Kenny Dorham
Trumpet Solo on
La Mesha

About

Kenny Dorham's trumpet solo is the second of 3 solos on this recording, following Joe Henderson's tenor sax and before McCoy Tyner's closing piano statement. Spanning one chorus of the 20-Bar form at a ballad tempo of 56 BPM, the solo runs approximately 1:25. "La Mesha" stands as a highlight of Page One and a testament to Dorham's underappreciated genius as a composer, its intimate emotional world offering a striking contrast to the album's more energetic tracks. Kenny Dorham was 38 to 39 years old at the time of this 1963 recording.

Kenny Dorham was 38 to 39 years old at the time.