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Kenny Dorham discography

This is a discography of Kenny Dorham albums and albums by other musicians that feature Kenny Dorham


Kenny Dorham: leader and co-leader discography

Kenny Dorham Quintet, Kenny Dorham Quintet, 1954, Debut DLP-9

Tracks : An Oscar For Oscar, Ruby, My Dear, Be My Love, Osmosis, I Love You, Darn That Dream

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Jimmy Heath, Walter Bishop, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke

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Afro-Cuban, Kenny Dorham, 1955, Blue Note BLP 5065

Tracks : Minor's Holiday, Lotus Flower, Afrodisia, Basheer's Dream

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Jay Jay Johnson, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Cecil Payne, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey, Carlos "Patato" Valdes

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Vol. 1, Kenny Dorham And The Jazz Prophets, 1956?, ABC Paramount

Tracks : The Prophet, Blues Elegante', DX, Don't Explain, Tahitian Suite

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, J.R. Monterose, Dick Katz, Sam Jones, Arthur Edgehill

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Jazz Contrasts, Kenny Dorham, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-239

Tracks : Falling In Love With Love, I'll Remember April, Larue, My Old Flame, But Beautiful, La Villa

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, Hank Jones, Betty Glamman, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach

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Afro-Cuban, Kenny Dorham, 1957, Blue Note BLP 1535

Tracks : Afrodisia, Lotus Flower, Minor's Holiday, Basheer's Dream, K.D.'s Motion, The Villa, Venita's Dance

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson, Hank Mobley, Cecil Payne, Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford, Percy Heath, Art Blakey, Carlos "Potato" Valdes

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'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia, Kenny Dorham, 1958, Blue Note BLP 1524

Tracks : Monaco, 'Round About Midnight, Mexico City, A Night In Tunesia, Autumn In New York, Hill's Edge

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, J.R. Monterose, Bobby Timmons, Kenny Burrell, Sam Jones, Arthur Edgehill

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

Tracks : Lotus Blossom, Sposin', Soon, Is It True What They Say About Dixie?, The End Of A Love Affair, I'll Be Seeing You, Noose Bloos, Jazz-Classic

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Ernie Henry, Eddie Mathias, Wilbur Ware, G.T. Hogan

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This Is The Moment!, Kenny Dorham, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-275

Tracks : Autumn Leaves, I Remember Clifford, Since I Fell for You, I Understand, From This Moment On, This Is the Moment, Angel Eyes, Where Are You?, Golden Earrings, Make Me a Present of You

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, G.T. Hogan, Charlie Persip

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Quiet Kenny, Kenny Dorham, 1959, New Jazz NJLP 8225

Tracks : Lotus Blossom, My Ideal, Blue Friday, Alone Together, Blue Spring Shuffle, I Had The Craziest Dream, Old Folks

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Arthur Taylor

Reissued with one extra track in 1970 by Prestige as Kenny Dorham 1959.

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

Tracks : Studio B (Blue Mitchell Quintet), Early Morning Mood (Chet Baker Sextet), C-Jam Blues (Clark Terry Sextet), Soft Winds (Chet Baker Quartet), Mammy Yokum (Nat Adderley Quartet), Optional (Kenny Dorham Quintet)

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

Tracks : Blue Spring, It Might As Well Be Spring, Poetic, Spring Is Here, Spring Cannon, Passion Spring

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Cannonball Adderley, Cecil Payne, David Amram, Cedar Walton, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, Jimmy Cobb

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The Arrival Of, Kenny Dorham, 1960, Jaro 5007

Tracks : Stage West, I'm An Old Cowhand, Stella By Starlight, Delilah, Butch's Blues, Lazy Afternoon, Six Bits, When Sunny Gets Blue, Turbo

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Charlie Davis, Tommy Flanagan, Edward Warren, Arnold Enlow

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Jazz Contemporary, Kenny Dorham, 1960, Time

Tracks : A Waltz, Monk's Mood, In Your Own Sweet Way, Horn Salute, Tonica, This Love Of Mine

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Charles Davis, Steve Kuhn, Butch Warren, Jimmy Garrison, Buddy Enlow

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Whistle Stop, Kenny Dorham, 1961, Blue Note 4063

Tracks : Philly Twist, Buffalo, Sunset, Whistle Stop, Sunrise in Mexico, Windmill, Dorham's Epitaph

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones

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Showboat, Kenny Dorham Quintet, 1961, Time

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

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Jimmy Heath, Kenny Drew, Jimmy Garrison, Arthur Taylor

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Inta Somethin', Kenny Dorham & Jackie McLean, 1962, Pacific Jazz PJ 41

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Matador, Kenny Dorham, 1962, United Artists

Tracks : El Matador, Melanie: Part 1/Part 2/Part 3, Smile, Beautiful Love, Prelude, There Goes My Heart

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Jackie McLean, Bobby Timmons, Teddy Smith, J.C. Moses

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Una Mas, Kenny Dorham, 1963, Blue Note 4127

Tracks : Una Mas (One More Time), Straight Ahead, Sao Paolo, If Ever I Would Leave You

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Butch Warren, Tony Williams

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Trompeta Toccata, Kenny Dorham, 1964, Blue Note 4181

Tracks : Trompeta Toccata, Night Watch, Mamacita, The Fox

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Joe Henderson, Tommy Flanagan, Richard Davis, Albert Heath

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Kenny Dorham 1959, Kenny Dorham, 1970, Prestige PR 7754

Tracks : Lotus Blossom, My Ideal, Blue Friday, Alone Together, Blue Spring, I Had The Craziest Dream, Old Folks, Mack The Knife

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Arthur Taylor

First 7 tracks originally released in 1959 by Prestige as Quiet Kenny.

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Charlie Parker Memorial Concert, Various Artists, 1970, Cadet 2CA 60002

Tracks : Billie's Bounce (Dexter Gordon), Just Friends (Kenny Dorham), Scrapple From The Apple (Lee Konitz), Summertime (Kenny Dorham), Ornithology (Howard McGhee), Groovin' High (Dexter Gordon), Yardbird Suite (Lee Konitz), Now's The Time, Parker's Mood, Disappointed/Oh, Lady Be Good (Eddie Jefferson)

Musicians on the Kenny Dorham tracks: Kenny Dorham, Ray Nance, Joe Daly, Richard Abrams, Rufus Reid, Wilbur Campbell

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Ease It!, Kenny Dorham, 1974, Muse 5053

Tracks : Avars, Stella By Starlight, Why Not?, Ease It!, Samba De Orfeu, West 42nd Street

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Rocky Boyd, Walter Bishop, Jr., Ron Carter, Pete La Roca

Originally released in 1961 on Jazztime as a Rocky Boyd album.

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The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album, Kenny Dorham, 1976, Xanadu 125

Tracks : Stage West, I'm An Old Cowhand, Song Of Delilah, Butch's Blues, Stella By Stralight, Lazy Afternoon, Turbo, When Sunny Gets Blue, Six Bits

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Charles Davis, Tommy Flanagan, Butch Warren, Buddy Enlow

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Short Story, Kenny Dorham, 1979, Steeplechase SCC 6010

Tracks : Short Story, Bye Bye Blackbird, Manha De Carnival, The Touch Of Your Lips, My Funny Valentine

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Allan Botschinsky, Tete Montoliu, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Alex Riel

Notes : Recorded live in Copenhagen in December 1963.

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Scandia Skies, Kenny Dorham, 1980, Steeplechase SCC 6011

Tracks : Solar, Woody 'n You, Scandia Skies, Manhã De Carnaval, It Could Happen To You

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Rolf Ericson, Tete Montoliu, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Alex Riel

Notes : Recorded live in Copenhagen in December 1963.

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

Tracks : K.D.'s Blues, Who Cares, Mexico City (Alt), Royal Roost, My Heart Stood Still, The Prophet

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, J.R. Monterose, Bobby Timmons, Kenny Burrell, Sam Jones, Arthur Edgehill

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

Tracks : K.D.'s Blues (Alt), Riffin', Who Cares (Alt), Monaco (Alt), N.Y. Theme

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, J.R. Monterose, Bobby Timmons, Kenny Burrell, Sam Jones, Arthur Edgehill

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The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series (3LP Box), Various Artists, 1984, Blue Note BNJ-61008-10

Tracks : I Think I'll Go Away (Tadd Dameron), The Skunk (Alternate Take) (Howard McGhee-Fats Navarro), The Things We Did Last Summer (Lou Donaldson), Reets And I (Alternate Take) (Bud Powell), Collard Greens And Black Eyed Peas (Alternate Take) (Bud Powell), After You've Gone (Lou Donaldson), K.D.'s Cab Ride (Kenny Dorham), My Heart Stood Still (Kenny Burrell), The Way You Look Tonight (Johnny Griffin), Cherokee (Johnny Griffin), Argumentative Variation (Herbie Nicols), Rife Primatif (Herbie Nicols), Something To Remember You By (Thad Jones & Kenny Burrell), These Foolish Things (Jutta Hipp), Z's Wonderful (Jutta Hipp), There Will Be Another You (Mono Take) (Lou Donaldson), Untitled (Paul Chambers), Blue Pearl (Alternate Take) (Bud Powell), I Remember You (Johnny Griffin), Untitled (Lee Morgan), Tunesmith (Louis Smith), Au Privave (Louis Smith), Soul Ttirrin' (Mono Take) (Bennie Green), Alison's Uncle (Cannonball Adderley), I Never Knew (Kenny Burrell), John's Abbey (Alternate Take) (Bud Powell)

A 3 LP compilation that includes some previously unreleased alternate takes.

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Last But Not Least 1966, Vol. 2, Kenny Dorham, 1988, Raretone

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West 42nd Street, Kenny Dorham, 1989, Black Lion

Tracks : Avars, Stella By Starlight, Stella By Starlight, Why Not?, Why Not?, Ease It!, Samba De Orfeu, Samba De Orfeu, West 42nd Street, West 42nd Street

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Rocky Boyd, Walter Bishop, Jr., Ron Carter, Pete La Roca

Six of the tracks were originally released in 1961 on Jazztime as the Rocky Boyd album Ease It.

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Osmosis, Kenny Dorham, 1990, Black Lion

Tracks : Osmosis, Soul Support, Grand Street, Like Someone in Love, An Oscar For Oscar, BMT Express, Just Friends, Soul Support, Grand Street, Osmosis

Musicians : Dave Bailey, Kenny Dorham, Curtis Fuller, Frank Haynes, Tommy Flanagan, Ben Tucker

Six of these tracks were first released on the Dave Bailey album Bash in 1961.

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Hot Stuff from Brazil, Kenny Dorham, 1990, West Wind

Tracks : Wee Dot, Halley's Comet, The Red Door, A Night In Tunisia, Autumn Leaves, It's All Right With Me

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Curtis Fuller, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Herbie Mann, Ronnie Ball, Benny Tucker, Dave Bailey, Ray Mantilla

Notes : Recorded live at the American Jazz Festival in Rio de Janeiro in July 1961.

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'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia, Complete, Kenny Dorham, 2002, Blue Note

Tracks : K.D.'s Blues, Autumn in New York, Monaco, N.Y. Theme, K.D.'s Blues, Hill's Edge, A Night in Tunisia, Who Cares?, Royal Roost, Mexico City, 'Round About Midnight, Monaco, Who Cares?, My Heart Stood Still, Riffin', Mexico City, The Prophet

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, J.R. Monterose, Bobby Timmons, Kenny Burrell, Sam Jones, Arthur Edgehill

A 2 CD set that collects all usable tracks from the live 1956 recordings.

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The Flamboyan, Queens, NY, 1963, Kenny Dorham, 2009, Uptown

Tracks : 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)

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Joe Henderson, Ronnie Matthews, Steve Davis, J.C. Moses

Live recording for radio in January 1963.

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Kenny Dorham: leader and co-leader: compilations, two-fers and similar

The Swingers, Kenny Dorham, 1960, Jazzland JLP 3

Tracks : Gee!, Kingston Lounge, The Boys From Brooklyn, Gone With The Wind, Orient, Free Flight, Checkmate

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 3: Matthew Gee, Kenny Dorham, Ernie Henry, Frank Foster, Cecil Payne, Joe Knight, John Simmons, Art Taylor / Tracks 4 to 7: Ernie Henry, Kenny Dorham, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware, Art Taylor

Tracks 1 to 3 originally released on the Matthew Gee All-Stars album Jazz By Gee!. Tracks 4 to 7 originally released on the Ernie Henry LP Presenting Ernie.

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Top Trumpets, Clark Terry/Kenny Dorham, 1960, Jazzland JLP 10

Tracks : Lotus Blossom, 'Sposin', Soon, Is It True What They Say About Dixie?, Donna Lee, Boardwalk, Boomerang, Digits

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 4: Kenny Dorham, Ernie Henry, Eddie Mathias, Wilbur Ware, G.T. Hogan / Tracks 5 to 8: Clark Terry, Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones

Tracks 1 to 4 originally released on the Kenny Dorham album 2 Horns/2 Rhythm. Tracks 5 to 8 originally released on the Clark Terry LP Serenade To A Bus Seat.

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Kenny Dorham And Friends, 1960, Jazzland JLP 14

Tracks : Active Ingredients, I Should Care, Cleos Chant, The End Of A Love Affair, Ill Be Seeing You, Noose Bloos, Jazz-Classic

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Ernie Henry, Kenny Drew, Eddie Mathias, Wilbur Ware, Art Taylor, G.T. Hogan

Tracks 1 to 3 originally released on the Ernie Henry LP Presenting Ernie Henry. Tracks 4 to 7 originally released on the Kenny Dorham album 2 Horns/2 Rhythm.

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Kenny Dorham And Friends With Cannonball Adderley And Sonny Rollins, 1962, Jazzland JLP 82

Tracks : Blue Spring, Spring Cannon, Passion, I'll Remember April, Falling In Love With Love

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 3: Kenny Dorham, Cannonball Adderley, Cecil Payne, David Amram, Cedar Walton, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, Jimmy Cobb / Tracks 4 and 5: Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, Hank Jones, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach

Tracks 1 to 3 originally released on the Kenny Dorham album Blue Spring. Tracks 4 and 5 originally released on the Kenny Dorham album Jazz Contrasts.

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But Beautiful, Kenny Dorham, 1976, Milestone 47036

Tracks : Falling In Love Wih Love, My Old Flame, La Villa, Larue, But Beautiful, Lotus Blossom, The End Of A Love Affair, Is It True What They Say About Dixie, Blue Spring, It Might As Well Be Spring, Passion Spring, Poetic, Spring Cannon, Since I Fell For You, Don't Explain

Tracks from the late 1950s Riverside albums: Jazz Contrasts, Blue Spring, Two Horns Two Rhythm, and This Is the Moment.

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The Bopmasters: The Dedication Series Vol. I, Sonny Criss / Kenny Dorham, 1978, Impulse! 9337

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Matador / Inta Somethin', Kenny Dorham, 1991, Blue Note

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Blues In Bebop, Kenny Dorham, 1998, Savoy

Tracks : The Jitney Man, Bebop In Pastel (Take 3), Fool's Fancy, Bombay, Ray's Idea, Serenade To A Square, Good Kick, Seven Up, Blues In Bebop, Bebop In Pastel (Take 2), Bebop In Pastel (Take 4), Conglomeration, Bruz, Roll 'Em, Bags, Scrapple From The Apple, Barbados, Be Bop, Saucer Eyes, Man Of Moods, Bringing Up Father, Groovin' High

A compilation of tracks featuring Dorham taken from Savoy recordings by Billy Eckstine, Charlie Parker, the Bebop Boys, Cecil Payne and Milt Jackson

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The Art Of The Ballad, Kenny Dorham, 1998, Prestige

Tracks : Darn That Dream, Ruby, My Dear, Old Folks, It Might As Well Be Spring, Falling In Love With Love, I'll Be Seeing You, My Ideal, My Old Flame, What's New?, I Should Care, Passion Flower, So In Love

A compilation of tracks featuring Dorham taken from Kenny Dorham, Ernie Henry and Oliver Nelson albums on Prestige, New Jazz and Riverside.

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Scandia Story, Kenny Dorham, 2000, Steeplechase 7047/48

Tracks : Short Story, Bye Bye Blackbird, Manha de Carnival, The Touch of Your Lips, My Funny Valentine, Solar, Woody'n You, Scandia Skies, Manha de Carnival, It Could Happen to You

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Rolf Ericson, Tete Montoliu, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Alex Riel

Notes : Combines two albums of archive recordings: Short Story released in 1979 and Scandia Skies released in 1980.

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Whistle Stop, Kenny Dorham, 2012, Not Now Music

A 2 CD release that combines the two albums Whistle Stop and Quiet Kenny.

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Eight Classic Albums, Kenny Dorham, 2012, Real Gone

A 4 CD set that brings together the albums Kenny Dorham Quintet, Afro Cuban, Round About Midnight At The Cafè Bohemia Volume 1, 2 Horns / 2 Rhythm, Jazz Contrasts, Blue Spring, Quiet Kenny, and Jazz Contemporary.

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Seven Classic Albums, Kenny Dorham, 2013, Real Gone

A 4 CD set that brings together five Kenny Dorham albums This Is The Moment!, Showboat, Whistle Stop, Matador, and Inta Somethin' with the Harold Land album Eastward Ho! and the Cecil Taylor album Hard Driving Jazz.

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Kenny Dorham: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

Modern Jazz Trombones, Kai Winding And His All Stars / J.J. Johnson And His All Stars, 1951, Prestige PRLP 109

Tracks : A Night On Bop Mountain, Broadway, Sid's Bounce, Waterworks, Fox Hunt, Elysee, Opus V, Hi-Lo

Musicians : Tracks 1-4 (Kai Winding And His All Stars): Kai Winding, Brew Moore, Gerry Mulligan, George Wallington, Curly Russell, Roy Haynes Tracks 5-8 (Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars): Jay Jay Johnson, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach

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Modern Jazz Trumpets, Fats Navarro / Dizzy Gillespie / Miles Davis / Kenny Dorham, 1951, Prestige PRLP 113

Tracks : Stop, Go, Wailing Wall, Thinking Of You, Morpheus, Whispering, Down, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Maxology

Musicians : Tracks 1-3: Fats Navarro, Don Lanphere, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Max Roach / Tracks 4 & 8: Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocals, Jimmy Heath, Jimmy Oliver, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Joe Harris / Tracks 5-7: Miles Davis, Bennie Green, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Roy Haynes / Track 9: Kenny Dorham, James Moody, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, Max Roach

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Sonny Rollins Quintet, Sonny Rollins Quintet, 1954, Prestige PRLP 186

Tracks : Silk 'n' Satin, Movin' Out, Swingin' For Bumsy, Solid

Musicians : Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham, Elmo Hope, Percy Heath, Art Blakey

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Fats - Bud - Klook- Sonny- Kinney (aka Fats Navarro Memorial Album Number One), Fats Navarro, 1955, Savoy MG 12011

Tracks : Boppin' A Riff, Fat Boy, Everything's Cool, Webb City, A Bebop Carroll, Gone With The Wind, The Tadd Walk, That Someone Must Be You, Serenade To A Square, Good Kick, Seven Up, Blues In Bebop

Musicians : Fats Navarro, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Stitt, Morris Lane, Ernie Henry, Tadd Dameron, Bud Powell, Al Hall, Curley Russell, Kenny Clarke, Kay Penton

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Roll 'Em Bags, Milt Jackson, 1955, Savoy MG 12042

Tracks : Conglomeration, Bruz, You Go To My Head, Roll 'Em Bags, Faultless, Hey, Frenchy, Come Rain Or Come Shine, Fred's Mood, Wild Man

Musicians : Milt Jackson, Kenny Dorham, Billy Mitchell, Eli Thompson, Julius Watkins, Wade Legge, Curly Russell, Wendell Marshall, Kenny Clarke

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Trombone By Three, J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding/Bennie Green, 1956, Prestige PRLP 7023

Tracks : Elysee, Hi-Lo, Fox Hunt, Opus V, Green Junction, Flowing River, A Night On Bop Mountain, Waterworks, Broadway, Sid's Bounce, Whirl-A-Licks, Pennies From Heaven

Musicians : Tracks 1-4 (Jay Jay Johnson Sextet): Jay Jay Johnson, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, Max Roach / Tracks 5, 6, 11, 12 (Bennie Green Septet): Bennie Green, Eddie Davis, Big Nick Nicholas, Rudy Williams, Teddy Brannon, Tommy Potter, Art Blakey / Tracks 7-10 (Kai Winding Sextet): Kai Winding, Brew Moore, Gerry Mulligan, George Wallington, Curly Russell, Roy Haynes

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Fontainebleau, Tadd Dameron, 1956, Prestige PRLP 7037

Tracks : Fontainebleau, Delirium, The Scene Is Clean, Flossie Lou, Bula-Beige

Musicians : Tadd Dameron, Kenny Dorham, Henry Coker, Joe Alexander, Sahib Shihab, Cecil Payne, John Simmons, Shadow Wilson

Subsequently released by Prestige in 1971 as The Tadd Dameron Memorial Album.

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Pairing Off, Phil Woods, 1956, Prestige PRLP 7046

Tracks : The Stanley Stomper, Cool Aid, Pairing Off, Suddenly It's Spring

Musicians : Phil Woods, Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham, Gene Quill, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, Philly Joe Jones

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Moving Out, Sonny Rollins, 1956, Prestige PRLP 7058

Tracks : Movin' Out, Swingin' For Bumsy, Silk N' Satin, Solid, More Than You Know

Musicians : Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham, Elmo Hope, Thelonious Monk (track 5), Percy Heath, Tommy Potter (track 5), Art Blakey, Arthur Taylor (track 5)

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Gil's Guests, Gil Melle Quartet and guests, 1956, Prestige PRLP 7063

Tracks : Soudan, Tomorrow, Block Island, Sixpence, Still Life, Ghengis

Musicians : Gil Mellé, Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham, Julius Watkins, Don Butterfield, Phil Woods, Hal McKusick, Joe Cinderella, Vinnie Burke, Edmund Thigpen

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At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1956, Blue Note BLP 1507

Tracks : Soft Winds, The Theme, Minor's Holiday, Alone Together, Prince Albert

Musicians : Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins

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At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1956, Blue Note BLP 1508

Tracks : Sportin' Crowd, Like Someone In Love, Yesterdays, Avila And Tequila, I Waited For You

Musicians : Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins

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Genius of Modern Music, Volume 2, Thelonious Monk, 1956, Blue Note BLP 1511

Tracks : Carolina Moon, Hornin' In, Skippy, Let's Cool One, Suburban Eyes, Evonce, Straight No Chaser, Four In One, Nice Work, Monk's Mood, Who Knows, Ask Me Now

Musicians : Thelonious Monk, George Tait, Idrees Sulieman, Kenny Dorham, Billy Smith, Lucky Thompson, Danny Quebec West, Lou Donaldson, Sahib Shihab, Milt Jackson, Al McKibbon, Robert Paige, Gene Ramey, Nelson Boyd, Art Blakey, Max Roach

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Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver, 1956, Blue Note BLP 1518

Tracks : Room 608, Creepin' In, Stop Time, To Whom It May Concern, Hippy, The Preacher, Hankerin', Doodlin'

Musicians : Horace Silver, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins, Art Blakey

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

Tracks : Out of Nowhere, I'll Remember April, Joram, Sweet Georgia Brown, Lover Man, Gee!, Kingston Lounge, The Boys from Brooklyn

Musicians : Matthew Gee, Kenny Dorham, Ernie Henry, Frank Foster, Cecil Payne, Joe Knight, John Simmons, Art Taylor

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Presenting, Ernie Henry, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-222

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

Musicians : Ernie Henry, Kenny Dorham, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware, Art Taylor

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The Birdland Stars On Tour Vol 1, The Birdland Stars, 1956, RCA

Tracks : A Bit Of The Blues, Two Pairs Of Aces, Minorin' The Blues, Phil 'Er Up, Roulette, Last Lap

Musicians : Conte Candoli, Kenny Dorham, Al Cohn, Phil Woods, Hank Jones, John Simmons, Kenny Clarke

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The Birdland Stars On Tour Vol 2, The Birdland Stars, 1956, RCA

Tracks : Hip Boots, For Kicks Only, Ah Funky New Baby, Birdland Fantasy, Playboy, Conte's Condolences

Musicians : Conte Candoli, Kenny Dorham, Al Cohn, Phil Woods, Hank Jones, John Simmons, Kenny Clarke

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

Tracks : If I Love Again, Down Home, The Best Things In Life Are Free, Lou's Blues, Cheek To Cheek, Sweet Juice, The Stroller, Roccus, Caracas, Moe's Bluff

Musicians : Lou Donaldson, Blue Mitchell, Kenny Dorham, Matthew Gee, Elmo Hope, Horace Silver, Gene Ramey, Percy Heath, Art Blakey, Arthur Taylor

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Kenny Burrell (aka Volume 2), Kenny Burrell, 1957, Blue Note BLP 1543

Tracks : Get Happy, But Not For Me, Mexico City, Moten Swing, Cheeta, Now See How You Are, Phinupi, How About You

Musicians : Kenny Burrell, Kenny Dorham, Frank Foster, J.R. Monterose, Bobby Timmons, Tommy Flanagan, Oscar Pettiford, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Arthur Edgehill, Kenny Clarke, Shadow Wilson, Candido

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Mobley's 2nd Message, Hank Mobley, 1957, Prestige PRLP 7082

Tracks : These Are The Thing I Love, Message From The Border, Xlento, The Latest, I Should Care, Crazeology

Musicians : Hank Mobley, Kenny Dorham, Walter Bishop, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor

Reissued by Prestige in 1969 with a different front cover (PR 7667)

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Rollins Plays For Bird, Sonny Rollins, 1957, Prestige PRLP 7095

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

Musicians : Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham, Wade Legge, George Morrow, Max Roach

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That's Him, Abbey Lincoln, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-251

Tracks : Strong Man, Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe, My Man, Tender As A Rose, That's Him, I Must Have That Man, Porgy, When A Woman Loves A Man, Don't Explain

Musicians : Abbey Lincoln, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Max Roach

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Fire In The West, Herb Geller, 1957, Jubilee JLP 1044

Tracks : S'Pacific View, Jitterbug Waltz, The Fruit, Here's What I'm Here For, Marable Eyes, An Air For An Heir, Melrose And Sam

Musicians : Herb Geller, Kenny Dorham, Harold Land, Lou Levy, Ray Brown, Lawrence Marable

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Opus De Bop, Various Artists, 1957, Savoy MG 12114

Tracks : Opus De Bop, Running Water, Don't Worry 'Bout Me, And The Angels Swing, Fool's Fancy, Bebop In Pastel, Ray's Idea, Bombay, Eb-Pob, Goin' To Minton's, Fat Girl, Ice Freezes Red

Musicians : Tracks 1-4: Stan Getz, Hank Jones, Curley Russell, Max Roach / Tracks 5-8: Kenny Dorham, Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, Al Hall, Wally Bishop / Tracks 9-12: Fats Navarro, Leo Parker, Tadd Dameron, Gene Ramey, Denzil Best

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

Tracks : Blu-Binsky, R.U.1.2., Shirley Ray, Ba-Lu-Ee-Du, Pretty For the People, Takin' Care of Business

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Johnny Griffin, Buster Cooper, Pepper Adams, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Max Roach, Chano Pozo

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Max Roach + 4, Max Roach, 1957, EmArcy MG 36098

Tracks : Ezz-Thetic, Dr. Free-Zee, Just One Of Those Things, Mr. X, Body And Soul, Woodyn' You

Musicians : Max Roach, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, Ray Bryant George Morrow

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Jazz in 3/4 Time, Max Roach, 1957, EmArcy MG 36108

Tracks : Blues Waltz, Valse Hot, I'll Take Romance, Little Folks, Lover, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Musicians : Max Roach, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Rollins, Billy Wallace, George Morrow

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Plays Charlie Parker, Max Roach 4, 1958, EmArcy MG 36127

Tracks : Yardbird Suite, Confirmation, Ko Ko, Billie's Bounce, Apres-Vous, Parker's Mood

Musicians : Max Roach, Kenny Dorham, George Coleman, Hank Mobley, George Morrow, Nelson Boyd

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Max, Max Roach, 1958, Argo 623

Tracks : Crackle Hut, Spectacular, That Ole Devil Love, Audio Blues, "CM", Four-X

Musicians : Max Roach, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Ramsey Lewis, George Morrow

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

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

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Max Roach

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Last Chorus, Ernie Henry, 1958, Riverside RLP 12-266

Tracks : Autumn Leaves, Beauty And The Blues, All The Things You Are, Melba's Tune, S'posin, Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are, Like Someone In Love, Cleo's Chant

Musicians : Ernie Henry, Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan, Melba Liston, Benny Golson, Sonny Rollins, Cecil Payne, Kenny Drew, Wynton Kelly, Thelonious Monk, Paul Chambers, Eddie Mathias, Oscar Pettiford, Wilbur Ware, G. T. Hogan, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, Art Taylor

A posthumous album comprising tracks from a number of sessions in 1956 and 1957.

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Out There With, Betty Carter, 1958, Peacock

Tracks : You're Driving Me Crazy, I Can't Help It, By The Bend Of The River, Bab's Blues, Foul Play, You're Getting To Be A Habit, On The Isle Of May, But Beautiful, All I've Got, Make It Easy, Blue Bird Of Happiness, Something Wonderful

Musicians : Betty Carter, Kenny Dorham, Melba Liston, Benny Golson, Jerome Richardson, Jimmy Powell, Tommy Gryce, Sahib Shihab, Wynton Kelly, Peck Morrison, Sam Jones, Specs Wright

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

Tracks : I Am In Love, It's Magic, Just For Me, An Occasional Man, Ain't Nobody's Business, Out Of The Past, Music, Maestro, Please, Love, Exactly Like You, Little Niles

Musicians : Abbey Lincoln, Art Farmer, Kenny Dorham, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Philly Joe Jones

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You've Got a Date with the Blues, Helen Merrill, 1958, MetroJazz E-1010

Tracks : The Blues (From Black,Brown & Beige), Am I Blue?, Blue Gardenia, You've Got A Date With The Blues, The Thrill Is Gone, (Ah,The Young Trees) When The World Was Young, Blues In My Heart, Vous M'Eblouissez (You Go To My Head), Lorsque Tu M'Embrasses (Just Squeeze Me), The Meaning Of The Blues, Signing Off

Musicians : Helen Merrill, Kenny Dorham, Jerome Richardson, Frank Wess, Jimmy Jones, Barry Galbraith, Milton Hinton, Al Hall, Johnny Cresci

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Meet, Oliver Nelson, 1959, New Jazz NJLP 8224

Tracks : Jams & Jellies, Passion Flower, Don't Stand Up, Ostinato, What's New?, Booze Blues Baby

Musicians : Oliver Nelson, Kenny Dorham, Ray Bryant, Wendell Marshall, Art Taylor

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Casual Affair, The John Mehegan Quartet, 1959?, TJ Records

Tracks : 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

Musicians : John Mehegan, Kenny Dorham, Chuck Wayne, Ernie Furtado

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Hard Driving Jazz, Cecil Taylor, 1959, United Artists

Tracks : Double Clutching, Like Someone In Love, Shifting Down, Just Friends

Musicians : Cecil Taylor, Kenny Dorham, John Coltrane, Chuck Israels, Louis Hayes

Subsequently released as Coltrane Time credited to John Coltrane.

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Un Témoin Dans La Ville, Barney Wilen, 1959, Fontana

Tracks : Temoin Dans La Ville, La Pendaison, Melodie Pour Les Radio-Taxis, Poursuite Et Metro, Ambiance Pourpre, Premeditation Dans L'appartement, La Vie N'est Qu'une Lutte, Complainte Du Chauffeur, Sur L'antenne, Blues De L'attente, S.O.S Radio-Taxis, Final Au Jardin D'acclimatation

Musicians : Barney Wilen, Kenny Dorham, Duke Jordan, Milt Jackson, Paul Rovere, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Gana M'Bow

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Barney, Barney Wilen, 1959?, RCA

Tracks : Jordu, Lady Bird, Besame Mucho, Stablemates

Musicians : Barney Wilen, Kenny Dorham, Duke Jordan, Paul Rovere, Daniel Humair

Recorded in Paris in 1959. Possibly released that year in Europe and/or Japan.

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

Tracks : Afro-Blue, Lonely House, Let Up, Thursday's Child, Brother, Where Are You?, Laugh, Clown, Laugh, Come Sunday, Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise, Lost In The Stars, Long As You're Living

Musicians : Abbey Lincoln, Kenny Dorham, Tommy Turrentine, Julian Priester, Stanley Turrentine, Les Spann, Cedar Walton, Phil Wright, Wynton Kelly, Bobby Boswell, Sam Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach

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Patterns Of Jazz, Cecil Payne, 1960, Savoy MG 12147

Tracks : This Time The Dream's On Me, How Deep Is The Ocean, Chessman's Delight, Arnetta, Saucer Eyes, Man Of Moods, Bringing Up Father, Groovin' High

Musicians : Cecil Payne, Kenny Dorham, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Art Taylor

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Live at the Five Spot, Randy Weston, 1960, United Artists

Tracks : High Fly, Beef Blues Stew, Where, Spot Five Blues, Star Crossed Lovers, Lisa Lovely

Musicians : Randy Weston, Kenny Dorham, Coleman Hawkins, Wilbur Little, Roy Haynes, Clifford Jarvis

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Eastward Ho! In New York, Harold Land, 1960, Jazzland JLP 33

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

Musicians : Harold Land, Kenny Dorham, Amos Trice, Clarence Jones, Joe Peters

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Starting Time, Clifford Jordan, 1961, Jazzland JLP 52

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

Musicians : Clifford Jordan, Kenny Dorham, Cedar Walton, Wilbur Ware, Albert Heath

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Sonny Boy, Sonny Rollins, 1961, Prestige PRLP 7207

Tracks : Ee-Ah, B. Quick, B. Swift, The House I Live In, Sonny Boy

Musicians : Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham (track 4), Kenny Drew, Wade Legge (track 4), George Morrow, Max Roach

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Ease It!, Rocky Boyd, 1961, Jazztime

Tracks : Avars, Stella By Starlight, Why Not?, Ease It!, Samba De Orfeu, West 42nd Street

Musicians : Rocky Boyd, Kenny Dorham, Walter Bishop, Jr., Ron Carter, Pete La Roca

Released in 1974 on Muse as the Kenny Dorham album Ease It and on Black Lion in 1989 as the Kenny Dorham album West 42nd Street, and maybe on other labels.

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Bash!, Dave Bailey Sextet, 1961?, Jazzline

Tracks : Grand Street, Like Someone in Love, An Oscar For Oscar, Osmosis, Just Friends, Soul Support

Musicians : Dave Bailey, Kenny Dorham, Curtis Fuller, Frank Haynes, Tommy Flanagan, Ben Tucker

This material has subsequently been released on a number of labels. Releases include: Osmosis (Black Lion) credited to Kenny Dorham; Trio And Sextet (Onyx) credited to Tommy Flanagan; and Modern Mainstrean (Fontana) credited to Dave Bailey.

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Reunion, Benny Golson, 1962, Jazzland JLP 85

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

Musicians : Benny Golson, Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Max Roach

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Herb Geller, Herb Geller, 1962, Josie JJM 3502

Tracks : S'Pacific View, Jitterbug Waltz, Fruit, Here's What I'm Here For, Marable Eyes, Air For the Heir, Melrose & Sam

Musicians : Herb Geller, Kenny Dorham, Harold Land, Lou Levy, Ray Brown, Lawrence Marable

Originally released on Jubilee in 1957 as Fire In The West.

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The Bird Returns, Charlie Parker, 1962, Savoy MG 12179

Tracks : Chasin' The Bird, Thriving From A Riff, Koko, Half Nelson, Scrapple From The Apple, Cheryl, Barbados

Musicians : Charlie Parker, Kenny Dorham, Miles Davis, Lucky Thompson, Al Haig, Milt Jackson, Tommy Potter, Max Roach

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Looking Back, J.J. Johnson, 1963, Prestige PRLP 7253

Tracks : Riviera, Dinner For Two, Hip Bones, Wing Bag, We'll Be Together Again, Bag's Groove, Elysses, Hilo, Fox Hunt, Opus V, How Long Has This Been Going On, Don't Argue

Musicians : J.J. Johnson, Kenny Dorham, Kai Winding, Sonny Rollins (tracks 7 to 10), Dick Katz, John Lewis, Leonard Gaskin, Peck Morrison, Al Harewood, Max Roach

A compilation of tracks that were originally released on 10" LPs.

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The Jazz Committee For Latin American Affairs, The Jazz Committee For Latin American Affairs, 1963, FM 303

Tracks : Red Door, Lover Man, Ismaaa, It's All Right With Me, Autumn Leaves, Wee Dot

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Curtis Fuller, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Herbie Mann, Ronnie Ball, Ahmad Abdul-Malik, Ben Tucker, Dave Bailey, Ray Mantilla

Subsequently released on Surrey in 1965 as herbie Mann's Big Band.

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Invitation, Milt Jackson Sextet, 1963, Riverside 446

Tracks : Invitation, Too Close For Comfort, Ruby My Dear, The Sealer, Poom-a-Loom, Stella By Starlight, Ruby, None Shall Wander

Musicians : Milt Jackson, Kenny Dorham, Virgil Jones, Jimmy Heath, Tommy Flanagan, Ron Carter, Connie Kay

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Page One, Joe Henderson, 1963, Blue Note 4140

Tracks : "Blue Bossa, La Mesha, Homestretch, Recorda Me, Jinrikisha, Out of the Night

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Butch Warren, Pete La Roca

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Our Thing, Joe Henderson, 1964, Blue Note 4152

Tracks : Teeter Totter, Pedro's Time, Our Thing, Back Road, Escapade

Musicians : Joe Henderson, Kenny Dorham, Andrew Hill, Eddie Khan, Pete La Roca

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In 'N Out, Joe Henderson, 1964, Blue Note 4166

Tracks : In 'N Out, Punjab, Serenity, Short Story, Brown's Town

Musicians : Joe Henderson, Kenny Dorham, McCoy Tyner, Richard Davis, Elvin Jones

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Point Of Departure, Andrew Hill, 1964, Blue Note 4167

Tracks : Refuge, New Monastery, Spectrum, Flight 19, Dedication

Musicians : Andrew Hill, Kenny Dorham, Eric Dolphy, Joe Henderson, Richard Davis, Tony Williams

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Dameronia, Tadd Dameron, 1964, Prestige PR 16007

Tracks : Fontainebleau, Delirium, The Scene Is Clean, Flossie Lou, Bula-Beige

Musicians : Tadd Dameron, Kenny Dorham, Henry Coker, Joe Alexander, Sahib Shihab, Cecil Payne, John Simmons, Shadow Wilson

Originally released as Fontainebleu in 1956.

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Newly Discovered Sides, Charlie Parker, 1964, Savoy MG 12186

Tracks : 52nd St. Theme, Night In Tunisia, Slow Boat To China, Groovin' High, Big Foot, Hot House

Musicians : Charlie Parker, Kenny Dorham, Miles Davis, Lucky Thompson, Milt Jackson, Tommy Porter, Max Roach

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Jazz Classics, Sonny Rollins, 1965, Prestige PR 7433

Tracks : Movin' Out, Swingin' For Bumsy, Silk N' Satin, Solid, More Than You Know

Musicians : Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham, Elmo Hope, Thelonious Monk (track 5), Percy Heath, Tommy Potter (track 5), Art Blakey, Arthur Taylor (track 5)

Originally released in 1956 as Moving Out (Prestige PRLP 7058).

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Herbie Mann's Big Band, Herbie Mann's Big Band, 1965, Surrey

Tracks : Red Door, Lover Man, Ismaaa, It's All Right With Me, Autumn Leaves, Wee Dot

Musicians : Kenny Dorham, Curtis Fuller, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Herbie Mann, Ronnie Ball, Ahmad Abdul-Malik, Ben Tucker, Dave Bailey, Ray Mantilla

Originally released on FM in 1963 as The Jazz Committee For Latin American Affairs.

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Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert, Various Artists, 1965, Limelight 86017

Tracks : Uh-Hmm! (Ode To Yard), Groovin' High, Now's The Time, Blues For Bird, Donna Lee, Medley: Bird Watcher/Disorder At The Border

Musicians : Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Kenny Dorham (track 6), C.C. Siegel, James Moody, Coleman Hawkins, Lee Konitz, Kenny Barron, Billy Taylor, Chris White, Tommy Potter, Rudy Collins, Roy Haynes, Dave Lambert

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Cedar!, Cedar Walton, 1967, Prestige PR 7519

Tracks : Turquoise Twice, Twilight Waltz, My Ship, Short Stuff, Head And Shoulders, Come Sunday

Musicians : Cedar Walton, Junior Cook, Kenny Dorham, Leroy Vinnegar, Billy Higgins

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Rollins Plays For Bird, Sonny Rollins, 1968, Prestige PR 7553

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

Musicians : Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham, Wade Legge, George Morrow, Max Roach

Originally released by Prestige in 1957 (PRLP 7095).

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Bull's Eye!, Barry Harris, 1968, Prestige PR 7600

Tracks : Bull's Eye, Clockwise, Off Monk, Barengo, Off Minor, Oh So Basal

Musicians : Barry Harris, Kenny Dorham, Charles McPherson, Pepper Adams, Paul Chambers, Billy Higgins

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Toshiko at Top of the Gate, Toshiko Akiyoshi QUintet, 1968, Prestige PR 7553

Tracks : Opus No. Zero, First Night, Phrygian Waterfall, Let's Roll in Sake, How Insensitive, Morning of the Carnival, The Night Song, Willow Weep for Me, My Elegy

Musicians : Toshiko Akiyoshi, Kenny Dorham, Lew Tabackin, Ron Carter, Mickey Roker

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Hank Mobley's Second Message, 1969, Prestige PR 7667

Tracks : These Are The Thing I Love, Message From The Border, Xlento, The Latest, I Should Care, Crazeology

Musicians : Hank Mobley, Kenny Dorham, Walter Bishop, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor

Originally released by Prestige in 1957 (PR 7082)

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Trio And Quintet, Al Haig, 1971, Prestige PR 7841

Tracks : Maxology, Prince Albert, Yesterdays, Maximum, Just One Of Those Things, Yardbird Suite, Taboo, Mighty Like A Rose, S'wonderful, Spotlight, 'Round Midnight, The Moon Was Yellow

Musicians : Al Haig, Kenny Dorham, James Moody, Tommy Potter, Bill Crow, Max Roach, Lee Abrams

Tracks recorded in 1949 and 1954.

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The Tadd Dameron Memorial Album, Tadd Dameron, 1971, Prestige PR 7842

Tracks : Fontainebleau, Delirium, The Scene Is Clean, Flossie Lou, Bula-Beige

Musicians : Tadd Dameron, Kenny Dorham, Henry Coker, Joe Alexander, Sahib Shihab, Cecil Payne, John Simmons, Shadow Wilson

Originally released by Prestige in 1956 as Fontainbleau (PRLP 7037).

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In the World, Clifford Jordan, 1972, Strata East SES 1972-1

Tracks : Vienna, Doug's Prelude, Ouagoudougou, 872

Musicians : Clifford Jordan, Don Cherry, Kenny Dorham, Julian Priester, Wynton Kelly, Richard Davis, Wilbur Ware, Ed Blackwell, Roy Haynes, Albert Heath

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Zodiac, Cecil Payne, 1973, Strata East SES 19734

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

Musicians : Cecil Payne, Kenny Dorham, Albert Kuumba Heath, Wynton Kelly, Wilbur Ware

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Trio And Sextet, Tommy Flanagan, 1973, Onyx

Tracks : An Oscar For Oscar, Just Friends, Grand Street, Soul Support, Osmosis, Like Someone in Love, BMT Express

Musicians : Dave Bailey, Kenny Dorham, Curtis Fuller, Frank Haynes, Tommy Flanagan, Ben Tucker

Six of these tracks were first released on the Dave Bailey album Bash in 1961.

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Opus De Funk, Milt Jackson, 1975, Prestige 24048

Tracks : Opus De Funk, Buhaina, I've Lost Your Love, Soma, Wonder Why, My Funny Valentine, Stonewall, I Should Care, Nearness Of You, Moonray, Sealer, Ruby, My Dear, None Shall Wonder, Ruby, Invitation, Stella By Starlight, Too Close For Comfort, Poom-A-Loom

A collection of recordings originally released on Milt Jackson Quintet, Milt Jackson Quartet and Invitation. Kenny Dorham plays on the Invitation album.

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The Arranger's Touch, Gil Evans/Tadd Dameron, 1975, Prestige 24049

Tracks : LP 1 (Gil Evans): Remember, Ella Speed, Big Stuff, Nobody's Heart, Just One Of Those Things, If You Could See Me Now, Jambangle / LP 2 (Tadd Dameron): Philly J.J., Theme Of No Repeat, Choose Now, Choose Now, Dial "B" For Beauty, Fontainebleau, Delirium, The Scene Is Clean, Flossie Lou

Tadd Dameron recordings from 1953 and 1956 and Gil Evans recordings from 1957. Kenny Dorham plays on the last four tracks which were originally released on the Fontainebleau album.

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Saxophone Colossus And More, Sonny Rollins, 1975, Prestige 24050

Tracks : Moritat, Blue Seven, Strode Rode, St. Thomas, You Don't Know What Love Is, Kids Know, The House I Live In, I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face, Star Eyes, I Feel A Song Comin' On, Pent-Up House, Kiss And Run

Recordings from 1956 including the complete Saxophone Colossus album plus tracks from Sonny Boy, Rollins Plays For Bird, and Sonny Rollins Plus Four. Kenny Dorham plays on the tracks from Sonny Boy and Rollins Plays For Bird.

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Messages, Hank Mobley, 1976, Prestige 24063

Tracks : Bouncing With Bud, 52nd Street Theme, Minor Disturbance, Au Privave, Little Girl Blue, Alternating Current, These Are The Thing I Love, Message From The Border, Xlento, The Latest, I Should Care, Crazeology

Musicians : Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham, Jackie McLean, Barry Harris, Walter Bishop, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor

Combines the LPs Mobley`s Message and Hank Mobley`s Second Message. Kenny Dorham plays on Hank Mobley`s Second Message.

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Altology, Phil Woods, 1976, Prestige 24065

Tracks : The Stanley Stomper, Suddenly It's Spring, Pairing Off, Cool Aid, Airegin, Creme De Funk, Lazy Like, Nothing But Soul, Solar, At Night At St. Nick's, Black Cherry Fritters, Altology

Combines the LPs Pairing Off and Phil & Quill. Kenny Dorham plays on the Pairing Off album.

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Early Bones, J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding/Bennie Green, 1976, Prestige 24067

Tracks : Elysse, Hilo, Fox Hunt, Opus Five, A Night On Bop Mountain, Water Works, Broadway, Sid's Bounce, Green Junction, Flowing River, Whirl-A-Licks, Pennies From Heaven, Riviera, Dinner For One Please, James, Hip Bones, Wind Bag, We'll Be Together Again, Bag's Groove, How Long Has This Been Going On, Don't Argue, Sometimes I'm Happy, Laura, Body & Soul, Say Jack

A collection of recordings featuring trombones recorded between 1949 and 1954. Kenny Dorham plays on the first four tracks.

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What A Little Moonlight Can Do, Betty Carter, 1976, Impulse! 9321

Tracks : You're Driving Me Crazy, I Can't Help It, By The Bend Of The River, Blue's Blues, Foul Play, You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me, Isle Of May, But Beautiful, All I've Got, Make It Last, Bluebird Of Happiness, Something Wonderful, What A Little Moonlight Can, There's No You, I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire, Remember, My Reverie, Mean To Me, Don't Weep For The Lady, Jazz (Ain't Nothing But Soul), For You, Stormy Weather, At Sundown, On The Alamo

Musicians : Betty Carter, Kenny Dorham, Ray Copeland, Melba Liston, Benny Golson, Jerome Richardson, Gigi Gryce, Jimmy Powell, Sahib Shihab, Wynton Kelly, Peck Morrison, Sam Jones, Charles "Specs" Wright

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The Complete Genius, Thelonious Monk, 1976, Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2

Tracks : 'Round Midnigt, In Walked Bud, Monk's Mood, Who Knows, Thelonious, Humph, Suburban Eyes, Evonce, Off Minor, Ruby My Dear, April In Paris, Well, You Needn't, Introspection, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Evidence, I Mean You, Epistrophy, I Should Care, All The Things You Are, Mysterioso, Mysterioso, Carolina Moon, Hornin' In, Skippy, Let's Cool One, Ask Me Now, Straight No Chaser, Four In One, Four In One, Criss Cross, Eronel, Willow Weep For Me

Musicians : Thelonious Monk, George Taitt, Idrees Sulieman, Kenny Dorham, Lou Donaldson, Sahib Shihab, Billy Smith, Lucky Thompson, Milt Jackson, Al McKibbon, Robert Paige, Gene Ramey, John Simmons, Nelson Boyd, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Shadow Wilson

This double LP release was part of the Blue Note Reissue Series.

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Percussion Discussion, Art Blakey / Max Roach, 1976, Chess

Tracks : Scotch Blues, Flight To Jordan, Transfiguration, Exhibit A, Gershwin Medley, Crackle Hut, Spectacular, That Ole Devil Love, Audio Blues, "CM", Four-X

Musicians : Tracks 1-5: Art Blakey, Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean, Sam Dockery, Spanky DeBrest / Tracks 6-1: Max Roach, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Ramsey Lewis, George Morrow

A double LP that combines the Jazz Messengers album Tough with the Max Roach album Max.

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Jackie McLean Quintet, Jackie McLean Quintet, 1977, Blue Note LNJ 80118

Tracks : The Three Minors, Blues in a Jiff, Blues for Jackie, Marilyn's Dilemma, Iddy Bitty, The Way I Feel

Musicians : Jackie McLean, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Clark, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins

Previously unreleased session from 1962. This music was also released in 1977 as part of the double LP Hipnosis.

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Hipnosis, Jackie McLean, 1977, Blue Note BN-LA 483 H2

Tracks : The Three Minors, Blues in a Jiff, Blues for Jackie, Marilyn's Dilemma, Iddy Bitty, The Way I Feel, Hipnosis, Slow Poke, The Breakout, Back Home, The Reason Why

Musicians : Jackie McLean, Kenny Dorham, Grachan Moncur III, Sonny Clark, LaMont Johnson, Butch Warren, Scott Holt, Billy Higgins

Previously unreleased sessions from 1962 and 1967. This double LP compilation was part of the Blue Note Jazz Classics Series.

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Little Niles, Randy Weston, 1977, Blue Note BN-LA 598-G2

Tracks : Little Niles, Pam's Waltz, Let's Climb A Hill, Earth Birth, Nice Ice, Little Susan, Babe's Blues, I Know Your Kind, Every Once In A While, Once Knew A Fella, I Say Hello, High Fly, Beef Blues Stew, Where, Star Crossed Lovers, Spot Five Blues, Lisa Lovely

Musicians : Randy Weston, Idrees Sulieman, Kenny Dorham, Ray Copeland, Benny Green, Frank Rehak, Melba Liston, Slide Hampton, Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Griffin, George Joyner, Peck Morrison, Wilbur Little, Charlie Persip, Clifford Jarvis, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes

Recordings previously released on the late 1950s albums Little Niles, Destry Rides Again and Live At The Five Spot. This double LP release was part of the Blue Note Reissue Series.

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Bird At The Roost, Charlie Parker, 1977, Savoy SJL 1108

Tracks : Scrapple From The Apple, Barbados, BeBop, Groovin' High, Confirmation, Salt Peanuts, Cheryl, On A Slow Boat To China, Chasin' The Bird, Half Nelson, A Night In Tunisia, Scrapple From The Apple

Musicians : Charlie Parker, Kenny Dorham, Lucky Thompson, Al Haig, Milt Jackson, Tommy Potter, Max Roach

A selection of tracks recorded at the Royal Roost in 1949.

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Fat Girl: The Savoy Sessions, Fats Navarro, 1977, Savoy SJL 2216

Tracks : Boppin' A Riff, Fat Boy, Everything's Cool, Webb City, Calling Dr. Jazz, Fracture, Maternity, Stealing Trash, Just A Mystery, Red Pepper, Spinal, Hollern' And Screamn', Fat Girl, Ice Freezes Red, Eb Pob, Goin' To Mintons, A Bebop Carol, A Bebop Carol, The Tadd Walk, Gone With The Wind, That Someone Must Be You, Nostalgia, Nostalgia, Barry's Bop, Barry's Bop, Bebop Romp, Bebop Romp, Fats Blows

Musicians : Fats Navarro, Kenny Dorham, Charlie Rouse, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Morris Lane, Ernie Henry, Sonny Stitt, Eddie de Verteuil, Leo Parker, Al Haig, Bud Powell, Tadd Dameron, Huey Long, Al Hall, Curley Russell, Gene Ramey, Nelson Boyd, Art Blakey, Denzil Best, Kenny Clarke, Kay Penton

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The Asch Recordings 1944-47, Mary Lou Williams, 1977, Folkways

Tracks : Lullaby Of The Leaves, Roll Em, Yesterday's Kisses, Satchel Mouth Baby, Little Joe From Chicago, Drag Em, Mary's Boogie, St. Louis Blues, Blues - Until My Baby Comes Back Home, Gjon Mili Jam Session, Man O' Mine, Stardust Part I, Stardust Part II, Lady Be Good, Song In My Soul, This And That, Carcinoma, Russian Lullaby, Blue Skies, Persian Rug, Night And Day, You Know Baby, I Found A New Baby, The Minute Man, Froggy Bottom, How High The Moon, Cloudy And What's Your Story Morning Glory (Cecilia Music), Blue Skies, The Man I Love, These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You, Lonely Moments, Lonely Moments, Whistle Blues, Kool, Mary Lou

Kenny Dorham plays on two tracks, Mary Lou and Kool. Uncertain if these were originally released on a 78 rpm single.

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The Bebop Boys, Various Artists, 1978, Savoy SJL 2225

Tracks : Bebop In Pastel, Fool's Fancy, Bombay, Ray's Idea, Serenade To A Square, Good Kick, Seven Up, Blues In Bebop, For Heckler's Only, Smokey Hollow Jump, Doppin' The Blues, Moody Speaks, Tropicana, Blues To A Debutante, The Scene Changes, Mean To Me, Baby I'm Coming Home, The Way You Look Tonight, Ornithology, Get Out The Bed, Body And Soul, The Birdland Story, I Got The Blues, Honeysuckle Rose, Wee Dot, Solitude, Lion Roars, On The House, Dinky, Leo's Bells, Sweet Talkin' Leo, Swingin' For Love

Musicians : Dave Burns, Dizzy Gillespie, Elmon Wright, Joe Newman, Abdul Salaam, Billy Massey, Kenny Dorham, Mustapha Daleel, Charles Johnson, Clarence Ross, Haleen Rasheed, J.J. Johnson, Rip Tarrant, Johnny Morris, Billy Mitchell, Charlie Rouse, Dexter Gordon, Hugh Brodie, James Moody, Nate Harper, Pritchard Cheeseman, Ernie Henry, Howard Johnson, Jimmy Heath, John Brown, Sahib Shihab, Sonny Stitt, Cecil Payne, Leo Parker, Bud Powell, Hank Jones, John Lewis, Sir Charles Thompson, Walt Harper, Milt Jackson, Al Hall, Al Lucas, Bobby Boswell, Curly Russell, Nelson Boyd, Percy Heath, Ray Brown, Art Blakey, Cecil Brooks, Jack Parker, Joe Harris, Kenny Clarke, Shadow Wilson, Wally Bishop, Babs Gonzales, Eddie Jefferson, Kenny Hagood, Gil Fuller

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Blues On Down, Benny Golson, 1978, Milestone 47048

Tracks : Out Of The Past, Reunion, Venetian Breeze, Hymn To The Orient, Namely You, Blues On Down, Strut Time, Jubilation, Symptoms, Are You Real?, Cry A Blue Tear, This Night

Tracks from two late 1950s albums The Modern Touch and The Other Side Of Benny Golson. Kenny Dorham plays on the Modern Touch album.

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Bluesology, Milt Jackson and Kenny Clarke, 1979, Savoy SJL 1130

Tracks : Hearing Bells, Junior, Junior, Bluesology, Bluesology, Bubu, My Brand Of Honey, Conglomeration, Bruz, You Go To My Head, Roll 'Em Bags, Faultless, Frenchy, He's Good Enough For Me

Musicians : Milt Jackson, Kenny Clark, Bill Massey, Kenny Dorham, Billy Mitchell, Julius Watkins, Walter Bishop, Jr., Curly Russell, Nelson Boyd, Roy Haynes, Winni Brown

A selection of tracks from the Savoy LPs Roll 'Em Bags (Savoy MG 12042) and Meet Milt Jackson (Savoy MG 12061)

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Vertigo, Jackie McLean, 1980, Blue Note LT 1085

Tracks from unreleased sessions in 1959 and 1963.

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Hank Mobley Quintet Featuring Sonny Clark, Hank Mobley, 1984, Blue Note BNJ-61006

Tracks : Don't Get Too Hip, Curtain Call, Deep In A Dream, The Mobe, My Reverie, On The Bright Side

Musicians : Hank Mobley, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Clark, Jimmy Rowser, Art Taylor

An unreleased session from 1957. This was later released with the title Curtain Call.

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At The Cafe Bohemia, Vol.3, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, 1984, Blue Note BNJ-61007

Tracks : Lady Bird, What's New, Deciphering The Message, Just One Of Those Things, Hank's Symphony, Gone With The Wind

Musicians : Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins

Previously unreleased live tracks from November 1955.

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Bird at the Roost, The Savoy Years, Charlie Parker, 1985, Savoy SJL 2259

Tracks : Announcers, Symphony Sid Talking Over Music, 52nd Street Theme, Announcer, Ko Ko, Announcer, Announcer, Groovin' High, Announcer, Big Foot, Announcer, Ornithology, Announcer, Slow Boat To China, Announcer, Announcer, Hot House, Announcer, Salt Peanuts, Announcer, Announcer, Chasin' The Bird, Announcer, Out Of Nowhere, Announcer, How High The Moon, Announcers, Half Nelson, Announcer, White Christmas, Announcer, Little Willie Leaps, Announcers, Announcer, Be-Bop, Announcer, Slow Boat To China, Announcer, Orinthology, Announcer, Groovin' High, Announcer, East Of The Sun, Announcer, Cheryl

Kenny Dorham plays on some of the tracks on the second LP of this set.

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More Genius Of Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Monk, 1985, Blue Note BNJ-61011

Tracks : Evonce (Alternate Master), Suburban Eyes (Alternate Master), Nice Work If You Can Get It (Alternate Master), Ruby My Dear (Alternate Master), Well You Needn't (Alternate Master), April In Paris (Alternate Master), Who Knows (Alternate Master), Skippy (Alternate Master), Hornin' In (Alternate Master), Sixteen (Take One), Sixteen (Take Two), I'll Follow You

Musicians : Thelonious Monk, George Taitt, Idrees Sulieman, Kenny Dorham, Billy Smith, Lucky Thompson, Danny Quebec West, Lou Donaldson, Sahib Shihab, Bob Paige, Gene Ramey, Nelson Boyd, Art Blakey, Max Roach

Recordings from 1947 and 1952. All originally released on a Mosaic box set in 1983.

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Patterns, Cecil Payne, 1986, Savoy SJL 1167

Tracks : This Time The Dream's On Me, How Deep Is The Ocean, Chessman's Delight, Arnetta, Saucer Eyes, Man Of Moods, Bringing Up Father, Groovin' High

Musicians : Cecil Payne, Kenny Dorham, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Art Taylor

Originally released as Patterns Of Jazz (Savoy MG 12147) in 1959.

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Bird at the Roost: The Savoy Years Volume 2, Charlie Parker, 1986, Savoy SJL 2260

Tracks : How High The Moon, Scrapple From The Apple, Be-Bop, Hot House, Oop Bop Sh'bam, Scrapple From The Apple, Salt Peanuts, Groovin' High, Scrapple From The Apple, Barbados, Salt Peanuts, Scrapple From The Apple, Barbados, Be-Bop, Groovin' High, Confirmation, Salt Peanuts

Kenny Dorham plays on all tracks except the first two.

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The Complete Royal Roost Performance, Volume 3, Various Artists, 1987, Savoy SJL 1173

Tracks : Half Nelson, Night In Tunisia, Scrapple From The Apple, Deedle, What's This, Jumpin' With, Cheryl, Anthropology, Jumpin' With, Hurry Home, Deedle, Royal Roost Bop, Cheryl, Slow Boat To China, Chasin' The Bird

Musicians include : Charlie Parker, Kenny Dorham, Lucky Thompson, Al Haig, Milt Jackson, Tommy Potter, Max Roach, Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart

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Candid Dolphy, Eric Dolphy, 1988?, Candid CD 9033

Tracks : Reincarnation Of A Love Bird, Stormy Weather, Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do, Body And Soul, African Lady, Quiet, Please, Moods In Free Time, Hazy Hues

Musicians : Eric Dolphy, Lonnie Hillyer, Ted Curson, Roy Eldridge, Booker Little (tracks 5 to 8), Benny Bailey, Jimmy Knepper, Julian Priester, Charles McPherson, Coleman Hawkins, Walter Benton, Nico Bunick, Kenny Dorham, Tommy Flanagan, Mal Waldron, Don Friedman, Charles Mingus, Peck Morrison, Art Davis, Ron Carter, Dannie Richmond, Jo Jones, Max Roach, Robert Whitley, Roger Sanders, Abbey Lincoln A collection of previously released and unreleased tracks.

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The Complete Blue Note Recordings, Thelonious Monk, 1976, Blue Note

Tracks : Humph, Evonce, Evonce, Suburban Eyes, Suburban Eyes, Thelonious, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Ruby My Dear, Ruby My Dear, Well You Needn't, Well You Needn't, April In Paris, April In Paris, Off Minor, Introspection, In Walked Bud, Monk's Mood, Who Knows, 'Round Midnight, Who Knows, All The Things You Are, I Should Care, I Should Care, Evidence, Misterioso, Misterioso, Epistrophy, I Mean You, Four In One, Four In One, Criss Cross, Criss Cross, Eronel, Straight No Chaser, Ask Me Now, Ask Me Now, Willow Weep For Me, Skippy, Skippy, Hornin' In, Hornin' In, Sixteen, Sixteen, Carolina Moon, Let's Cool One, I'll Follow You, Reflections, Misterioso, Crepuscule With Nellie, Trinkle, Tinkle, In Walked Bird, I Mean You, Epistrophy

A 4 CD set collection all Monk's recordings for Blue Note. Kenny Dorham plays on a number of tracks on CD 3 which were originally released on Genius of Modern Music, Volume 2.

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Curtain Call, Hank Mobley Featuring Sonny Clark, 1997, Blue Note TOJC 1611

Tracks : Don't Get Too Hip, Curtain Call, Deep In A Dream, The Mobe, My Reverie, On The Bright Side

Musicians : Hank Mobley, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Clark, Jimmy Rowser, Art Taylor

A 1957 session first released in Japan in 1984 as Hank Mobley Quintet Featuring Sonny Clark.

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More From Barney At The Club Saint-Germain, Barney Wilen, 1997, RCA

Tracks : The Best Things In Life Are Free, All The Things You Are, Reets And I, 'Round Midnight, With A Song In My Heart, Time On My Hands, There'll Never Be Another You, As Time Goes By

Musicians : Barney Wilen, Kenny Dorham, Duke Jordan, Paul Rovere, Daniel Humair

Unreleased live recordings made in Paris in 1959. Some music from this session was released on the album Barney in 1959.

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The Chronological Mary Lou Williams: 1945-1947, Mary Lou Williams, 1999, Classics Records

Tracks : Rumba Bebop, Blues At Mary Lou's, D.D.T., (She's) He's Funny That Way, How High The Moon, The Man I Love, Cloudy/What's Your Story Morning Glory, Blue Skies, These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You, Lonely Moments, Fifth Dimension, Harmony Grits, It Must Be True, Boogie Misterioso, Conversation (Jump Caprice), Humoresque, Waltz Boogie, All God's Children Got Rhythm, Hesitation Boogie, Lonely Moments, Whistle Blues, Mary Lou, Kool, Just An Idea, Just You, Just Me

Kenny Dorham plays on two tracks, Mary Lou and Kool. Uncertain if these were originally released on a 78 rpm single.

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Mosaic, Clifford Jordan, 2001, Milestone 47092

Tracks : Sunrise In Mexico, Extempore, Down Through The Years, Quittin' Time, One Flight Down, Windmill, Don't You Know I Care, Mosaic, Cumberland Court, A Story Tale, You're Driving Me Crazy, Defiance, Prints, Hip Pockets, Falling In Love Is Wonderful, If I Didn't Care

Musicians : Tracks 1-8: Clifford Jordan, Kenny Dorham, Cedar Walton, Wilbur Ware, Albert Heath / Tracks 9-16: Clifford Jordan, Sonny Red, Tommy Flanagan, Ronnie Mathews, Art Davis, Elvin Jones

A CD release that combines the two 1961 albums, Starting Time and A Story Tale.

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The Complete Clifford Jordan Strata-East Sessions, Clifford Jordan / Various Artists, 2008?, Mosaic MD 6-256

Tracks : Vienna, Doug's Prelude, Ouagoudougou, 872, Martin Luther King Jr. / I Know I Love, Girl, You Got A Home, Slide Hampton, Follow Me, Flying Fish, Rhythm X, Hour Glass, Charles Concept, C.B. Blues, That Moment Of Glance, Farid, Drum Expose, The Eternal Rhythm, In Walked Buhana, Shades Of General Lefty, Prince Of Peace, Balance, Izipho Zam, Mod House, Symphony For JR, Wilbur's Red Cross, A Real Nice Lady, For Frazier, Felicia, Veneida & Bernard, By Myself, Mod House (Alt), For Frazier, Felicia, Veneida & Bernard (Alt), Wilbur Reflects, Powerful Paul Robeson, The Glass Bead Games, Prayer To The People, Cal Massey, John Coltrane, Eddie Harris, Biskit, Shoulders, Bridgework, Maimoun, Alias Buster Henry, One For Amos

A 6 CD set that brings together albums recorded or produced by Clifford Jordan for Strata East. Includes previously released and unreleased material. The albums included are In The World (Clifford Jordan), Glass Bead Game (Clifford Jordan), Zodiac (Cecil Payne), Rhythm X (Charles Brackeen), Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (Pharoah Sanders), a Wilbur Ware project that was not released until 2012 as Super Bass. Tracks from an unreleased Ed Blackwell project are also included. Kenny Dorham plays on the In The World and Zodiac albums.

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Complete Recordings: Eastward Ho! + Fire In The West, Harold Land & Kenny Dorham, 2012, Solar

Tracks : So in Love, Triple Trouble, Slowly, On a Little Street in Singapore, Okay Blues, S'pacific View, Jitterbug Waltz, The Fruit, Here's What I'm Here for, Marable Eyes, An Air for the Heir, Melrose and Sam

A CD release that brings together the Harold Land albums Eastward Ho! And the Herb Geller album Fire In The West.

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'Round Midnight: The Complete Blue Note Singles 1947-1952, Thelonious Monk, 2014, Blue Note

Tracks : Thelonious, Suburban Eyes, 'Round Midnight, Well You Needn't, Evonce, Off Minor, In Walked Bud, Epistrophy, Ruby My Dear, Evidence, Humph, Misterioso, All The Things You Are, I Should Care, I Mean You, Monk's Mood, Who Knows?, Nice Work (If You Can Get It), April In Paris, Four In One, Straight No Chaser, Criss Cross, Eronel, Ask Me Now, Willow Weep For Me, Skippy, Let's Cool One, Hornin' In, Carolina Moon, Evonce, Suburban Eyes, Nice Work, Ruby My Dear, Well You Needn't, April In Paris, Introspection, Who Knows?, I Should Care, Misterioso, Four In One, Criss Cross, Ask Me Now, Skippy, Hornin' In, Sixteen, Sixteen, I'll Follow You

Kenny Dorham plays on 9 of the tracks on this collection.

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Kenny Dorham discography: miscellaneous releases with a Kenny Dorham connection

The Music Of Kenny Dorham, Don Sickler, 1984, Uptown UP 27.17

Tracks : Spring Cannon, Escapade, Windmill, Philly Twist, La Mesha, The Fox

Musicians : Don Sickler, Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins

Reissued on CD in 1990 by Reservoir with one bonus track and a different front cover.

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News For Lulu, John Zorn, George Lewis, Bill Frisell, 1988, hat ART CD 6005

Tracks : K.D.'s Motion, Funk In Deep Freeze, Melanie, Melody For C, Lotus Blossom, Eastern Incident, Peckin' Time, Blues Blues Blues, Blue Minor, This I Dig Of You, Venita's Dance, News For Lulu, Olé, Sonny's Crib, Hank's Other Tune, Blue Minor, Windmill, News For Lulu, Funk In Deep Freeze, Windmill

Musicians : John Zorn, George Lewis, Bill Frisell

Studio and live recordings of pieces written by Sonny Clark, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley and Freddie Redd.

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The Music of Kenny Dorham, Don Sickler, 1990, Reservoir RSR 111

Tracks : Spring Cannon, Escapade, Windmill, Philly Twist, La Mesha, The Fox, Blue Lament

Musicians : Don Sickler, Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins

All tracks except Blue Lament originally released on LP by Uptown in 1984.

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More News For Lulu, John Zorn, George Lewis, Bill Frisell, 1992, hat ART CD 6055

Tracks : Blue Minor I, Hank's Other Tune, News For Lulu, Gare Guillemins, Minor Swing, KD's Motion / Windmill, Funk In Deep Freeze, Eastern Incident, Lotus Blossom, Melanie, Ole, Blue Minor II, Peckin' Time, Blues, Blues, Blues, Melody For C

Musicians : John Zorn, George Lewis, Bill Frisell

Live recordings from 1989, in Paris and Basel, of pieces mainly written by Sonny Clark, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley and Freddie Redd.

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A Tribute to Kenny Dorham, Charles Davis All Stars, 2011, TCB

Tracks : An Oscar For Oscar, Sao Paolo, This Love of Mine, Tonica, Butch's Blues, Short Story, When Sunny Gets Blue, Prince Albert, Hill's Edge

Musicians : Charles Davis, Tom Kirkpatrick, Claus Raible, Giogos Antoniou, Bernd Reiter

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