Blue Note Records: Kenny Dorham

Kenny Dorham's taste for Latin and Brazilian music is just one example of how this Texas-born horn man brought new flavors and textures to the sound of hard bop. A musician's musician, he earned high praise from his peers, recording with everyone from Thelonious Monk to Max Roach and Sonny Rollins. This playlist is proof that he belongs in the elite tier of trumpeters, next to Miles Davis and Clifford Brown.