{"id":4702,"date":"2013-04-26T12:11:46","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T19:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/?p=4702"},"modified":"2013-04-26T12:15:20","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T19:15:20","slug":"kenny-dorham-gets-a-plaque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2013\/04\/kenny-dorham-gets-a-plaque\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenny Dorham Gets A Plaque"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dorham<\/a>In notes for the 1998 issue of Kenny Dorham: Blues in Bebop<\/em><\/a>, I wrote:<\/p>\n

More than a quarter-century after his death, Kenny Dorham is a beacon of encouragement shining across the landscape populated by young jazz musicians. In a generation of imitators, a few perceptive players have discovered Dorham\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lyricism, his magic with harmony, the wistfulness of his tone, and his articulation, which is like intimate speech. Dorham\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s compositions increasingly make their way into repertoires and his \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Blue Bossa\u00e2\u20ac\u009d has deservedly become a standard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Dorham<\/a><\/p>\n

KD\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hometown has honored its famous son with the plaque pictured above and a festival named after him. The main event takes place tomorrow night in Fairfield, Texas, a town of 3,000 about halfway between Dallas and Houston. For details and to read about the tribute, see this article<\/a> in the Freestone County Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n

For a taste of Dorham\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lyricism and ability to construct a cogent melody \u00e2\u20ac\u0153right through a chord structure,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d as Charlie Shoemake put it after the last time we posted this video, here is a snippet that seems to be the only known film of Dorham performing. His rhythm section at the Golden Circle in Stockholm in 1963 was Goran Lindberg, piano; Goran Peterson, bass; and Leif Wennerstron, drums. <\/p>\n

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