August 30 will mark the 100th anniversary of Kenny Dorham's birth. The trumpeter and singer was born in Texas in 1924 and always seemed to be at the right place at the right time. Early on in the 1940s, he played in the bop band of Billy Eckstine and jump blues band of Lionel Hampton. [Photo above of Kenny Dorham by Francis Wolff (c)Mosaic Images]
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