Written in tightly constructed rhymed quatrains, this is the first biography of internationally acclaimed Texas jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. Beginning in 1963 with Dorham's recordings in Denmark, this book-length poem traces the story of the Texan's career performing with the greatest musicians of the bop and hard bop eras in jazz history-including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane. Also discussing extensive traveling as a musician and his lamentably short-lived group the Jazz Prophets, this account demonstrates why Dorham remains something of a cult figure despite his premature death at age 48.
- ISBN10 1943306141
- ISBN13 9781943306145
- Publish Date 24 November 2018 (first published 30 April 2012)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Alamo Bay Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 198
- Language English