Note, NYC, February 25, 1966

Jong-Fu
Introduction
Spring Is Here
Somewhere In The Night
The Shadow Of Your Smile
Straight Ahead

Duke Ellington, Thad Jones, Kenny Dorham, Howard McGhee - I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 64   Curcio (It) GJ-64   1981

Kenny Dorham, Thad Jones, Howard McGhee, trumpet; Billy Taylor, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Albert Heath, drums.

NYC, July 4, 1966

The Theme
Blues

** also released on Europa Jazz, Europa Jazz (It) EJ-1039 in 1981.

1967

The Cedar Walton Trio, Quartet & Quintet - Cedar!   Prestige PRST 7519   1967

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax #1,4,5; Cedar Walton, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

NYC, July 10, 1967

1.Turquoise Twice
2.Twilight Waltz
3.Short Stuff
4.Head And Shoulders
5.Come Sunday

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-462 in 1990, OJCCD-462-2 in 1990.

The Cedar Walton Trio, Quartet & Quintet - Cedar!   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-462-2   1990

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

NYC, July 10, 1967

Take The "A" Train

** originally released on Prestige PRST 7519 in 1967 + 1 bonus track.

1968

The Barry Harris Sextet - Bull's Eye!   Prestige PRST 7600   1968

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charles McPherson, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Barry Harris, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Barry Harris, arranger.

NYC, June 4, 1968

Bull's Eye
Off Monk
Barengo
Oh So Basal

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1082-2 in 2002.

Toshiko Akiyoshi Quintet - Toshiko At Top Of The Gate   Nippon Columbia (J) XMS-10008-CT   1968

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Lew Tabackin, tenor sax, flute; Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

Top Of The Gate-Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, July 30, 1968

Introduction
Opus No. Zero
The Firstnight
Phrygian Waterfall
Let's Roll In Sake
How Insensitive
Morning Of The Carnival
The Night Song
Willow Weep For Me
My Elegy

** also released on Nippon Columbia (J) SL-5108-N in 1974.

Cecil Payne - Zodiac   Strata-East SES-19734   1973

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Cecil Payne, baritone, alto sax; Wynton Kelly, piano, organ; Wilbur Ware, bass; Albert Heath as Albert Kuumba Heath, drums.

Town Sound Studios, Englewood, NJ, December 16, 1968

Martin Luther King, Jr. / I Know Love
Girl, You Got A Home
Slide Hampton
Follow Me
Flying Fish

1969

Clifford Jordan - In The World   Strata-East SES-19721   1972

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Richard Davis, Wilbur Ware, bass; Ed Blackwell, Roy Haynes, drums.

Town Sound Studios, Englewood, NJ, spring 1969

Ouagoudougou
872

1970

Various Artists - Charlie Parker Memorial Concert   Cadet 2CA 60002

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Ray Nance, trumpet, violin; Joe Daley, tenor sax; Richard Abrams, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Wilbur Campbell, drums.

Charlie Parker Memorial Concert, North Park Hotel, Chicago, IL, August 16, 1970

18782Just Friends
18783Summertime

** also released on Chess CH2-92510 in 1984.