Name: Whistle Stop. Kenny Dorham, Jazz, and the Journey of a Texas Family
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Author: John A. Melendez;Robert M. Pallitto

portada Whistle Stop. Kenny Dorham, Jazz, and the Journey of a Texas Family

Whistle Stop. Kenny Dorham, Jazz, and the Journey of a Texas Family

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

University Press of Mississippi

Autor

John A. Melendez;Robert M. Pallitto

Colección

American Made Music Series

Año

2026

N° páginas

240

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

22.9x15.2 cm

ISBN13

9781496861962

Whistle Stop. Kenny Dorham, Jazz, and the Journey of a Texas Family

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Whistle Stop traces the remarkable life of trumpeter and composer Kenny Dorham (1924–1972), whose journey from rural Texas to the forefront of modern jazz mirrors the broader story of Black resilience and creativity in twentieth-century America. Dorham was born in Freestone County to a sharecropping family whose roots stretch back to Reconstruction, when his great-grandfather owned and farmed land in East Texas. Raised there and in segregated East Austin, Dorham found his voice on the trumpet at Anderson High School, and after brief stops at Wiley College and in the army, he landed in New York just as bebop was transforming American music. Dorham quickly became a cornerstone of that transformation. From performing with Charlie Parker, Art Blakey, and Max Roach to mentoring younger talents like Joe Henderson, he played a defining role in shaping modern jazz. A gifted composer, collaborator, and teacher, Dorham also helped lay the foundation for formal jazz education. Yet despite his immense contributions and the respect given him by other musicians, he remained underrecognized by critics—even as he continued to influence the musical generations that followed him. Drawing on interviews, archival research, and family history, Whistle Stop offers a vivid portrait not only of a jazz innovator, but of a Texas family whose story stretches across emancipation, migration, segregation, and cultural transformation. More than fifty years after his passing, Kenny Dorham’s music and legacy continue to inspire—his whistle stop in jazz history still echoing.