Kenny Dorham Discography

1945 (age 21)

Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra

Kenny Dorham, Mercer Ellington (trumpet) Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra

NYC, May 17, 1945

5502	Metronome All-Out	Musicraft 379
5503	Pass Me By	-

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

Frank Humphries And His Orchestra

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Frank Humphries (leader) Frank Humphries And His Orchestra

fall 1945

	After You've Gone	Pick-Up 1001
	Lonesome Road	-

* Pick-Up 1001 Frank Humphries And His Orchestra

1946

Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra

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

NYC, January 3, 1946

NSC100	I Only Have Eyes For You	National 9076; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC103	You're My Everything	National 9052; EmArcy MG 36030; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC104	I've Got To Pass Your House	National 9020; Savoy SJL 1127
NSC105	The Jitney Man	National 9049; Savoy SJL 2214, SVY 17028

* Savoy SJL 2214 Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band
* EmArcy MG 36030 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"
* Savoy SJL 1127 Billy Eckstine Sings
* Savoy SVY 17028 Kenny Dorham - Blues In Bebop
* National 9076 Billy Eckstine - I Only Have Eyes For You b/w Blues
* National 9052 Billy Eckstine - You're My Everything b/w Cool Breeze
* National 9020 Billy Eckstine - It Ain't Like That b/w I've Got To Pass Your House
* National 9049 Billy Eckstine - The Jitney Man b/w Sophisticated Lady

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Dave Burns, Talib Dawud, Kenny Dorham, John Lynch, Elmon Wright (trumpet) Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocals) Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, Alim Moore (trombone) Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone) Ray Abrams, Warren Luckey (tenor saxophone) Leo Parker (baritone saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone -8/11) Thelonious Monk (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)

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

1.	Our Delight	Hi-Fly H 01
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	-

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

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocals) Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

"Spotlight Lounge", Washington, DC, June 18, 1946

	Things To Come	Hi-Fly H 01
	Things To Come (alt. take)	-
	Second Balcony Jump	-
	Groovin' High	-
	Our Delight	-

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

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocals) Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra: same personnel

"Spotlight Lounge", Washington, DC, July 6, 1946

	unknown title	Hi-Fly H 01
	One Bass Hit	-
	The Man I Love	-
	Oop Bop Sh'bam	-
	'Round Midnight	-
	Ray's Idea	-
	Cool Breeze	-

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

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

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 saxophone) Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky (tenor saxophone) Leo Parker (baritone saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone) John Lewis (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums) Alice Roberts (vocals)

NYC, July 9, 1946

5609	One Bass Hit, Pt. 2	Musicraft 404; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige PR 24030
5610	Ray's Idea	Musicraft 487; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige PR 24030
5611	Things To Come	Musicraft 447; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige PR 24030
5612	He Bepped When He Shoulda Bopped	Musicraft 487; Prestige PR 24030
-	He Bepped When He Shoulda Bopped (alt. take)	Musicraft unknown

* Savoy MG 12020 Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High
* Prestige PR 24030 Dizzy Gillespie - In The Beginning
* Musicraft 404 Dizzy Gillespie - One Bass Hit, Pt. 1&2
* Musicraft 487 Dizzy Gillespie - Ray's Idea b/w He Bepped When He Shoulda Bopped
* Musicraft 447 Dizzy Gillespie - Emanon b/w Things To Come

Sonny Stitt Quintet / Kenny Dorham Quintet / The Be Bop Boys

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Al Hall (bass) Wallace Bishop (drums)

NYC, August 23, 1946

S3338	Bebop In Pastel (Bouncing With Bud)	Savoy XP 8045, MG 9014, MG 12114, SJL 2225
S3338-2	Bebop In Pastel	Savoy SVY 17028
S3338-3	-	-
S3338-4	Bebop In Pastel (alt. take)	Savoy SJL 2247, SVY 17028
S3339	Fool's Fancy (Wail)	Savoy XP 8044, MG 9014, MG 12114, SJL 2225, SVY 17028
S3340	Bombay	-
S3341A	Ray's Idea	Savoy 619, XP 8045, MG 9014, MG 12114, SJL 2225, SVY 17028

* Savoy MG 12114 Various Artists - Opus De Bop
* Savoy SJL 2225 Various Artists - The Be Bop Boys
* Savoy SJL 2247 Various Artists - The Modern Jazz Piano Album
* Savoy SVY 17028 Kenny Dorham - Blues In Bebop
* Savoy MG 9014 Sonny Stitt - New Sound In Modern Music, Vol. 1
* Savoy XP 8045 Sonny Stitt - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 9
* Savoy XP 8044 Sonny Stitt - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 8
* Savoy 619, 927 The Be Bop Boys - Ray's Idea b/w Good Kick

Sonny Stitt Quintet / The Be Bop Boys

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Al Hall (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)

NYC, September 4, 1946

S3342	Serenade To A Square	Savoy 940, XP 8046, MG 9006, MG 12011, SJL 2225, SVY 17028
S3343A	Good Kick	Savoy 619, XP 8046, MG 9006, MG 12011, SJL 2225, SVY 17028
S3344	Seven Up	Savoy 930, XP 8046, MG 9006, MG 12011, SJL 2225, SVY 17028
S3344-?	Seven Up (alt. take)	Savoy SJL 2247
S3345	Blues In Bebop	Savoy 978, XP 8046, MG 12011, SJL 2225, SVY 17028
S3345-?	Blues In Bebop (alt. take) (Blues A La Bud)	Savoy XP 8097, MG 9034, SJL 2247
	Diz-Iz	Savoy XP 8098, MG 9034

* Savoy MG 12011 Fats Navarro Memorial - Fats - Bud - Klook - Sonny - Kinney
* Savoy SJL 2225 Various Artists - The Be Bop Boys
* Savoy SJL 2247 Various Artists - The Modern Jazz Piano Album
* Savoy SVY 17028 Kenny Dorham - Blues In Bebop
* Savoy MG 9006 Sonny Stitt
* Savoy MG 9034 Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max
* Savoy XP 8046 Sonny Stitt - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 10
* Savoy XP 8097 Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max, Vol. 1
* Savoy XP 8098 Various Artists - Bird - Diz - Bud - Max, Vol. 2
* Savoy 940 Sonny Stitt - Serenade To A Square b/w Boppin' The Blues
* Savoy 619, 927 The Be Bop Boys - Ray's Idea b/w Good Kick
* Savoy 930 J.J. Johnson - Mad Bebop b/w Sonny Stitt - Seven Up
* Savoy 978 Serge Chaloff - Gabardine And Serge b/w Sonny Stitt - Blues In Bebop

Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys

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

NYC, September 5, 1946

D6VB2792-1	Epistrophy	Swing (F) SW 224; RCA Victor 20-3144, LPV 519
D6VB2793-1	52nd Street Theme	Swing (F) SW 244; RCA Victor LPV 519
D6VB2794-1	Oop Bop Sh'bam	Swing (F) SW 224; RCA Victor LPV 519
D6VB2795-1	Rue Chaptal (Royal Roost)	Swing (F) SW 244; RCA Victor 20-3144, LPV 519

* RCA Victor LPV 519 Various Artists - The Be-Bop Era
* Swing (F) SW 224 Kenny Clarke - Epistrophy b/w Oop Bop Sh'bam
* RCA Victor 20-3144 Kenny Clarke - Epistrophy b/w Royal Roost
* Swing (F) SW 244 Kenny Clarke - 52nd Street Theme b/w Rue Chaptal

Fats Navarro / Gil Fuller's Modernists / The Be Bop Boys

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

NYC, September 6, 1946

S3346	Boppin' A Riff, Pt. 1	Savoy 588, MG 9012, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3347	Boppin' A Riff, Pt. 2	-
S3348	Fat Boy, Pt. 1	Savoy 587, XP 8024, MG 9005, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3349	Fat Boy, Pt. 2	-
S3350	Everything's Cool, Pt. 1	Savoy 586, XP 8044, MG 9006, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3351	Everything's Cool, Pt. 2	-
S3352	Webb City, Pt. 1	Savoy 585, XP 8045, MG 9014, MG 12011, SJL 2216
S3353	Webb City, Pt. 2	-
	Boppin' A Riff, Pt. 2 (alt. take)	Mythic Sound MS 6002-2
	Fat Boy, Pt. 1 (alt. take)	-

* Savoy MG 12011 Fats Navarro Memorial - Fats - Bud - Klook - Sonny - Kinney
* Savoy SJL 2216 Fats Navarro - Fat Girl
* Mythic Sound MS 6002-2 Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 2 - Burning In U.S.A., 53-55
* Savoy MG 9012 Various Artists - New Sound In Modern Music
* Savoy MG 9005 Fats Navarro
* Savoy MG 9006 Sonny Stitt
* Savoy MG 9014 Sonny Stitt - New Sound In Modern Music, Vol. 1
* Savoy XP 8024 Fats Navarro - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 5
* Savoy XP 8044 Sonny Stitt - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 8
* Savoy XP 8045 Sonny Stitt - New Trends In Jazz, Vol. 9
* Savoy 588 The Be Bop Boys - Boppin' A Riff, Pt. 1&2
* Savoy 587, 901 The Be Bop Boys - Fat Boy, Pt. 1&2
* Savoy 586 The Be Bop Boys - Everything's Cool, Pt. 1&2
= Savoy 941 Fats Navarro - Everything's Cool, Pt. 1&2
* Savoy 585, 900 The Be Bop Boys - Webb City, Pt. 1&2

1947

Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra

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

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

	Oh Rock, Rock, Rock	Golden Era GE 15038
	Swanee River	-
	Confess	-
	Hey Babba Rebop	-
	Memphis Blues	-
	The New Look	-
	Tempo's Birthday	-

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

Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra

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

	Hamp's Got A Duke	Joyce LP 1055; Golden Era GE 15038
	Mam'selle	-
	Beulah's Boogie	-
	A Sunday Kind Of Love	-
	I Know That You Know	-
	Chi-Baba Chi-Baba	-
	That's My Desire	Joyce LP 1055
	Eli Eli	-

* Joyce LP 1055 Lionel Hampton - One Night Stand
= Sandy Hook SH 2026 Lionel Hampton - 1944 And 1947 Broadcasts
* Golden Era GE 15038 Lionel Hampton - Rock, Rock, Rock

Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1947

L4481	You Better Be Satisfied	MCA Coral (G) 6.22180
L4482	Hamp's Got A Duke	Decca 24248; MCA (F) 510.103, Coral (G) 6.22180
L4483	Gone Again	Decca 24248, DL 4296; MCA (F) 510.103, Coral (G) 6.22180
L4484	Three Minutes On 52nd Street	Decca 24429; MCA (F) 510.103, Coral (G) 6.22180

* MCA Coral (G) 6.22180 Lionel Hampton, Vol. 6: 1946-1947
* MCA (F) 510.103, 1331 Lionel Hampton 3 - Sweatin' With Hamp 1945.1950
* Decca DL 4296, DL 74296 Lionel Hampton - Hamp's Golden Favorites
* Decca 24248 Lionel Hampton - Hamp's Got A Duke b/w Gone Again
* Decca 24429 Lionel Hampton - Three Minutes On 52nd Street b/w Midnight Sun

Art Blakey's Messengers

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Howard Bowe (trombone) Sahib Shihab (alto saxophone) Orland Wright (tenor saxophone) Ernest Thompson (baritone saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) LaVerne Barker (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

WOR Studios, NYC, December 22, 1947

BN322-3	The Thin Man	Blue Note 545, BLP 5010, CDP 7 84436-2
BN323-1	The Bop Alley	Blue Note 546, BLP 5010, CDP 7 84436-2
BN323-2	The Bop Alley (alt. take)	Blue Note CDP 7 84436-2
BN324-2	Groove Street	Blue Note 546, CDP 7 84436-2
BN325-1	Musa's Vision	Blue Note 545, CDP 7 84436-2

* Blue Note CDP 7 84436-2 Max Roach/James Moody/Art Blakey - New Sounds
* Blue Note BLP 5010 Max Roach/James Moody/Art Blakey - New Sounds
* Blue Note 545 Art Blakey's Messengers - The Thin Man b/w Musa's Vision
* Blue Note 546 Art Blakey's Messengers - Groove Street b/w The Bop Alley

Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra

Kenny Dorham, Mercer Ellington (trumpet) Al Hibbler (vocals -1,4) Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra

Los Angeles, CA, 1947

1.	My Ev' A Lovin' Baby	Sunrise SP 2007
2.	You Name It	Sunrise SP 2003
3.	I Owe This Dream To You	-
4.	Summertime	Sunrise SP 2007

* Sunrise SP 2007 Al Hibbler With Mercer Ellington Orchestra
* Sunrise SP 2003 Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra

Mary Lou Williams And Her Orchestra

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Mary Lou Williams (piano) Mary Lou Williams And Her Orchestra

NYC, 1947

	Mary Lou	Folkways FA 2996
	Kool	-

* Folkways FA 2996 Mary Lou Williams And Her Orchestra

1948

Charlie Parker Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums)

"Royal Roost", NYC, December 25, 1948

	MC	Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	Half Nelson	ESP-Disk' ESP 3000; Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	White Christmas	ESP-Disk' ESP 3000; Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	Little Willie Leaps	ESP-Disk' ESP 3000; Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4411/12

* ESP-Disk' ESP 3000, ESPCD 3000 Charlie Parker - Live Performances
* Savoy ZDS 4411/12 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1

1949 (age 25)

Charlie Parker Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums)

"Royal Roost", NYC, January 1, 1949

	MC	Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	Be-Bop	ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	On A Slow Boat To China	ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	Ornithology	ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	Groovin' High	ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	MC: Symphony Sid, Charlie Parker	Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	East Of The Sun	ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4411/12
	Cheryl	ESP-Disk' ESP 3001; Savoy ZDS 4411/12

* ESP-Disk' ESP 3001, ESPCD 3001 Charlie Parker - Broadcast Performances, Vol. 2
* Savoy ZDS 4411/12 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 1

Charlie Parker Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Joe Harris (drums)

"Royal Roost", NYC, January 15, 1949

	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Scrapple From The Apple	-
	MC	-
	Be-Bop	-
	MC	-
	Hot House	-

* Savoy ZDS 4413/14 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2

Charlie Parker Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums)

"Royal Roost", NYC, January 22, 1949

	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Oop Bop Sh'bam	-
	MC	-
	Scrapple From The Apple	-
	MC	-
	Salt Peanuts	-
	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer	-

* Savoy ZDS 4413/14 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2

Kenny Clarke Septet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet, piano) Julius Watkins (French horn) Billy Mitchell (tenor saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone, piano) Curly Russell (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums) Joe Harris (timbales)

NYC, January 25, 1949

KC171C	Conglomeration	Savoy MG 12042, SVY 17028
KC172A	Bruz	-
KC173C	You Go To My Head	Savoy MG 12042
KC174B	Roll 'Em Bags	Savoy MG 12042, SVY 17028
KC175B	Faultless	Savoy MG 12042
KC176B	Hey Frenchy	-

* Savoy MG 12042 Milt Jackson - Roll 'Em Bags
* Savoy SVY 17028 Kenny Dorham - Blues In Bebop

Charlie Parker Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums)

"Royal Roost", NYC, January 29, 1949

	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Groovin' High	-
	MC	-

* Savoy ZDS 4413/14 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2

Charlie Parker Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel

"Royal Roost", NYC, February 5, 1949

	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Scrapple From The Apple	-
	MC	-
	Barbados	-
	MC	-
	Salt Peanuts	-
	MC	-

* Savoy ZDS 4413/14 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2

Charlie Parker Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel

"Royal Roost", NYC, February 12, 1949

	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Scrapple From The Apple	Savoy SJL 1108, ZDS 4413/14, SVY 17028
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Barbados	Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108, ZDS 4413/14, SVY 17028
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Bebop	Savoy SJL 1108, ZDS 4413/14, SVY 17028
	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid with MC. at conculusion Sid is heard briefly with Dinah Washington	Savoy ZDS 4413/14

* Savoy SJL 1108 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost
* Savoy MG 12179 Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns
* Savoy ZDS 4413/14 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2
* Savoy SVY 17028 Kenny Dorham - Blues In Bebop

Charlie Parker Septet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vocals)

"Royal Roost", NYC, February 19, 1949

	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Groovin' High	Savoy SJL 1108, ZDS 4413/14
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Confirmation	Savoy SJL 1108, ZDS 4413/14
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Salt Peanuts	Savoy SJL 1108, ZDS 4413/14
	MC: Jumpin' With Symphony Sid	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	commercial break, #1	-
	commercial break, #2	-

* Savoy SJL 1108 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost
* Savoy ZDS 4413/14 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2

Charlie Parker Septet

"Royal Roost", NYC, February 26, 1949

	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Half Nelson	Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108, ZDS 4413/14
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	A Night In Tunisia	Savoy MG 12186, SJL 1108, ZDS 4413/14
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Scrapple From The Apple	Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108, ZDS 4413/14
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Deedle	-

* Savoy MG 12179 Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns
* Savoy SJL 1108 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost
* Savoy MG 12186 Newly Discovered Sides By Charlie Parker
* Savoy ZDS 4413/14 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2

Charlie Parker Septet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Tommy Turk (trombone) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums) Carlos Vidal (bongos)

NYC, February-March, 1949

2542 \| 292-3	Cardboard	Norgran MGN 1035; Verve MGV 8009, VE2 2501
2543-2 \| 293-4	Visa	Mercury 11022, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8009, MGV 8000, VE2 2501

* Norgran MGN 1035; Verve MGV 8126 Various Artists - Alto Saxes
* Verve MGV 8009 The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #7 - Jazz Perennial
* Verve VE2 2501 Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950
* Verve MGV 8000 The Charlie Parker Story, #1
= Verve MGV 8100-3 The Charlie Parker Story
* Mercury MGC 512; Clef MGC 512; Universal (J) UCCV 9034 Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird And Diz
* Mercury 11022; Clef 11022 Charlie Parker - Visa b/w Passport (common)

Charlie Parker Septet

"Royal Roost", NYC, March 5, 1949

	Introduction By Dave Lambert And Buddy Stewart	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	What's This	-
	MC	-
	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid	-
	Cheryl	-
	MC	-
	Anthropology	-
	MC	-
	Hurry Home	-
	Deedle	-
	Royal Roost Bop	-
	MC	-

* Savoy ZDS 4413/14 Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost, Vol. 2

Charlie Parker Septet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone -2) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums)

"Waldorf-Astoria Hotel", NYC, March 5, 1949

1.	Barbados	Jazz Showcase LP 5003
2.	Anthropology	-

* Jazz Showcase LP 5003 Charlie Parker - Bird On The Road

Charlie Parker Septet

"Royal Roost", NYC, March 12, 1949

	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Cheryl	Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108, ZDS 4413/14
	introduction By Charlie Parker	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	On A Slow Boat To China	Savoy MG 12186, SJL 1108, ZDS 4413/14
	MC	Savoy ZDS 4413/14
	Chasin' The Bird	Savoy MG 12179, SJL 1108, ZDS 4413/14
	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid	Savoy ZDS 4413/14

Charlie Parker Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums)

NYC, May 5, 1949

2755-5 \| 294-3	Segment	Verve MGV 8009, VE2 2501
2756-2 \| 295-2	Passport (rare)	Mercury 11022x45, MGC 512
2756-5 \| 295-5	Passport (common)	Mercury 11022; Verve MGV 8009, MGV 8000, VE2 2501
2757-4 \| 296-3	Diverse (Segment)	Verve MGV 8009

* Verve MGV 8009 The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #7 - Jazz Perennial
* Verve VE2 2501 Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950
* Verve MGV 8000 The Charlie Parker Story, #1
= Verve MGV 8100-3 The Charlie Parker Story
* Mercury MGC 512; Clef MGC 512; Universal (J) UCCV 9034 Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird And Diz
* Mercury 11022x45; Clef 11022x45 Charlie Parker - Visa b/w Passport (rare)
* Mercury 11022; Clef 11022 Charlie Parker - Visa b/w Passport (common)

Charlie Parker Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel

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

	Salt Peanuts, I	Bird In Paris CP 3; Spotlite (E) SPJ 118
	Barbados	-
	52nd Street Theme, I	-
	Out Of Nowhere, I	-
	Salt Peanuts, II	-
	Scrapple From The Apple	-
	Out Of Nowhere, II	-
	Wee (Allen's Alley)	-
	52nd Street Theme, II	-
	Out Of Nowhere, III	Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004
	A Night In Tunisia	-
	Moose The Mooche	-
	Hot House	-
	I Got Rhythm (Blues)	-
	52nd Street Theme, III	-

* Bird In Paris CP 3 Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 118 Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris
* Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004 Charlie Parker In France 1949

Charlie Parker Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel

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

	Ornithology	Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004
	Out Of Nowhere	-
	Cheryl	-
	52nd Street Theme	-
	Lover Man	-
	Groovin' High	-
	Half Nelson	-
	52nd Street Theme (alt. take)	-

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

Festival International De Jazz All Stars

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 saxophone) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Don Byas, James Moody (tenor saxophone) Hazy Osterwald (vibraphone) Al Haig (piano) Toots Thielemans (guitar) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums)

"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 15, 1949

Farewell Blues (Blues)

Bird In Paris CP 3; Spotlite (E) SPJ 118

* Bird In Paris CP 3 Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 118 Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris

Max Roach Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) James Moody (tenor saxophone -1/4) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums)

Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949

1. ST3010	Prince Albert	Vogue (F) V 5009, LD 014, LDA 16008; Blue Note BLP 5010; Prestige PR 7841; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97
2. ST3011	Baby Sis (Maxology)	Vogue (F) V 5010, LD 014, LDA 16008; Prestige PRLP 113, PR 7841; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97
3. ST3012	Tomorrow (Yesterdays)	Vogue (F) V 5011, LD 014; Blue Note BLP 5010; Prestige PR 7841; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97
4. ST3013	Maximum	Vogue (F) V 5012, LD 014, LDA 16008; Blue Note 1570, BLP 5010; Prestige PR 7841; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97
5. ST3014	Ham And Haig (Hot House)	Vogue (F) V 5012, LD 014; Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97

* Vogue (F) LDA 16008 Max Roach/Clifford Brown - 2 Giants
* Prestige PR 7841 Al Haig Trio And Quintet
* Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97 James Moody - In The Beginning: Jazz Legacy 47
* Vogue (F) LD 014 Max Roach
* Blue Note BLP 5010 Max Roach/James Moody/Art Blakey - New Sounds
* Prestige PRLP 113 Fats Navarro/Dizzy Gillespie/Miles Davis/Kenny Dorham - Modern Jazz Trumpets
* Vogue (F) V 5009; Blue Note 1569 Max Roach - Prince Albert, Pt. 1&2
* Vogue (F) V 5010 Max Roach - Baby Sis, Pt. 1&2
= Prestige 702 James Moody - Maxology, Pt. 1&2
* Vogue (F) V 5011; Blue Note 1571 Max Roach - Tomorrow, Pt. 1&2
* Vogue (F) V 5012 Max Roach - Maximum b/w Ham And Haig
* Blue Note 1570 Max Roach - Maximum b/w James Moody - Just Moody

J.J. Johnson's Boppers

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) J.J. Johnson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) John Lewis (piano) Leonard Gaskin (bass) Max Roach (drums)

NYC, May 26, 1949

JRC20B	Elysees	New Jazz 803, 810; Prestige 810, PREP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P 24067
JRC21C	Opus V	New Jazz 806; Prestige PREP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P 24067
JRC22C	Hi-Lo	-
JRC23D	Fox Hunt	Prestige 810, PREP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P 24067

* Prestige PRLP 7023; Original Jazz Classics OJC 091, OJCCD 091-2; Prestige PRLP 16-4 J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding/Bennie Green - Trombone By Three
* Prestige PRLP 7253 J.J. Johnson - Looking Back
* Prestige P 24067 Various Artists - Early Bones
* Prestige PRLP 109 Kai Winding/J.J. Johnson - Modern Jazz Trombones
* Prestige PREP 1330 J.J. Johnson Sextet
* New Jazz 803 Terry Gibbs - Cuddles b/w J.J. Johnson - Elysees
* New Jazz 810 J.J. Johnson - Elysees b/w Don Lanphere - Spider's Webb
* Prestige 810 J.J. Johnson - Elysees b/w Fox Hunt
* New Jazz 806; Prestige 806 J.J. Johnson - Opus V b/w Hi-Lo

Charlie Parker Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Max Roach (drums)

NYC, fall 1949

	Big Foot	Philology (It) 214W 5
	52nd Street Theme	-
	How High The Moon	-
	52nd Street Theme	-
	Ornithology	Philology (It) 214W 19

* Philology (It) 214W 5 Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 1
* Philology (It) 214W 19 Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes, Vol. 5

1950

Charlie Parker Quintet plus Guests

Kenny Dorham, possibly Red Rodney (trumpet) Tony Scott (clarinet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)

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

	Just Friends, I	rejected
	April In Paris, I	-
	52nd Street Theme, I	Grotto 495
	Just Friends, II	Klacto (E) MG 101; Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1002
	April In Paris, II	-
	A Night In Tunisia	Grotto 495
	52nd Street Theme, II	Grotto 495; Klacto (E) MG 101; Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1002
	52nd Street Theme, III
	Just Friends, III	S.C.A.M. JPG 4
	April In Paris, III	-
	Medley, I: Bewitched / Summertime	Klacto (E) MG 101; Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1002
	Medley, II: I Cover The Waterfront / Gone With The Wind	-
	Easy To Love	-
	52nd Street Theme, IV	-
	Medley, III: What's New / It's The Talk Of The Town
	Moose The Mooche	S.C.A.M. JPG 4
	52nd Street Theme, V	-

* Grotto 495 Charlie Parker - Ultimate Bird 1949-50
* Klacto (E) MG 101 Charlie Parker - Ballads And Birdland
* Zu-Zazz (E) ZZ 1002 Charlie Parker, Vol. 1 - Ballads And Birdland
* S.C.A.M. JPG 4 Charlie Parker - Just Friends

1951

Thelonious Monk Quintet

Idrees Sulieman or Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) unknown (bass) unknown (drums) Frankie Passions (vocals)

NYC, 1951

	Especially For You	Spotlite (E) SPJ 135
	Nobody Knows	-

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

1952

Thelonious Monk Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) Nelson Boyd (bass) Max Roach (drums)

WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952

BN434-1 tk.2	Skippy	Blue Note 1602, BLP 1511
BN434-2 tk.3	Skippy (alt. take)	Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011
BN435-1 tk.5	Hornin' In (alt. take)	-
BN435-3 tk.7	Hornin' In	Blue Note 1603, BLP 1511
BN436-0 tk.8	Sixteen	Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011
BN436-1 tk.9	Sixteen (alt. take)	-
BN437-0 tk.10	Carolina Moon	Blue Note 1603, BLP 1511
BN438-0 tk.11	Let's Cool One	Blue Note 1602, BLP 1511

* Blue Note BLP 1511, BST 81511 (pseudo stereo) Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2
= Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk
* Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 More Genius Of Thelonious Monk
* Blue Note 1602 Thelonious Monk - Skippy b/w Let's Cool One
* Blue Note 1603 Thelonious Monk - Hornin' In b/w Carolina Moon

1953

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet, vocals) Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)

NYC, October 21, 1953

	Chicago Blues	Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 113-2
	Lonesome Lover Blues	-

* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 113-2 Kenny Dorham Quintet

Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

"Birdland", NYC, October 31, 1953

	An Oscar For Oscar	Session Disc 110; Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515
	If I Love Again	Session Disc 110
	Split Kick	Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515
	Get Happy	-
	Lullaby Of Birdland	-

* Session Disc 110 Hooray For Milt Jackson - John Lewis - Art Blakey - Kenny Dorham
* Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515 Kenny Dorham 1953, 1956, 1964

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Jimmy Heath (tenor, baritone saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)

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

	An Oscar For Oscar	Debut DLP 9, (D) DEP 42; Original Jazz Classics OJC 113
	Ruby, My Dear (take 1)	Original Jazz Classics OJC 113
	Ruby, My Dear (take 2)	Debut DLP 9, (D) DEP 42; Original Jazz Classics OJC 113
	Be My Love	-
	Osmosis	-
	I Love You	Debut DLP 9; Original Jazz Classics OJC 113
	I Love You (take 2)	Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 113-2
	Darn That Dream (take 1)	Debut DLP 9; Original Jazz Classics OJC 113
	Darn That Dream (take 2)	Original Jazz Classics OJC 113

* Original Jazz Classics OJC 113, OJCCD 113-2 Kenny Dorham Quintet
* Debut DLP 9 Kenny Dorham Quintet
* Debut (D) DEP 42 Kenny Dorham Quintet

1954 (age 30)

Sonny Rollins Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Elmo Hope (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

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

606	Movin' Out	Prestige PRLP 186, PRLP 7058
607	Swinging For Bumsy	-
608	Silk 'N' Satin	-
609	Solid	Prestige PRLP 186, PRLP 7058, PR 24004

* Prestige PRLP 7058; Original Jazz Classics OJC 058, OJCCD 058-2 Sonny Rollins - Moving Out
= Prestige PR 7433 Sonny Rollins - Jazz Classics
* Prestige PR 24004 Sonny Rollins
* Prestige PRLP 186 Sonny Rollins Quintet

Lou Donaldson Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Matthew Gee (trombone) Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone) Elmo Hope (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

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

tk.3	Caracas	Blue Note BLP 5055, BLP 1537
tk.4	The Stroller	-
tk.6	Moe's Bluff	-
tk.10	After You've Gone	Blue Note BLP 5055, (J) BNJ 61008/10

* Blue Note BLP 1537, CDP 7 81537-2 Lou Donaldson Quartet/Quintet/Sextet
* Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10 Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series
* Blue Note BLP 5055 Lou Donaldson Sextet, Vol. 2

Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

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

tk.3	Room 608	Blue Note 45-1631, BLP 5058, BLP 1518
tk.6	Creepin' In	-
tk.8	Doodlin'	Blue Note 45-1630, BLP 5058, BLP 1518, BST 84325
tk.10	Stop Time	Blue Note BLP 5058, BLP 1518

* Blue Note BLP 1518, BST 81518 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46140-2 Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers
* Blue Note BST 84325 The Best Of Horace Silver
* Blue Note BLP 5058 Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 1
* Blue Note 45-1631 Horace Silver - Room 608 b/w Creepin' In
* Blue Note 45-1630, (J) NP 2018 Horace Silver - The Preacher b/w Doodlin'

1955

Kenny Dorham Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

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

tk.2	Venetia's Dance	Blue Note BLP 1535
tk.6	K.D.'s Motion	-
tk.9	K.D.'s Cab Ride (Echo Of Spring)	Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10, CDP 7 46815-2, (J) TOCJ 1601
tk.12	The Villa	Blue Note BLP 1535

* Blue Note BLP 1535, CDP 7 46815-2 Kenny Dorham - Afro-Cuban
* Blue Note (J) BNJ 61008/10 Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series
* Blue Note (J) TOCJ 1601 Various Artists - Blue Trails: The Rare Tracks

Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

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

tk.3	Hippy	Blue Note BLP 5062, BLP 1518
tk.5	To Whom It May Concern	-
tk.9	Hankerin'	-
tk.13	The Preacher	Blue Note 45-1630, BLP 5062, BLP 1518, BST 84325

* Blue Note BLP 1518, BST 81518 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46140-2 Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers
* Blue Note BST 84325 The Best Of Horace Silver
* Blue Note BLP 5062 Horace Silver Quintet, Vol. 2
* Blue Note 45-1630, (J) NP 2018 Horace Silver - The Preacher b/w Doodlin'

Kenny Dorham Nonet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) J.J. Johnson (trombone) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass) Art Blakey (drums) Carlos "Patato" Valdes (congas) Richie Goldberg (cowbell -1,2,4)

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

1. tk.2	Minor's Holiday (alt. take)	Blue Note CDP 7 46815-2
2. tk.3	Minor's Holiday	Blue Note BLP 5065, BLP 1535
3. tk.5	Basheer's Dream	-
4. tk.7	Afrodisia	Blue Note BLP 5065, BLP 1535, (J) BNJ 71106
5. tk.8	Lotus Flower	Blue Note BLP 5065, BLP 1535

* Blue Note BLP 1535, CDP 7 46815-2 Kenny Dorham - Afro-Cuban
* Blue Note (J) BNJ 71106 Various Artists - Soho Blue
* Blue Note BLP 5065 Kenny Dorham - Afro-Cuban

The Jazz Messengers

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, 1st set, November 23, 1955

tk.1	Blues	rejected
tk.2	Like Someone In Love	Blue Note BLP 1508
tk.3	Deciphering The Message	rejected
tk.4	I Waited For You	Blue Note BLP 1508
tk.5	Minor's Holiday	Blue Note BLP 1507

* Blue Note BLP 1508, BST 81508 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46522-2 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2
* Blue Note BLP 1507, BST 81507 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46521-2 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1

The Jazz Messengers

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone -1,2,4) Horace Silver (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, 2nd set, November 23, 1955

1. tk.6	Soft Winds	Blue Note 45-1693, BLP 1507
2. tk.7	Avila And Tequila	Blue Note 45-1695, BLP 1508
3. tk.8	Yesterdays	Blue Note BLP 1508
4. tk.11	Deciphering The Message / The Theme	Blue Note (J) DY 5805-01, CDP 7 46521-2

* Blue Note BLP 1507, BST 81507 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46521-2 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1
* Blue Note BLP 1508, BST 81508 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46522-2 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2
* Blue Note (J) DY 5805-01, (J) BNJ 61007 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 3
= Blue Note (J) GXF 3074 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 3 (not released)
* Blue Note 45-1693 The Jazz Messengers - Soft Winds, Pt. 1&2
* Blue Note 45-1695 The Jazz Messengers - Avila And Tequila, Pt. 1&2

The Jazz Messengers

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, 3rd set, November 23, 1955

tk.12	Prince Albert	Blue Note BLP 1507
tk.13	Just One Of Those Things	Blue Note (J) DY 5805-01, CDP 7 46522-2
tk.14	Gone With The Wind	-

* Blue Note BLP 1507, BST 81507 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46521-2 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1
* Blue Note (J) DY 5805-01, (J) BNJ 61007 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 3
= Blue Note (J) GXF 3074 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 3 (not released)
* Blue Note CDP 7 46522-2 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2

The Jazz Messengers

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Blakey (drums): same personnel

"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, 4th set, November 23, 1955

tk.15	Sportin' Crowd	Blue Note BLP 1508
tk.16	Prince Albert	rejected
tk.17	Hank's Symphony	Blue Note (J) DY 5805-01, CDP 7 46522-2
tk.18	Lady Bird	Blue Note (J) DY 5805-01, CDP 7 46521-2
tk.19	The Theme	Blue Note BLP 1507
	The Theme (incomplete)	Blue Note BLP 1508

* Blue Note BLP 1508, BST 81508 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46522-2 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2
* Blue Note (J) DY 5805-01, (J) BNJ 61007 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 3
= Blue Note (J) GXF 3074 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 3 (not released)
* Blue Note BLP 1507, BST 81507 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46521-2 The Jazz Messengers At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1

1956

Al Cohn's The Birdland Stars / East West Septet

Conte Candoli, Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Phil Woods (alto saxophone) Al Cohn (tenor saxophone, conductor, leader) Hank Jones (piano) John Simmons (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)

Webster Hall, NYC, February 27, 1956

G4JB2168	Two Pairs Of Aces	RCA Victor LPM 1327
G4JB2169	Roulette	-
G4JB2170	A Bit Of The Blues	-
G4JB2171	Ah Funky New Baby	RCA Victor LPM 1328
G4JB2172	Last Lap	RCA Victor LPM 1327
G4JB2173	Phil'er Up	-
G4JB2174	Conte's Condolences	RCA Victor LPM 1328
G4JB2175	For Kicks Only	-
G4JB2176	Hip Boots!	-
G4JB2177	Minorin' The Blues	RCA Victor LPM 1327
G4JB2178	Birdland Fantasy	RCA Victor LPM 1328
G4JB2179	Playboy	-

* RCA Victor LPM 1327, LSP 1327 Various Artists - The Birdland Stars On Tour, Vol. 1
* RCA Victor LPM 1328, LSP 1328 Various Artists - The Birdland Stars On Tour, Vol. 2

Tadd Dameron Octet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Henry Coker (trombone) Sahib Shaihab (alto saxophone) Joe Alexander (tenor saxophone) Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone) Tadd Dameron (piano, arranger) John Simmons (bass) Shadow Wilson (drums)

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

859	Fontainebleau	Prestige PRLP 7037, PR 24049
860	Delirium	-
861	The Scene Is Clean	-
862	Flossie Lou	-
863	Bula-Beige	Prestige PRLP 7037

* Prestige PRLP 7037; Original Jazz Classics OJC 055, OJCCD 055-2 Tadd Dameron - Fontainebleau
= Prestige PR 7842 The Tadd Dameron Memorial Album
= Prestige PR 16007 Tadd Dameron - Dameronia
= New Jazz NJLP 8300 Tadd Dameron - Dameronia (not released)
* Prestige PR 24049 Gil Evans/Tadd Dameron - The Arranger's Touch

Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) J.R. Monterose (tenor saxophone) Dick Katz (piano) Sam Jones (bass) Arthur Edgehill (drums)

NYC, April 4, 1956

5171	Tahitian Suite	ABC-Paramount ABC 122
5172	DX	-
5173	The Prophet	-
5174	Blues Elegante	-
5178	Don't Explain	-

* ABC-Paramount ABC 122 Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets, Vol. 1
= Impulse! IA 9337-2 Kenny Dorham/Sonny Criss - The Dedication Series, Vol. I: The Bop Masters

Cecil Payne Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone) Duke Jordan (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

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

134	Man Of Moods	Signal S 1203; Savoy SVY 17028
135	Saucer Eyes	-
136	Bringing Up Father	-
137	Groovin' High	-

* Signal S 1203 Cecil Payne Quartet And Quintet
= Savoy MG 12147 Cecil Payne - Patterns Of Jazz
= Savoy SJL 1167 Cecil Payne - Patterns
* Savoy SVY 17028 Kenny Dorham - Blues In Bebop

Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) J.R. Monterose (tenor saxophone -1/4,6,7) Bobby Timmons (piano) Sam Jones (bass) Arthur Edgehill (drums)

"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, 1st set, May 31, 1956

1. tk.1	Hills Edge	rejected
2. tk.2	K.D.'s Blues (alt. take)	Blue Note (J) BNJ 61004, CDP 7 46542-2
3. tk.3	My Heart Stood Still	rejected
4. tk.4	Mexico City	-
5. tk.5	Autumn In New York	Blue Note BLP 1524
6. tk.6	Monaco (alt. take)	Blue Note (J) BNJ 61004, CDP 7 46542-2
7. tk.7	N.Y. Theme	-

* Blue Note (J) BNJ 61004 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 3
* Blue Note BLP 1524 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia
= Blue Note CDP 7 46541-2 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1
* Blue Note CDP 7 46542-2 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2

Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets With Kenny Burrell

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) J.R. Monterose (tenor saxophone -1/4,6,7) Bobby Timmons (piano) Kenny Burrell (guitar -1/4,6,7) Sam Jones (bass) Arthur Edgehill (drums)

"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, 2nd set, May 31, 1956

1. tk.8	K.D.'s Blues	Blue Note (J) BNJ 61003, CDP 7 46541-2
2. tk.9	Hills Edge	Blue Note BLP 1524
3. tk.10	My Heart Stood Still	rejected
4.	A Night In Tunisia	Blue Note BLP 1524
5. tk.11	Who Cares (alt. take)	Blue Note (J) BNJ 61004, CDP 7 46542-2
6. tk.12	Royal Roost	Blue Note (J) BNJ 61003, CDP 7 46542-2
7. tk.13	The Theme	rejected

* Blue Note (J) BNJ 61003 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2
* Blue Note BLP 1524 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia
= Blue Note CDP 7 46541-2 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1
* Blue Note (J) BNJ 61004 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 3
* Blue Note CDP 7 46542-2 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2

Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets With Kenny Burrell

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) J.R. Monterose (tenor saxophone -1/3,5,6) Bobby Timmons (piano) Kenny Burrell (guitar -1,3/6) Sam Jones (bass) Arthur Edgehill (drums)

"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, 3rd set, May 31, 1956

1. tk.14	Mexico City	Blue Note BLP 1524
2. tk.15	'Round Midnight	-
3. tk.16	Monaco	-
4. tk.17	Who Cares (alt. take)	Blue Note (J) BNJ 61003, CDP 7 46541-2
5. tk.18	My Heart Stood Still	Blue Note (J) BNJ 61003, CDP 7 46542-2
6. tk.19	The Theme	rejected

* Blue Note BLP 1524 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia
= Blue Note CDP 7 46541-2 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1
* Blue Note (J) BNJ 61003 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2
* Blue Note CDP 7 46542-2 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2

Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets With Kenny Burrell

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) J.R. Monterose (tenor saxophone) Bobby Timmons (piano) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Sam Jones (bass) Arthur Edgehill (drums)

"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, 4th set, May 31, 1956

tk.20	Riffin'	Blue Note (J) BNJ 61004, CDP 7 46542-2
tk.21	Mexico City (alt. take)	Blue Note BLP 1543, (J) BNJ 61003, CDP 7 46541-2
tk.22	The Prophet	Blue Note (J) BNJ 61003, CDP 7 46542-2

* Blue Note (J) BNJ 61004 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 3
* Blue Note BLP 1543, BST 81543 (pseudo stereo) Kenny Burrell, Vol. 2
* Blue Note (J) BNJ 61003 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2
* Blue Note CDP 7 46542-2 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2
* Blue Note CDP 7 46541-2 Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1

Phil Woods Septet

Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Gene Quill, Phil Woods (alto saxophone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)

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

914	The Stanley Stomper	Prestige PRLP 7046
915	Cool Aid	-
916	Pairing Off	-
917	Suddenly It's Spring	-

* Prestige PRLP 7046; Original Jazz Classics OJC 092, OJCCD 092-2 Phil Woods - Pairing Off
= Prestige P 24065 Phil Woods - Altology

Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) J.R. Monterose (tenor saxophone) probably Bobby Timmons (piano) Sam Jones (bass) Arthur Edgehill (drums)

NYC, July 19, 1956

	411 West	ABC-Paramount unissued
	Gone With The Wind	-
	Nothing Ever Changes	-
	Yardbird Suite	-

Matthew Gee All-Stars

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Matthew Gee (trombone) Frank Foster (tenor saxophone) Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone) Joe Knight (piano) John Simmons (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July 19, 1956

	Gee!	Riverside RLP 12-221; Jazzland JLP 3
	Kingston Lounge	-
	The Boys From Brooklyn	-

* Riverside RLP 12-221; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1884-2 Matthew Gee All-Stars - Jazz By Gee!
* Jazzland JLP 3 Kenny Dorham - The Swingers

Hank Mobley Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

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

945	Message From The Border	Prestige PRLP 7082
946	The Latest	-
947	Xlento	-
948	I Should Care	-
949	Crazyology	-

* Prestige PRLP 7082 Hank Mobley - Mobley's 2nd Message
= Prestige PR 7667 Hank Mobley's Second Message
= Prestige P 24063 Hank Mobley - Messages

Ernie Henry Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Ernie Henry (alto saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Wilbur Ware (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, August 23, 1956

	Gone With The Wind	Riverside RLP 12-222; Jazzland JLP 3
	Orient	Riverside RLP 12-222, S 3; Jazzland JLP 3
	Free Flight	Riverside RLP 12-222; Jazzland JLP 3
	Checkmate	-

* Riverside RLP 12-222; Original Jazz Classics OJC 102, OJCCD 1920-2 Presenting Ernie Henry
* Jazzland JLP 3 Kenny Dorham - The Swingers
* Riverside S 3 Various Artists - Riverside Modern Jazz Sampler

Gil Melle Septet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Don Butterfield (tuba) Hal McKusick (alto saxophone, flute) Gil Melle (baritone saxophone) Joe Cinderella (guitar) Vinnie Burke (bass) Ed Thigpen (drums)

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

966	Still Life	Prestige PRLP 7063
967	Sixpence	-
968	Ghengis	-

* Prestige PRLP 7063 Gil Melle - Gil's Guests
= Original Jazz Classics OJC 1753, OJCCD 1753-2 Gil Melle Quartet With Kenny Dorham, Hal McKusick - Gil's Guests

Ernie Henry Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Ernie Henry (alto saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Wilbur Ware (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, August 30, 1956

	Active Ingredients	Riverside RLP 12-222; Jazzland JLP 14
	I Should Care	Riverside RLP 12-222, RLP 12-244; Jazzland JLP 14
	Cleo's Chant	Riverside RLP 12-222; Jazzland JLP 14
	Cleo's Chant (alt. version)	Riverside RLP 12-266

* Riverside RLP 12-222; Original Jazz Classics OJC 102, OJCCD 1920-2 Presenting Ernie Henry
* Jazzland JLP 14 Kenny Dorham And Friends
* Riverside RLP 12-244 Various Artists - Jazz For Lovers
* Riverside RLP 12-266; Original Jazz Classics OJC 086, OJCCD 1906-2 Ernie Henry - Last Chorus

Max Roach Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Bryant (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)

NYC, September 17, 1956

13768	Mr. X	EmArcy MG 36098; Mosaic MD7-201
13769	Body And Soul	-
13770-4	Just One Of Those Things	-

* EmArcy MG 36098 Max Roach + 4
= EmArcy SR 80001 Max Roach + 4 (not released)
= EmArcy (J) 195J 39 Max Roach + 4 & More
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions

Max Roach Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Bryant (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel

NYC, September 19, 1956

13764-6	Ezz-Thetic	EmArcy MG 36098; Mosaic MD7-201
13765	The Most Beautiful Girl In The World	EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002; Mosaic MD7-201
13766	Woody'n You	EmArcy MG 36098; Mosaic MD7-201
13767	Dr. Free-Zee	-

* EmArcy MG 36098 Max Roach + 4
= EmArcy SR 80001 Max Roach + 4 (not released)
= EmArcy (J) 195J 39 Max Roach + 4 & More
* EmArcy MG 36108; Mercury MG 20538 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time
* EmArcy SR 80002; Mercury SR 60193 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions

Sonny Rollins Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Wade Legge (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)

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

979	I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face	Prestige PRLP 7095; Status ST 8315; Prestige P 24050
980	Kids Know	Prestige PRLP 7095, P 24050
981	The House I Live In	Prestige PRLP 7207, PR 7553, P 24050
982	Bird Medley: I Remember You / Star Eyes / My Melancholy Baby / They Can't Take That Away From Me / Old Folks / Just Friends / My Little Suede Shoes	Prestige 45-128, PRLP 7095; Moodsville MVLP 33; Prestige P 24050

* Prestige PRLP 7095, PR 7553; Original Jazz Classics OJC 214, OJCCD 214-2 Sonny Rollins - Rollins Plays For Bird
* Status ST 8315 Various Artists - My Fair Lady
* Prestige P 24050 Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus And More
* Prestige PRLP 7207; Original Jazz Classics OJC 348, OJCCD 348-2 Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy
* Moodsville MVLP 33 Various Artists - Music Of George Gershwin Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen
* Prestige 45-128 Sonny Rollins - Ee-Ah b/w They Can't Take That Away From Me

Max Roach Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Bryant (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)

broadcast, "Bandstand USA", "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, October 10, 1956

	Valse Hot	Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515
	I Get A Kick Out Of You	-

* Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515 Kenny Dorham 1953, 1956, 1964

Max Roach Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Bryant (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel

broadcast, "Bandstand USA", "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 12, 1956

	I Feel A Song Coming On	private tape
	Daahoud	-

1957

Max Roach Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bill Wallace (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)

Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 18, 1957

15175-10	I'll Take Romance	EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002; Mosaic MD7-201
15176-6	It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing	EmArcy (J) 195J 39; Mosaic MD7-201
15177	Blues Waltz	EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002; Mosaic MD7-201
15178-5	Love Letters	EmArcy (J) 195J 39; Mosaic MD7-201

* EmArcy MG 36108; Mercury MG 20538 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time
* EmArcy SR 80002; Mercury SR 60193 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time
* EmArcy (J) 195J 39 Max Roach + 4 & More
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions

Max Roach Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bill Wallace (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel

Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 20, 1957

15187-7	Little Folks	EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002; Mosaic MD7-201
15188-10	Minor Trouble	EmArcy (J) 195J 39; Mosaic MD7-201
15189-4	Valse Hot	EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002; Mosaic MD7-201

Max Roach Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bill Wallace (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel

Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 21, 1957

JB8	Lover (stereo edit)	EmArcy SR 80002; Mosaic MD7-201
15194	Lover (mono edit)	EmArcy MG 36108

* EmArcy SR 80002; Mercury SR 60193 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time
* EmArcy MG 36108; Mercury MG 20538 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions

Herb Geller Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Herb Geller (alto saxophone) Harold Land (tenor saxophone) Lou Levy (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums)

NYC, March, 1957

	Jitterbug Waltz	Jubilee JLP 1044
	An Air For The Heir	-
	Here's What I'm Here For	-
	Marble Eyes	-
	Melrose And Sam	-
	S' Pacific View	-
	The Fruit	-

* Jubilee JLP 1044 Herb Geller - Fire In The West

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Hank Jones (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass) Max Roach (drums)

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 21, 1957

	But Beautiful	Riverside RLP 12-239; Milestone M 47036
	I'll Remember April	Riverside RLP 12-239; Jazzland JLP 82
	Falling In Love With Love	Riverside RLP 12-239; Jazzland JLP 82; Milestone M 47036
	La Villa	Riverside RLP 12-239, RLP 12-267; Jazzland JLP 72; Milestone M 47036

* Riverside RLP 12-239, RLP 1105; Original Jazz Classics OJC 028, OJCCD 028-2 Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts
* Milestone M 47036 Kenny Dorham - But Beautiful
* Jazzland JLP 82, JLP 982 Kenny Dorham And Friends With Cannonball Adderley And Sonny Rollins
* Riverside RLP 12-267 Various Artists - Riverside Drive
* Jazzland JLP 72, JLP 972 Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time

Kenny Dorham Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone -1) Betty Glamann (harp) Hank Jones (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass) Max Roach (drums)

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 27, 1957

1.	My Old Flame	Riverside RLP 12-239, RLP 12-244; Jazzland JLP 72; Milestone M 47036
2.	La Rue	Riverside RLP 12-239; Milestone M 47036

* Riverside RLP 12-239, RLP 1105; Original Jazz Classics OJC 028, OJCCD 028-2 Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts
* Riverside RLP 12-244 Various Artists - Jazz For Lovers
* Jazzland JLP 72, JLP 972 Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time
* Milestone M 47036 Kenny Dorham - But Beautiful

Hank Mobley Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Sonny Clark (piano) Jimmy Rowser (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

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

tk.3	My Reverie	Blue Note (J) BNJ 61006
tk.6	Curtain Call	-
tk.9	On The Bright Side	-
tk.10	The Mobe	-
tk.11	Don't Get Too Hip	-

* Blue Note (J) BNJ 61006 Hank Mobley Quintet Featuring Sonny Clark
= Mosaic MQ10-181, MD6-181 The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions

Oscar Pettiford And His Orchestra

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

NYC, September 6, 1957

	Little Niles	ABC-Paramount ABC 227
	Sea Breeze	-
	Bohemia After Dark	unissued

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

A.K. Salim Octet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Buster Cooper (trombone) Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone) Pepper Adams (baritone, tenor saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Max Roach (drums) Chino Pozo (congas) A.K. Salim (arranger, director)

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

70125	Blu-Binsky	Savoy MG 12118
-	Blu-Binsky (alt. take)	Savoy 7567 93006-2
70126	R-U 1-2	Savoy MG 12118
70127	Pretty For The People	-
-	Pretty For The People (alt. take)	Savoy 7567 93006-2
70128	Ba-Lu-Ee-Du	Savoy MG 12118
70129	Shirley Ray	-
70130	Takin' Care Of Business	-

* Savoy MG 12118 A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People
* Savoy 7567 93006-2 A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People

Oscar Pettiford And His Birdland Band

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Oscar Pettiford (bass, cello) and others

"Birdland", NYC, fall 1957

	The Gentle Art Of Love	Spotlite (E) SPJ 153
	Aw C' Mon	-
	I Remember Clifford	-
	No So Sleepy	-

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

Abbey Lincoln

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano -1/8,10,11, bass -9) Paul Chambers (bass -1/8,10,11) Max Roach (drums) Abbey Lincoln (vocals)

NYC, October 28, 1957

1.	Strong Man	Riverside R 45601, RLP 12-251
2.	Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe	-
3.	My Man	Riverside RLP 12-251
4.	That's Him	Riverside R 45602, RLP 12-251
5.	I Must Have That Man	-
6.	I Must Have That Man (take 3)	Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 085-2
7.	Porgy (take 1)	-
8.	Porgy	Riverside RLP 12-251
9.	Don't Explain	-
10.	When A Woman Loves A Man	-
11.	Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man	Riverside unissued

* Riverside RLP 12-251, RLP 1107; Original Jazz Classics OJC 085, OJCCD 085-2 Abbey Lincoln - That's Him
* Riverside R 45601 Abbey Lincoln - Strong Man b/w Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
* Riverside R 45602 Abbey Lincoln - That's Him b/w I Must Have That Man

Kenny Dorham Quartet Featuring Ernie Henry

Kenny Dorham (trumpet, piano) Ernie Henry (alto saxophone) Eddie Mathias (bass) G.T. Hogan (drums)

NYC, November 13, 1957

	Lotus Blossom	Riverside RLP 12-255; Jazzland JLP 10
	S'posin'	-
	Soon	-
	The End Of A Love Affair	Riverside RLP 12-255; Jazzland JLP 14
	I'll Be Seeing You	-
	Noose Bloos	-
	S'posin' (alt. take)	Riverside RLP 12-266; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 463-2

* Riverside RLP 12-255; Original Jazz Classics OJC 463, OJCCD 463-2 Kenny Dorham Quartet Featuring Ernie Henry - 2 Horns/2 Rhythm
* Jazzland JLP 10 Clark Terry/Kenny Dorham - Top Trumpets
* Jazzland JLP 14 Kenny Dorham And Friends
* Riverside RLP 12-266; Original Jazz Classics OJC 086, OJCCD 1906-2 Ernie Henry - Last Chorus

Kenny Dorham Quartet Featuring Ernie Henry

Kenny Dorham (trumpet, piano) Ernie Henry (alto saxophone) Wilbur Ware (bass) G.T. Hogan (drums)

NYC, December 2, 1957

	Is It True What They Say About Dixie	Riverside RLP 12-255; Jazzland JLP 10
	Jazz-Classic	Riverside RLP 12-255; Jazzland JLP 14

Benny Golson Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) J.J. Johnson (trombone) Benny Golson (tenor saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Max Roach (drums)

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 19, 1957

	Hymn To The Orient	Riverside RLP 12-256
	Namely You	Riverside RLP 12-256, RLP 12-284
	Blues On Down	Riverside RLP 12-256

* Riverside RLP 12-256; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1797-2 Benny Golson - The Modern Touch
= Jazzland JLP 85, JLP 985 Benny Golson - Reunion
= Milestone M 47048 Benny Golson - Blues On Down
* Riverside RLP 12-284 Various Artists - Saxophone Revolt

Max Roach Quartet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)

Fine Recording, NYC, December 20, 1957

16635 \| JB158-7	Raoul	EmArcy (J) 195J 39; Mosaic MD7-201
16636 \| JB159-2	This Time The Dream's On Me	-
16637 \| JB160-1	Tune Up	-

* EmArcy (J) 195J 39 Max Roach + 4 & More
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions

Max Roach Quartet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel

Fine Recording, NYC, December 23, 1957

16644 \| JB161-4	Confirmation	EmArcy MG 36127; Mosaic MD7-201
16645 \| JB162-11	Au Privave (Apres Vous)	-
16646 \| JB163-6	Anthropology	EmArcy (J) 195J 39; Mosaic MD7-201
16647 \| JB164-2	Yardbird Suite	EmArcy MG 36127; Mosaic MD7-201

* EmArcy MG 36127, SR 80019; Mercury MG 20532, SR 60209; Universal (J) UCCM 9103 The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker
* EmArcy (J) 195J 39 Max Roach + 4 & More
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions

Benny Golson Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) J.J. Johnson (trombone) Benny Golson (tenor saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Max Roach (drums)

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 23, 1957

	Out Of The Past	Riverside RLP 12-256, RLP 1124
	Reunion	-
	Venetian Blues	-

1958

Max Roach Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Ramsey Lewis (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)

Chicago, IL, January 4, 1958

	Crackle Hut	Argo LP 623
	Speculate	-
	That Old Devil Called Love	-
	Audio Blues	-
	C.M.	-
	Four-X	-

* Argo LP 623 Max Roach - Max!
= Chess 2ACMJ 406 Max Roach/Art Blakey
= Chess CH2 92511 Max Roach/Art Blakey - Percussion Discussion

Betty Carter

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

NYC, February, 1958

	You're Driving Me Crazy	Peacock PLP 90
	Foul Play	-
	On The Isle Of May	-
	Make It Last	-
	The Bluebird Of Happiness	-
	Something Wonderful	-

* Peacock PLP 90 Out There With Betty Carter
= Impulse! AS 9321-2 Betty Carter - What A Little Moonlight Can Do
= Impulse! GRD 114 Betty Carter - I Can't Help It

Max Roach Quartet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) George Coleman (tenor saxophone) Nelson Boyd (bass) Max Roach (drums)

Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 11, 1958

17277 \| JB229-7	Billie's Bounce	EmArcy MG 36127; Mosaic MD7-201
17278 \| JB230-7	Ko-Ko	-
17279 \| JB231-1	Parker's Mood	-

* EmArcy MG 36127, SR 80019; Mercury MG 20532, SR 60209; Universal (J) UCCM 9103 The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet, vocals) Curtis Fuller (trombone) Cedar Walton (piano) Sam Jones (bass) Charlie Persip (drums)

NYC, July 7, 1958

	Autumn Leaves	Riverside RLP 12-275
	Since I Fell For You	Riverside RLP 12-275; Milestone M 47036
	I Understand	Riverside RLP 12-275
	This Is The Moment!	-
	Angel Eyes	-
	Make Me Present Of You	-
	Where Are You	-

* Riverside RLP 12-275; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 812-2 Kenny Dorham - This Is The Moment!
* Milestone M 47036 Kenny Dorham - But Beautiful

Abbey Lincoln

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Curtis Fuller (trombone -1/3) Benny Golson (tenor saxophone) Jerome Richardson (baritone saxophone, flute -1/3) Wynton Kelly (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums) Abbey Lincoln (vocals)

NYC, July 24, 1958

1.	Just For Me	Riverside RLP 12-277
2.	An Occasional Man	-
3.	Music, Maestro, Please	-
4.	'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do	-
5.	Exactly Like You	-

* Riverside RLP 12-277; Original Jazz Classics OJC 205, OJCCD 205-2 Abbey Lincoln - It's Magic

Kenny Dorham Quintet

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

NYC, August 15, 1958

	I Remember Clifford	Riverside RLP 12-275
	From This Moment On	-
	Golden Earrings	-
	Optional	Riverside RLP 12-294

* Riverside RLP 12-275; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 812-2 Kenny Dorham - This Is The Moment!
* Riverside RLP 12-294, RLP 1134; Original Jazz Classics OJC 256, OJCCD 256-2 Various Artists - New Blue Horns

Cecil Taylor Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) John Coltrane (tenor saxophone) Cecil Taylor (piano) Chuck Israels (bass) Louis Hayes (drums)

NYC, October 13, 1958

	Shifting Down	United Artists UAL 4014
	Caravan	unissued
	Like Someone In Love	United Artists UAL 4014
	Just Friends	-
	Double Clutching	-

* United Artists UAL 4014 Cecil Taylor - Hard Driving Jazz
= United Artists UAS 5014 Cecil Taylor - Stereo Drive
= United Artists UAJ 14001, UAJS 15001; Solid State SS 18025; United Artists UAS 5638 John Coltrane - Coltrane Time

1959 (age 35)

Kenny Dorham Septet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Dave Amram (French horn) Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone) Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone) Cedar Walton (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)

NYC, January 20, 1959

	Passion Spring	Riverside RLP 12-297; Jazzland JLP 82
	Spring Cannon	-

* Riverside RLP 12-297, RLP 1139; Original Jazz Classics OJC 134, OJCCD 134-2 Kenny Dorham/Cannonball Adderley - Blue Spring
* Jazzland JLP 82, JLP 982 Kenny Dorham And Friends With Cannonball Adderley And Sonny Rollins

Kenny Dorham Septet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Dave Amram (French horn) Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone) Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone) Cedar Walton (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Jimmy Cobb (drums)

NYC, February 18, 1959

	Blue Spring	Riverside RLP 12-297; Jazzland JLP 82
	It Might As Well Be Spring	Riverside RLP 12-297
	Spring Is Here	-
	Poetic	-

Abbey Lincoln

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Phil Wright (piano) Les Spann (guitar) Sam Jones (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums) Abbey Lincoln (vocals)

NYC, March 25, 1959

	Come Sunday	Riverside RLP 12-308
	Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise	-
	Lost In The Stars	-

* Riverside RLP 12-308, RLP 1153; Original Jazz Classics OJC 069, OJCCD 069-2 Abbey Lincoln - Abbey Is Blue

Abbey Lincoln

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Wynton Kelly (piano) Les Spann (guitar, flute) Sam Jones (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums) Abbey Lincoln (vocals)

NYC, March 26, 1959

	Lonely House	Riverside RLP 12-308
	Thursday's Child	-
	Brother, Where Are You	-

* Riverside RLP 12-308, RLP 1153; Original Jazz Classics OJC 069, OJCCD 069-2 Abbey Lincoln - Abbey Is Blue

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) John Coltrane (tenor saxophone) Cedar Walton (piano) Spanky DeBrest (bass) Lex Humphries (drums)

"Armory", Harlem, NYC, spring 1959

	Pristine	unissued
	unknown title	-

Andy And The Bey Sisters

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) The Bey Sisters (vocals) Andy Bey (vocals, piano) and others

April 15, 1959

	Bye Bye Blackbird	Fontana 464451
	Fascinating Rhythm	-
	Scoubidou	-
	Smooth Sailin'	-

* Fontana 464451 Andy And The Bey Sisters

Barney Wilen Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Barney Wilen (tenor saxophone) Duke Jordan (piano) Gilbert Rovere (bass) Daniel Humair (drums)

Paris, France, April 24 & 25, 1959

	Besame Mucho	RCA (F) 430.053
	Stablemates	-
	Jordu	-
	Lady Bird	-

* RCA (F) 430.053 Barney Wilen - Barney

Barney Wilen Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Barney Wilen (soprano, tenor saxophone) Duke Jordan (piano) Paul Rovere (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)

Paris, France, April, 1959

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

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

John Mehegan Quartet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) John Mehegan (piano) Chuck Wayne (guitar) Ernie Furtado (bass)

NYC, May 28, June 2, 1959

	With A Song In My Heart	TJ TJLP-A1
	Baubles, Bangles And Beads	-
	Once Again In Love	-
	Can't We Be Friends	-
	Evelyn	-
	Young And Foolish	-
	Blues De Sad	-

* TJ TJLP-A1 Casual Affair With The John Mehegan Quartet
= Request RLP 10047 John Mehegan/Kenny Dorham/Chuck Wayne/Ernie Furtado - We Dig Jazz

Kenny Dorham

Kenny Dorham, Herb Pomeroy (trumpet) Jimmy Giuffre (saxophones) and others

Lenox, MA, August 29, 1959

unknown titles

Royal Jazz (D) SOJ 1/2, RJD 513

* Royal Jazz (D) SOJ 1/2 Ornette Coleman/Don Cherry/Kenny Dorham - S.O.J.: Lenox School Of Jazz
* Royal Jazz (D) RJD 513 Ornette Coleman/Don Cherry/Kenny Dorham - Lenox School Of Jazz Concert

Randy Weston Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone) Randy Weston (piano) Wilbur Little (bass) Roy Haynes (drums) Clifford Jarvis (drums -5) Brock Peters (vocals -3)

"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, October 26, 1959

1.	High Fly	United Artists UAL 4066
2.	Beef Blues Stew	-
3.	Where	-
4.	Spot Five Blues	-
5.	Lisa Lovely	-

* United Artists UAL 4066, UAS 5066 Randy Weston - Live At The Five Spot
= Blue Note BN-LA 598-H2 Randy Weston - Little Niles

Oliver Nelson Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Oliver Nelson (tenor saxophone) Ray Bryant (piano) Wendell Marshall (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

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

1897	Jams And Jellies	New Jazz NJLP 8224
1898	Ostinato	-
1899	Passion Flower	-
1900	Booze Baby Blues	-
1901	Don't Stand Up	-
1902	What's New	-

* New Jazz NJLP 8224; Original Jazz Classics OJC 227, OJCCD 227-2 Meet Oliver Nelson

Kenny Dorham Quartet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

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

1916	Old Folks	New Jazz NJLP 8225
1917	My Ideal	-
1918	Blue Spring Shuffle	-
1919	Mack The Knife	Prestige PR 7754
1920	Lotus Blossom	New Jazz NJLP 8225
1921	I Had The Craziest Dream	-
1922	Alone Together	-
1923-1	Blue Friday	-

* New Jazz NJLP 8225; Original Jazz Classics OJC 250, OJCCD 250-2 Kenny Dorham - Quiet Kenny
= Prestige PR 7754 Kenny Dorham 1959

Helen Merrill With Quincy Jones And His Orchestra

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Jerome Richardson (flute) Jimmy Jones (piano) Barry Galbraith (guitar) Milt Hinton (bass) John Cresci (drums) Helen Merrill (vocals)

NYC, 1959

	The Blues From Black, Brown And Beige	Metrojazz E 1010
	Blue Gardenia	-

* Metrojazz E 1010 Helen Merrill - You've Got A Date With The Blues

1960

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet -1/7,9) Charles Davis (baritone saxophone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Buddy Enlow (drums)

NYC, January 10, 1960

1.	Stage West	Xanadu 125
2.	I'm An Old Cowhand	-
3.	Song Of Delilah	-
4.	Butch's Blues	-
5.	Stella By Starlight	-
6.	Lazy Afternoon	-
7.	Turbo	-
8.	When Sunny Gets Blue	-
9.	Six Bits	-

* Xanadu 125 The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charles Davis (baritone saxophone) Steve Kuhn (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Buddy Enlow (drums)

NYC, February 11, 1960

	A Waltz	Time 52004
	Horn Salute	-
	Tonica	-
	This Love Of Mine	-

* Time 52004, S/2004 Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contemporary

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charles Davis (baritone saxophone) Steve Kuhn (piano) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Buddy Enlow (drums)

NYC, February 12, 1960

	Monk's Mood	Time 52004
	In Your Own Sweet Way	-

* Time 52004, S/2004 Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contemporary

Harold Land Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Harold Land (tenor saxophone) Amos Trice (piano) Clarence Jones (bass) Joe Peters (drums)

NYC, July 5, 1960

	Slowly	Jazzland JLP 33
	On A Little Street In Singapore	-
	Okay Blues	-

* Jazzland JLP 33, JLP 933; Original Jazz Classics OJC 493, OJCCD 493-2 Harold Land In New York - Eastward Ho!

Harold Land Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Harold Land (tenor saxophone) Amos Trice (piano) Clarence Jones (bass) Joe Peters (drums): same personnel

NYC, July 8, 1960

	So In Love	Jazzland JLP 33
	Triple Trouble	-

* Jazzland JLP 33, JLP 933; Original Jazz Classics OJC 493, OJCCD 493-2 Harold Land In New York - Eastward Ho!

Jazz Artists Guild

Benny Bailey (trumpet) Kenny Dorham (trumpet -1, piano -2,3) Julian Priester (trombone -1) Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone -2,3) Walter Benton (tenor saxophone -1) Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone -1) Peck Morrison (bass) Max Roach (drums -1) Jo Jones (drums -2,3) Abbey Lincoln (vocals -2,3) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)

Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 1, 1960

1.	Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah	Candid CJM 8019
2.	'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do	Candid CJM 8022
3.	'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do (take 3)	Candid CCD 79033

* Candid CJM 8019, CJS 9019; Barnaby BR 5021; Candid CS 9019, CCD 79019 Various Artists - The Jazz Life!
* Candid CJM 8022, CJS 9022; Barnaby BR 5022; Candid CS 9022, CCD 79022 Jazz Artists Guild - Newport Rebels
* Candid CCD 79033 Eric Dolphy - Candid Dolphy

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

NYC, December 9, 1960

	Why Do I Love You	Time 52024
	Nobody Else But Me	-
	Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man	-
	Make Believe	-
	Ol' Man River	-
	Bill	-

* Time 52024, S/2024 Kenny Dorham - Show Boat

1961

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)

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

tk.2	"Philly" Twist	Blue Note BLP 4063
tk.11	Whistle Stop	-
tk.19	Windmill	-
tk.20	Sunset	-
tk.25	Sunrise In Mexico	-
tk.31	Dorham's Epitaph	-
tk.34	Buffalo	-

* Blue Note BLP 4063, BST 84063, B1 28978 Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop

Rocky Boyd Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Rocky Boyd (tenor saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Pete LaRoca (drums)

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, March 13, 1961

	Avars	Jazztime JT 001
	Stella By Starlight	-
	Why Not	-
	Ease It	-
	Samba De Orfeu	-
	West 42nd Street	-
	Stella By Starlight (take 2)	Black Lion (G) BLCD 760119
	Why Not (take 2)	-
	Samba De Orfeu (take 5)	-
	West 42nd Street (take 7)	-

* Jazztime JT 001, (J) NLP 2004 Introducing The Rocky Boyd Quintet - Ease It
= Muse MR 5053 Kenny Dorham - Ease It!
= Black Lion (G) BLCD 760119 Kenny Dorham - West 42nd Street

Kenny Dorham Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charles Davis (baritone saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Wilbur Ware (bass) Kai ??? (drums)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 19, 1961

tk.9	Mason Dixon Line	Blue Note rejected
tk.20	Blues Lament	-
tk.24	Cross "D" Tracks	-
tk.26	Blue Ching	-
tk.27	Spadesville	-
tk.31	9 1/2 Street	-

Clifford Jordan Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Clifford Jordan (tenor saxophone) Cedar Walton (piano) Wilbur Ware (bass) Albert Heath (drums)

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

	Sunrise In Mexico	Jazzland JLP 52
	Extempore	-
	Down Through The Years	-
	Quittin' Time	-
	One Flight Down	-
	Windmill	-
	Don't You Know I Care	-
	Mosaic	-

* Jazzland JLP 52, JLP 952; Original Jazz Classics OJC 147 Clifford Jordan - Starting Time
= Milestone MCD 47092-2 Clifford Jordan - Mosaic

Jazz Committee For Latin American Affairs

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Curtis Fuller (trombone) Herbie Mann (flute) Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone) Ronnie Ball (piano) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (oud) Ben Tucker (bass) Dave Bailey (drums) Ray Mantilla (percussion)

"Teatro Municipal", Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 1961

	Red Door	Fred Miles Presents FM 403; Vee-Jay VJLP 2501
	Lover Man	-
	Ismaaa	-
	It's All Right With Me	Fred Miles Presents FM 403; Vee-Jay VJLP 2501; West Wind (G) WW 2015
	Autumn Leaves	-
	Wee Dot	Fred Miles Presents FM 403; West Wind (G) WW 2015
	The Red Door	-
	Halley's Comet	Vee-Jay VJLP 2501; West Wind (G) WW 2015
	A Night In Tunisia	West Wind (G) WW 2015

* Fred Miles Presents FM 403 Various Artists - Jazz Committee For Latin American Affairs
* Vee-Jay VJLP 2501, VJLPS 2501 Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz, Vol. 1: Giants Of The Saxophone
* West Wind (G) WW 2015 Kenny Dorham - Hot Stuff From Brazil

Dave Bailey Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Curtis Fuller (trombone) Frank Haynes (tenor saxophone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Ben Tucker (bass) Dave Bailey (drums)

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, October 1, 1961

	Grand Street	Jazzline JAZ 33-01
	An Oscar For Oscar	-
	Osmosis	-
	Soul Support	-
	Grand Street (alt. take)	Black Lion (G) BLCD 760146
	Osmosis (alt. take)	-
	Soul Support (alt. take)	-
	B.M.T. Express	-

* Jazzline JAZ 33-01, (J) PA 3079 The Dave Bailey Sextet - Bash!
= Onyx ORI 206; Xanadu 5011 Tommy Flanagan Trio And Sextet
= Black Lion (G) BLCD 760146 Kenny Dorham - Osmosis

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet -1,2,4,6) Jackie McLean (alto saxophone -1,3/6) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Art Taylor (drums)

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

1.	Us (Una Mas)	Pacific Jazz PJ 41
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	-

* Pacific Jazz PJ 41, ST 41 Kenny Dorham - Inta Somethin'

1962

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet -1/4,6) Jackie McLean (alto saxophone -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	United Artists UAJ 14007
2. (tk.5)	Malanie, Pt. 1/3	-
3. (tk.4)	Prelude	-
4. (tk.7)	There Goes My Heart	-
5. (tk.3)	Beautiful Love	-
6. (tk.6)	Smile	-

* United Artists UAJ 14007, UAJS 15007 Kenny Dorham - Matador

Jackie McLean Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Jackie McLean (alto saxophone) Sonny Clark (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)

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

tk.1	The Three Minors	Blue Note BN-LA 483-H2, BLP 4116
tk.6	Iddy Bitty	-
tk.10	The Way I Feel	-
tk.13	Marilyn's Dilemma	-
tk.14	Blues In A Jiff	-
tk.15	Blues For Jackie	-

* Blue Note BN-LA 483-H2 Jackie McLean - Hipnosis
* Blue Note BLP 4116 Jackie McLean Quintet (not released)
= Blue Note (J) LNJ 80118, (J) BRP 8035 Jackie McLean Quintet

Milt Jackson Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Connie Kay (drums)

NYC, August 30, 1962

	Ruby, My Dear (take 6)	Riverside RLP 446; Prestige PR 24048
	Ruby	-
	Ruby, My Dear (take 5)	Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 260-2

* Riverside RLP 446, RS 9446; Original Jazz Classics OJC 260, OJCCD 260-2 Milt Jackson - Invitation
* Prestige PR 24048 Milt Jackson - Opus De Funk

Milt Jackson Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Connie Kay (drums): same personnel

NYC, October 31, 1962

	Invitation	Riverside RLP 446; Prestige PR 24048
	The Dealer (The Sealer)	-
	None Shall Wonder (None Shall Wander (take 8))	-
	None Shall Wander (take 6)	Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 260-2

* Riverside RLP 446, RS 9446; Original Jazz Classics OJC 260, OJCCD 260-2 Milt Jackson - Invitation
* Prestige PR 24048 Milt Jackson - Opus De Funk

Milt Jackson Sextet

Kenny Dorham, Virgil Jones (trumpet) Milt Jackson (vibraphone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Connie Kay (drums)

NYC, November 7, 1962

	Too Close For Comfort	Riverside RLP 446; Prestige PR 24048
	Poom-A-Loom	-

* Riverside RLP 446, RS 9446; Original Jazz Classics OJC 260, OJCCD 260-2 Milt Jackson - Invitation
* Prestige PR 24048 Milt Jackson - Opus De Funk

1963

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone) Ronnie Matthews (piano) Steve Davis (bass) J.C. Moses (drums) Alan Grant (announcer)

"The Flamboyan", Queens, NY, January 15, 1963

	Dorian	Uptown UPCD 27.60
	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)	-

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

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone) Herbie Hancock (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Tony Williams (drums)

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

tk.6	Sao Paulo	Blue Note BLP 4127
tk.9	Straight Ahead	-
tk.13	Una Mas (One More Time)	-
tk.16	If Ever I Would Leave You	Blue Note CDP 7 46515-2

* Blue Note BLP 4127, BST 84127, CDP 7 46515-2 Kenny Dorham - Una Mas

Horace Silver Tentet

Kenny Dorham, Blue Mitchell (trumpet) Grachan Moncur III (trombone) Julius Watkins (French horn) Junior Cook, Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone) Charles Davis (baritone saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Gene Taylor (bass) Roy Brooks (drums)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 11, 1963

	Silver's Serenade	Blue Note rejected
	Sweet Sweetie Dee	-
	Nineteen Bars	-
	Next Time I Fall In Love	-

Horace Silver Tentet

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 12, 1963

	The Dragon Lady	Blue Note rejected
	Let's Go To The Nitty Gritty	-
	Nineteen Bars	-

Joe Henderson Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone) McCoy Tyner (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Pete LaRoca (drums)

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

tk.6	Recorda-Me	Blue Note 45-1901, BLP 4140
tk.12	Jinrikisha	Blue Note BLP 4140
tk.14	Blue Bossa	Blue Note 45-1901, BLP 4140, BST2 84433
tk.18	La Mesha	Blue Note BLP 4140
tk.20	Out Of The Night	-
tk.25	Home Stretch	-

* Blue Note BLP 4140, BST 84140, CDP 7 84140-2, B1-ST 84140 Joe Henderson - Page One
* Blue Note BST2 84433 Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 2
* Blue Note 45-1901 Joe Henderson - Blue Bossa b/w Recorda-Me

Joe Henderson Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone) Andrew Hill (piano) Eddie Khan (bass) Pete LaRoca (drums)

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

tk.10	Teeter Totter (alt. take)	Blue Note CDP 7 84152-2
tk.14	Our Thing	Blue Note BLP 4152
tk.17	Escapade	-
tk.23	Back Road	-
tk.27	Pedro's Time	-
tk.28	Teeter Totter	-

* Blue Note BLP 4152, BST 84152, CDP 7 84152-2 Joe Henderson - Our Thing

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Rolf Ericson (trumpet, flugelhorn) Tete Montoliu (piano) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) Alex Riel (drums)

"Jazzhus Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark, December 5, 1963

	Solar	SteepleChase (D) SCC 6011
	Scandia Skies	-
	Manha De Carnaval	-
	Woody'n You	-
	It Could Happen To You	-

* SteepleChase (D) SCC 6011, SCCD 36011 Kenny Dorham - Scandia Skies
= SteepleChase (D) SCCD 37047/48 Kenny Dorham - Scandia Story

Kenny Dorham Quintet

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	SteepleChase (D) SCC 6010
	Bye Bye Blackbird	-
	Manha De Carnaval	-
	The Touch Of Your Lips	-
	My Funny Valentine	-

* SteepleChase (D) SCC 6010, SCCD 36010 Kenny Dorham - Short Story
= SteepleChase (D) SCCD 37047/48 Kenny Dorham - Scandia Story

1964 (age 40)

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Tore Sannes (piano) Bijorn Pedersen (bass) Jon Christensen (drums)

"Metropole Jazz Club", Oslo, Norway, January, 1964

	Con Alma	Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515
	Short Story	-
	Sky Blue	-
	Lament	-

* Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515 Kenny Dorham 1953, 1956, 1964

Andrew Hill Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute) Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone) Andrew Hill (piano) Richard Davis (bass) Tony Williams (drums)

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

1321 tk.6	Refuge	Blue Note BLP 4167
tk.7	Dedication (alt. take)	Blue Note CDP 7 84167-2; Mosaic MR10-161
1322 tk.8	Dedication	Blue Note BLP 4167
1323 tk.10	New Monastery	-
tk.13	New Monastery (alt. take)	Mosaic MR10-161
tk.18	Flight 19 (alt. take)	Blue Note CDP 7 84167-2; Mosaic MR10-161
1324 tk.19	Flight 19	Blue Note BLP 4167
1320 tk.24	Spectrum	-

* Blue Note BLP 4167, BST 84167, CDP 7 84167-2 Andrew Hill - Point Of Departure
= Mosaic MR10-161, MD7-161 The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions (1963-66)

Joe Henderson Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone) Andrew Hill (piano) Eddie Khan (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 7, 1964

1331

Short Story

Blue Note rejected

Joe Henderson Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone) McCoy Tyner (piano) Richard Davis (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)

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

1332 tk.6	Punjab	Blue Note BLP 4166
tk.7	In 'N Out (alt. take)	Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29156-2
1333 tk.9	In 'N Out	Blue Note BLP 4166
1334 tk.11	Short Story	-
1335 tk.14	Brown's Town	-
1336 tk.19	Serenity	-

* Blue Note BLP 4166, BST 84166, CDP 7 46510-2, CDP 7243 8 29156-2 Joe Henderson - In 'N Out

Kenny Dorham Quartet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Barry Harris (piano) Julian Ewell (bass) Albert Heath (drums)

NYC, August 21, 1964

	Confirmation	Xanadu 205
	Ma She's Makin' Eyes At Me	-
	'Round Midnight	-
	New York Theme	-
	Tin Tin Deo	-

* Xanadu 205 Kenny Dorham/Conte Candoli - Bebop Revisited, Vol. 5

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Richard Davis (bass) Albert Heath (drums)

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

1434 tk.4	The Fox	Blue Note BLP 4181
1435 tk.6	Night Watch	-
1436 tk.10	Trompeta Toccata	-
1437 tk.11	Mamacita	Blue Note 45-1922, BLP 4181

* Blue Note BLP 4181, BST 84181, CDP 7 84181-2 Kenny Dorham - Trompeta Toccata
* Blue Note 45-1922 Kenny Dorham - Mamacita, Pt. 1&2

1965

Billy Taylor And The Be-Bop All Stars

Kenny Dorham, Dizzy Gillespie, Howard McGhee (trumpet) J.J. Johnson (trombone) Lee Konitz (alto saxophone) Billy Taylor (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)

"Charlie Parker Memorial Concert", "Carnegie Hall", NYC, March 27, 1965

35155

Medley: Bird Watcher / Disorder At The Border

Limelight LM 82017

* Limelight LM 82017, LS 86017 Various Artists - 3/27/65: Charlie Parker Memorial Concert Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall

Kenny Dorham Sextet

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

NYC, circa 1965

	Confirmation	Trip TLX 5036
	Sweet Clifford	-
	Blues	-

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

1966

Kenny Dorham Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Red (alto saxophone -1/4,6) Cedar Walton (piano) John Ore (bass) Hugh Walter (drums)

"Half Note", NYC, February 25, 1966

1.	Jong-Fu	Raretone (It) FC 5022; West Wind (G) WW 2049
2.	Introduction	-
3.	Spring Is Here	-
4.	Somewhere In The Night	-
5.	The Shadow Of Your Smile	-
6.	Straight Ahead	-

* Raretone (It) FC 5022 Kenny Dorham - Last But Not Least 1966, Vol. 2
* West Wind (G) WW 2049 Kenny Dorham - The Shadow Of Your Smile

Thad Jones - Howard McGhee - Kenny Dorham Sextet

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

NYC, July 4, 1966

	The Theme	Europa Jazz (It) EJ 1039
	Blues	-

* Europa Jazz (It) EJ 1039 Thad Jones - Howard McGhee - Kenny Dorham

1967

Cedar Walton Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Junior Cook (tenor saxophone -3/6) Cedar Walton (piano) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)

NYC, July 10, 1967

1.	Short Stuff	Prestige PR 7519
2.	Twilight Waltz	-
3.	Take The "A" Train	unissued
4.	Head And Shoulders	Prestige PR 7519
5.	Come Sunday	-
6.	Turquoise Twice	-

* Prestige PR 7519; Original Jazz Classics OJC 462, OJCCD 462-2 Cedar Walton - Cedar!

1968

Barry Harris Sextet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Charles McPherson (alto saxophone) Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone) Barry Harris (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)

NYC, June 4, 1968

	Bull's Eye!	Prestige PR 7600
	Off Monk	-
	Barengo	-
	Oh, So Basal	-

* Prestige PR 7600; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1082-2 Barry Harris - Bull's Eye!

Toshiko Akiyoshi Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Lew Tabackin (tenor saxophone, flute) Toshiko Akiyoshi (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Mickey Roker (drums)

NYC, July 30, 1968

	Opus No. Zero	Tact (J) XMS 10008CT
	The Firstnight	-
	Let's Roll In Sake	-
	How Insensitive	-
	Morning Of The Carnival	-
	My Elegy	-

* Tact (J) XMS 10008CT Toshiko Akiyoshi - Toshiko At Top Of The Gate

Cecil Payne Quintet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Cecil Payne (baritone, alto saxophone) 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	Strata-East SES 19734
	Girl, You Got A Home	-
	Slide Hampton	-
	Follow Me	-
	Flying Fish	-

* Strata-East SES 19734 Cecil Payne - Zodiac

1969 (age 45)

Clifford Jordan Octet/Septet

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Julian Priester (trombone) Clifford Jordan (tenor saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano) Richard Davis (bass) Wilbur Ware (bass -1) Ed Blackwell, Roy Haynes (drums)

Town Sound Studios, Englewood, NJ, spring 1969

1.	Ouagoudougou	Strata-East SES 1972-1
2.	872	-

* Strata-East SES 1972-1 Clifford Jordan In The World

1970

The Charlie Parker Memorial Concert

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Ray Nance (trumpet, violin) Joe Daley (tenor saxophone) Muhal Richard Abrams (piano) Rufus Reid (bass) Wilbur Campbell (drums)

"The Charlie Parker Memorial Concert", Roosevelt College, Chicago, IL, August 2, 1970

18782	Just Friends	Cadet 2CA 60002
18783	Summertime	-

* Cadet 2CA 60002; Chess CH2 92510 Various Artists - The Charlie Parker Memorial Concert

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