caption associated_acts death_date death_place birth_name birth_place landscape background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
kenny 1954 . dorham at the metropole hotel in toronto , art thelonious monk , charlie parker , abbey lincoln , hank blakey mobley , max roach , horace silver , joe henderson , sonny rollins , 5 december 1972 new york city , new york , united states mckinley howard dorham fairfield , texas , united states yes solo_singer 30 august 1924 trumpet , vocals jazz , bebop , mainstream jazz , hard bop kenny dorham.jpg kenny dorham
 kenny dorham musician , bandleader , composer
kenny dorham

mckinley howard `` kenny '' dorham -lrb- august 30 , 1924 -- december 5 , 1972 -rrb- was an american jazz trumpeter , singer , and composer born in fairfield , texas .
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 said that dorham 's name has become `` virtually synonymous with `` underrated . '' ''
dorham also composed the jazz standard `` blue bossa , '' which first appeared on joe henderson 's album `` page one . ''
