Kenny Dorham

Variations: Kenny Dorham Quintet.

The best album credited to Kenny Dorham is Afro-Cuban (1957) which is ranked number 7,206 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 175.

Kenny Dorham is ranked number 2,036 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 595 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).

See also:
Benny Golson Sextet
Kenny Dorham Quintet
Kenny Dorham & Jackie McLean
Sonny Rollins Quintet Featuring Kenny Dorham

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Kenny Dorham best albums

The following albums by Kenny Dorham are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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Afro-Cuban (1957)

Kenny Dorham

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

175

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Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

145

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Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

32 charts

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Rank in 1960s:

1,234

Overall Rank:

18,837

Average Rating:

80 (30 votes)

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Matador

Kenny Dorham

Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

15 charts

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Rank in 1960s:

1,238

Overall Rank:

18,907

Average Rating:

74 (13 votes)

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Una Mas (One More Time)

Kenny Dorham

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

16 charts

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Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

11 charts

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857

Overall Rank:

29,679

Average Rating:

70 (12 votes)

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The Arrival Of Kenny Dorham

Kenny Dorham

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

5 charts

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1965

Appears in:

4 charts

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Blues In Bebop
Compilation

Kenny Dorham

Year of Release:

1998

Rank in 1998:

None

Rank in 1990s:

None

Average Rating:

72 (1 vote)

Comments:

10.

K.D. Is Here / New York City 1962 & 1966

Kenny Dorham

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank in 2016:

None

Rank in 2010s:

None

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

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Overall artist rank:

2,036

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This may not be a complete discography for Kenny Dorham.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

Kenny Dorham bestography composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	3	0%
1960s	7	0%
1970s	0	0%
1980s	0	0%
1990s	1	0%
2000s	0	0%
2010s	1	0%
2020s	0	0%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	11	92%
Yes	1	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	11	92%
Yes	1	8%

Kenny Dorham best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

Track

Rating/Comments

Lotus Blossom

(from the album Quiet Kenny)

Average Rating: 81 (7 votes)Comments: 0

Afrodisia

(from the album Afro-Cuban (1957))

Average Rating: 81 (9 votes)Comments: 0

Basheer's Dream

(from the album Afro-Cuban (1957))

Average Rating: 80 (8 votes)Comments: 0

Minor's Holiday

(from the album Afro-Cuban (1957))

Average Rating: 79 (8 votes)Comments: 0

Alone Together

(from the album Quiet Kenny)

Average Rating: 79 (8 votes)Comments: 0

Blue Spring Shuffle

(from the album Quiet Kenny)

Average Rating: 79 (7 votes)Comments: 0

My Ideal

(from the album Quiet Kenny)

Average Rating: 79 (8 votes)Comments: 0

Old Folks

(from the album Quiet Kenny)

Average Rating: 79 (7 votes)Comments: 0

Lotus Flower

(from the album Afro-Cuban (1957))

Average Rating: 78 (8 votes)Comments: 0

10.

Melanie, Pts. 1-3

(from the album Matador)

Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: 0

11.

Smile

(from the album Matador)

Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: 0

12.

Beautiful Love

(from the album Matador)

Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: 0

13.

K.D.'s Motion

(from the album Afro-Cuban (1957))

Average Rating: 78 (7 votes)Comments: 0

14.

El Matador

(from the album Matador)

Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: 0

15.

Buffalo

(from the album Whistle Stop)

Average Rating: 78 (6 votes)Comments: 0

16.

Blue Friday

(from the album Quiet Kenny)

Average Rating: 78 (8 votes)Comments: 0

17.

Sunset

(from the album Whistle Stop)

Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: 0

18.

La Villa

(from the album Afro-Cuban (1957))

Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: 0

19.

'Philly' Twist

(from the album Whistle Stop)

Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: 0

20.

Venita's Dance

(from the album Afro-Cuban (1957))

Average Rating: 77 (7 votes)Comments: 0

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Kenny Dorham ratings

Average Rating:

77/100 (from 3 votes)

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80/100 !	06/30/2023 07:22	LosWochos	7,603	79/100
80/100 !	06/27/2017 23:39	mostlymor	4,299	70/100
85/100 !	12/05/2016 01:35	Fischman	1,246	59/100

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Sadly underrated trumpeter from Jazz's most fertile time.

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