January 3, 1946 BILLY ECKSTINE MR. B. AND THE BAND Billy Eckstine, vocals; Kenny Dorham, Shorty McConnell, Boonie Hazel, Raymond Orr, trumpet; Gerald Valentine, Robert Scott, Chippy Outcalt, trombone; Norris Turney, Bob "Junior" Williams, alto sax; Arthur Simmons, Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Tate Houston, bari sax; Connie Wainwright, guitar; Richard "Duke" Ellington, piano; Bill McMahon, bass; Art Blakey, drums. 1. I Only Have Eyes for You 2. You're My Everything 3. The Jitney Man |
July 9, 1946 DIZZY GILLESPIE GROOVIN' HIGH (Savoy) Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Kenny Dorham, John Lynch, trumpets; Leon Comegys, Gordon Thomas, Al Moore, trombones; Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Leo Parker, bari sax; John Lewis, piano; Milt Jackson, vibes; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums. 1. One Bass Hit (Gillespie-Brown) 2. Things To Come (Gillespie-Fuller) 3. Ray's Idea (Brown-Fuller) |
August 23, 1946 -- September 6, 1946 FATS NAVARRO MEMORIAL (Savoy) Fats Navarro, Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums. 1. Boppin' a Riff (Stitt) 5. Everything Cool (Navarro) 2. Fat Boy (Navarro) 6. Webb City (Powell) 3. Serenade to a Square (Powell) 7. Seven Up (Stitt) 4. Good Kick (Stitt) 8. Blues in Be Bop (Dorham) |
August 6, 1947 LIONEL HAMPTON -- MIDNIGHT SUN (Decca) Lionel Hampton, vibes; Kenny Dorham, Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Jimmy Nottingham, Leo Shepherd, trumpet; Bobby Plater, Ben Kynard, Jack Kelson, alto sax; Morris Lane, John Sparrow, tenor sax; Charles Fowlkes, bari sax; Jimmy Wormick, Andrew Penn, Britt Woodman, Sonny Craven, trombone; Milt Buckner, piano; Billy Mackell, guitar; Joe Comfort, bass; Earl Walker, drums. 1. Hamp's Got A Duke (Hampton-Hammer) 2. Three Minutes On 52nd Street (Lionel Hampton) |
December 27, 1947 ART BLAKEY'S MESSENGERS NEW SOUNDS (Blue Note) Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Howard Bowe, trombone; Sahib Shihab, alto sax; Musa Kaleem, tenor sax; Ernie Thompson, bari sax; Walter Bishop, piano; Laverne Barker, bass; Art Blakey, drums. 1. The Thin Man (Dorham) 2. Bop Alley (Dawud) 3. Groove Street (Kaleem) 4. Musa's Vision (Kaleem) |
December 1948 -- February 1949 CHARLIE PARKER THE ROYAL ROOST SESSIONS (Savoy) Charlie Parker, alto sax; Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums. Kenny Dorham's Royal Roost Sessions |
May 8-15, 1949 CHARLIE PARKER THE PARIS SESSIONS LIVE (Jazz Archives) Charlie Parker, alto sax; Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums. Kenny Dorham's Paris Sessions |
1947 -- 1949 STAN GETZ OPUS DE BOP (Savoy) Kenny Dorham, trumpt; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Wallace Bishop, drums. 1. Fool's Fancy 2. Bebop in Pastel 3. Ray's Idea 4. Bombay |
May 5, 1949 CHARLIE PARKER SWEDISH SCHNAPPS (Verve) Charlie Parker, alto sax; Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums. 1. Segment (Parker) 2. Diverse (Parker) 3. Passport (Parker) |
May 15, 1949 MAX ROACH QUINTET DIZZY GILLESPIE & MAX ROACH IN PARIS (VOGUE) Kenny Dorham, trumpet; James Moody, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Max Roach, drums. 1. Prince Albert (Dorham-Roach) 2. Baby Sis (Dorham) 3. Tomorrow (Dorham-Roach) 4. Maximum (Roach) |
May 26, 1949 J.J. JOHNSON TROMBONE BY THREE (Prestige) J.J. Johnson, trombone; Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Max Roach, drums. 1. Elysees (Lewis) 2. Hilo (Rollins) 3. Fox Hunt (Johnson) 4. Opus V (Johnson) |
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