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Austin: Kenny Dorham at Anderson High School
Where East Austin's Jazz Tradition Shaped a Bebop Master
1607 Pennsylvania Ave, Austin, TX 78702
Anderson High School in East Austin is where Kenny Dorham learned trumpet in the 1930s — the segregated school that shaped one of bebop's finest voices.
You can tell what part of Texas a band is from by the lyrics their breakup song:
East Texas musicians sing about a preacher’s daughter.
West Texas musicians sing about the wind and great distances.
Austin musicians sing about how the rent was too high but they still love her anyway.
