McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

trumpeter, singer, and composer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention or public recognition from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did. For this reason, writer

Gary Giddins Gary Giddins is an American jazz critic and author. He wrote for ''The Village Voice'' from 1973; his "Weather Bird" column ended in 2003. In 1986 Gary Giddins and John Lewis created the American Jazz Orchestra which presented concerts using a j ...

said that Dorham's name has become "virtually synonymous with ''underrated''." Dorham composed the

jazz standard Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive lis ...

Blue Bossa "Blue Bossa" is an instrumental jazz composition by Kenny Dorham. It was introduced on Joe Henderson's 1963 album '' Page One''. A blend of hard bop and bossa nova, the tune was possibly influenced by Dorham's visit to the Rio de Janeiro Jazz Fest ...

", which first appeared on

Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...

's album ''Page One''.

Biography

Dorham was one of the most active

bebop Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early-to-mid-1940s in the United States. The style features compositions characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumen ...

trumpeters. He played in the big bands of

Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...

Billy Eckstine William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously ...

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

, and

Mercer Ellington Mercer Kennedy Ellington (March 11, 1919 – February 8, 1996) was an American musician, composer, and arranger. His father was Duke Ellington, whose band Mercer led for 20 years after his father's death. Biography Early life and education Ellin ...

and the quintet of

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

. He joined Parker's band in December 1948. He was a charter member of the original cooperative

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. He also recorded as a sideman with

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", "B ...

and

Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a ...

, and he replaced

Clifford Brown Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", an ...

in the

Max Roach Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz Jazz drumming, drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in h ...

Quintet after Brown's death in 1956. In addition to sideman work, Dorham led his own groups, including the Jazz Prophets (formed shortly after

Art Blakey Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the 1 ...

took over the Jazz Messengers name). The Jazz Prophets, featuring a young

Bobby Timmons Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he w ...

on piano, bassist Sam Jones, and tenorman J. R. Monterose, with guest

Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 ...

on guitar, recorded a live album ''

'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia ''Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia'' is a live album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. The album was recorded in 1956 at the Café Bohemia and released in 1957 on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label. The original release featured ...

'' in 1956 for

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. In 1963, Dorham added the 26-year-old tenor saxophonist

to his group, which later recorded '' Una Mas'' (the group also featured a young Tony Williams). The friendship between the two musicians led to a number of other albums, such as Henderson's '' Page One'', '' Our Thing'' and '' In 'n Out''. Dorham recorded frequently throughout the 1960s for Blue Note and

Prestige Records Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock in New York City which issued recordings in the mainstream, bop, and cool jazz idioms. The company recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz music ...

, as leader and as sideman for Henderson,

Jackie McLean John Lenwood "Jackie" McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator, and is one of the few musicians to be elected to the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in the year of their deat ...

Cedar Walton Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...

, Andrew Hill,

Milt Jackson Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solo ...

and others. Dorham's later quartet consisted of some well-known jazz musicians:

Tommy Flanagan Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. ...

(piano),

Paul Chambers Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr. (April 22, 1935 – January 4, 1969) was an American jazz double bassist. A fixture of rhythm sections during the 1950s and 1960s, he has become one of the most widely-known jazz bassists of the hard bop era. ...

(double bass), and

Art Taylor Arthur S. Taylor Jr. (April 6, 1929 – February 6, 1995) was an American jazz drummer, who "helped define the sound of modern jazz drumming".Watrous, Peter (February 7, 1995)"Art Taylor, 65, Jazz Drummer Who Inspired Young Musicians" ''The Ne ...

(drums). Their recording debut was ''

Quiet Kenny ''Quiet Kenny'' is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham of performances recorded in 1959 and released on the New Jazz label.

'' for the

' New Jazz label, an album which featured mostly ballads. An earlier quartet featuring Dorham as co-leader with alto saxophone player Ernie Henry had released an album together under the name "Kenny Dorham/Ernie Henry Quartet." They produced the album '' 2 Horns / 2 Rhythm'' for

Riverside Records Riverside Records was an American jazz record company and label. Founded by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer, Jr, under his firm Bill Grauer Productions in 1953, the label played an important role in the jazz record industry for a decade. Riverside ...

in 1957 with double bassist Eddie Mathias and drummer

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. In 1990 the album was re-released on CD under the name "Kenny Dorham Quartet featuring Ernie Henry." During his final years Dorham suffered from kidney disease, from which he died on December 5, 1972, aged 48.

Discography

As leader

* 1953: '' Kenny Dorham Quintet'' (

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) * 1955: ''

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'' (

) * 1956: ''

'' (Blue Note) * 1956: ''And The Jazz Prophets Vol. 1'' (

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ABC-122) * 1957: ''

Jazz Contrasts ''Jazz Contrasts'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham, recorded in 1957 and released on the Riverside label.

'' (

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) featuring

* 1957: '' 2 Horns / 2 Rhythm'' (Riverside) featuring Ernie Henry * 1958: ''

This Is the Moment! ''This Is the Moment!'' (subtitled ''Kenny Dorham Sings and Plays'') is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1958 and released on the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside) * 1959: '' Blue Spring'' (Riverside) with

Cannonball Adderley Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", whi ...

* 1959: ''

Quiet Kenny ''Quiet Kenny'' is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham of performances recorded in 1959 and released on the New Jazz label.

'' ( New Jazz) * 1960: ''The Arrival of Kenny Dorham'' (JARO); reissued as '' The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album'' ( Xanadu, 1976) * 1960: ''

Jazz Contemporary ''Jazz Contemporary'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1960 and released on the Time label.

'' (Time) * 1960: ''

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'' (Time) * 1961: ''

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'' (Blue Note) * 1961: '' Hot Stuff From Brazil'' (

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) * 1961: '' Inta Somethin''' (

Pacific Jazz Pacific Jazz Records was a Los Angeles-based record company and label best known for cool jazz or West coast jazz. It was founded in 1952 by producer Richard Bock (1927–1988) and drummer Roy Harte (1924–2003). Harte, in 1954, also co-founded ...

) – Co-led with

* 1962: ''

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'' (

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) * 1963: '' Una Mas'' (Blue Note) * 1963: ''Scandia Skies'' (SteepleChase) * 1963: ''Short Story'' (SteepleChase) * 1964: ''

Trompeta Toccata ''Trompeta Toccata'' is a 1964 jazz album by trumpeter Kenny Dorham. It was released by Blue Note Records in 1965 as BST 84181. It was remastered by original recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder in 2006. ''Trompeta Toccata'', as with Dorham's pr ...

'' (Blue Note)

As sideman

With

*'' Swedish Schnapps'' (Verve) With

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*''

Toshiko at Top of the Gate ''Toshiko at Top of the Gate'' is a live jazz (quintet) album by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi. It was recorded at the Top of the Gate in New York City in July 1968 and was released by Nippon Columbia and Denon Records. Track listing LP side A ...

'' (Nippon Columbia, 1968; reissued by Denon) With Dave Bailey *'' Bash!'' (Jazzline, 1961) - reissued as ''Tommy Flanagan Trio And Sextet'' (Onyx/Xanadu, 1973) and under Dorham's name as ''Osmosis'' (Black Lion, 1990) With

Andy Bey Andrew W. Bey (born October 28, 1939) is an American jazz singer and pianist. Bey has a wide vocal range, with a four-octave baritone voice. Raised in Newark, New Jersey,Adler, David R"Andy Bey" ''JazzTimes'', April 25, 2019. Accessed December ...

*''Andy and the Bey Sisters'' (Fontana, 1959; reissued as Emarcy CD) With The Birdland Stars *''On Tour'' (2 volumes, RCA Victor 1956) With

*'' The Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia Volume 1'' (1955) *'' The Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia Volume 2'' (1955) With Rocky Boyd *'' Ease It'' (Jazztime, 1961; reissued as ''West 42nd Street'' on Black Lion under Dorham's name) With

* ''

'' (Blue Note BLP 1543, 1956) – 1 track With

Tadd Dameron Tadley Ewing Peake Dameron (February 21, 1917 – March 8, 1965) was an American jazz composer, arranger, and pianist. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Dameron was the most influential arranger of the bebop era, but also wrote charts for swi ...

*''

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'' (Prestige, 1956) With

Lou Donaldson Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926) is an American retired jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop ...

*''

Quartet/Quintet/Sextet ''Quartet/Quintet/Sextet'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson featuring his earliest recordings as a leader on the Blue Note label performed by Donaldson's Quartet with pianist Horace Silver, bassist Gene Ramey and drummer Art Taylo ...

'' (Blue Note, 1954) With

Matthew Gee Matthew Gee (November 25, 1925 in Houston, Texas – July 18, 1979 in New York City) was an American bebop trombonist and part-time actor. Gee played trumpet and baritone as a child, and took up the trombone at age 11. After studying at Alabama S ...

*''

Jazz by Gee ''Jazz by Gee'' is the debut album by American jazz trombonist Matthew Gee featuring tracks recorded in 1956 for the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1956) With

Herb Geller Herbert Arnold Geller (November 2, 1928 – December 19, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger. He was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Early life His mother, Frances ''(née'' Frances Mildred Fullman, al ...

*''Fire in the West'' (Jubilee 1957, Josie 1962); ''That Geller Feller'' (Fresh Sound, 2003) With

Benny Golson Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launch ...

*''

The Modern Touch ''The Modern Touch'' is the second album by saxophonist Benny Golson featuring performances recorded in late 1957 and originally released on the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1957) With

Barry Harris Barry Doyle Harris (December 15, 1929 – December 8, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. He was an exponent of the bebop style. Life and career Harris was born in Detroit, Michigan, on December ...

*'' Bull's Eye!'' (Prestige, 1968) With

*'' Page One'' (Blue Note, 1963) *'' Our Thing'' (Blue Note, 1963) *'' In 'n Out'' (Blue Note, 1964) With Ernie Henry *'' Presenting Ernie Henry'' (Riverside, 1956) *''

Last Chorus ''Last Chorus'' is a posthumous album by American jazz saxophonist Ernie Henry featuring tracks recorded in 1956 and 1957 for the Riverside Records, Riverside label.Andrew Hill *'' Point of Departure'' (Blue Note, 1964) With

*''

Roll 'Em Bags ''Roll 'Em Bags'' is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1949 and 1956 and released on the Savoy label.

'' (Savoy, 1949) *'' Invitation'' (Riverside, 1962) With

Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after ...

*'' Starting Time'' (Jazzland, 1961) *''

In the World ''In the World'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Strata-East label in 1972. The album was rereleased on CD as part of ''The Complete Clifford Jordan Strata-East Sessions'' by Mosaic ...

'' (Strata-East, 1969

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With

Harold Land Harold de Vance Land (December 18, 1928 – July 27, 2001) was an American hard bop and post-bop tenor saxophonist. Land developed his hard bop playing with the Max Roach/ Clifford Brown band into a personal, modern style, often rivalling Cliffor ...

*'' Eastward Ho! Harold Land in New York'' (Jazzland, 1960) With

Abbey Lincoln Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career out of deli ...

*''

That's Him! ''That's Him!'' is the second album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside Records, Riverside label. Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "even this early, she was already a m ...

'' (Riverside, 1957) *''

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'' (Riverside, 1958) *''

Abbey Is Blue ''Abbey Is Blue'' is the fourth album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring tracks recorded in 1959 for the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1959) With

*''

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'' (Blue Note, 1962) With

John Mehegan John Francis Mehegan (June 6, 1916 – April 3, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, lecturer and critic. Early life Mehegan was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on June 6, 1916, although he sometimes gave the year as 1920. He began playing the vi ...

*''Casual Affair'' (TJ Records, 1959) With

Gil Mellé Gilbert John Mellé (31 December 1931 – 28 October 2004) was an American artist, jazz musician and film composer. Life and career In the 1950s, Mellé created the cover art for albums by Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. Mel ...

*''

Gil's Guests ''Gil's Guests'' is an album by American saxophonist Gil Mellé recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label.

'' (Prestige, 1956) With

Helen Merrill Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic; July 21, 1930) is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording '' Helen Merrill'' (with Clifford Brown), was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation ...

*'' You've Got a Date with the Blues'' (MetroJazz, 1959) With

Hank Mobley Henry "Hank" Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to descr ...

*'' Mobley's 2nd Message'' (Prestige, 1956) *'' Curtain Call'' (Blue Note, 1957) With

*'' Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2'' (Blue Note, 1952) With

Oliver Nelson Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album '' The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signifi ...

*'' Meet Oliver Nelson'' (New Jazz, 1959) With

Cecil Payne Cecil Payne (December 14, 1922 – November 27, 2007) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist born in Brooklyn, New York. Payne also played the alto saxophone and flute. He played with other prominent jazz musicians, in particular Dizzy Gilles ...

*''

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'' (Strata-East, 1968

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With

Oscar Pettiford Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom. Biography Pettiford was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United ...

*''

The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two ''The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two'' (also referred to as ''O.P.'s Jazz Men'') is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford that was recorded in 1957 and first issued on the ABC-Paramount label.Max Roach Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz Jazz drumming, drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in h ...

*''

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'' (EmArcy, 1956) *'' Jazz in ¾ Time'' (EmArcy, 1957) *''

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*'' Moving Out'' (Prestige, 1954) *'' Rollins Plays for Bird'' (Prestige, 1956) *'' Sonny Boy'' (Prestige, 1956

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With

A. K. Salim Ahmad Khatab Salim or Ahmad Kharab Salim (born Albert Atkinson on July 28, 1922) was an American jazz composer, and arranger. Biography Salim attended DuSable High School with Bennie Green, Dorothy Donegan and Gene Ammons and played alto saxop ...

*''

Pretty for the People ''Pretty for the People'' is an album by American jazz composer and arranger A. K. Salim featuring Kenny Dorham and Johnny Griffin recorded in 1957 for the Savoy label.Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sch ...

*''

Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers ''Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers'' is a 1956 repackage of 1955 10” LPs by jazz pianist Horace Silver with drummer Art Blakey and featuring Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Kenny Dorham on trumpet, and Doug Watkins on bass. By the time ...

'' (Blue Note, 1954) With

Cecil Taylor Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929April 5, 2018) was an American pianist and poet. Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex ...

*'' Hard Driving Jazz'' (United Artists, 1958; reissued by Blue Note) With

*'' Cedar!'' (Prestige, 1967) With

Randy Weston Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston (April 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018) was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious M ...

*'' Live at the Five Spot'' (United Artists, 1959) With

Barney Wilen Bernard "Barney" Jean Wilen (4 March 1937 – 25 May 1996) was a French tenor and soprano saxophonist and jazz composer. Life Wilen was born in Nice, France; his father was an American dentist turned inventor, and his mother was French. He began ...

*''Barney'' (RCA, 1959) *''Un Temoin Dans La Ville'' (Fontana, 1959) With

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...

*'' Pairing Off'' (Prestige, 1956)

References

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