'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia
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| Live album by Kenny Dorham | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | May 31, 1956 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 122:44 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia is a live album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The album was originally released in 1956 in two volumes with a third volume released later on the Japanese Blue Note label. A Complete edition was released as a double CD set in 2002.
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[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | (Core Collection)[3] |
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "This music is designed for relaxing and grooving out. It will greatly assist anyone who is traveling by night or trying to make it through to the end of another day".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz has selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection, and gives the album a four-star rating (of a possible four).[3]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Kenny Dorham, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Originally released on... | Length | |
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| 1. | "K.D.'s Blues" | Volume 3 | 10:41 | |
| 2. | "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) | Volume 1 | 4:38 | |
| 3. | "Monaco" | Volume 3 | 5:33 | |
| 4. | "N.Y. Theme" | Volume 3 | 5:39 | |
| 5. | "K.D.'s Blues" | Volume 2 | 9:30 | |
| 6. | "Hill's Edge" | Volume 1 | 8:16 | |
| 7. | "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) | Volume 1 | 9:31 | |
| 8. | "Who Cares?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | Volume 3 | 4:59 | |
| 9. | "Royal Roost" (Kenny Clarke, Dorham) | Volume 2 | 8:41 | |
| 10. | "Mexico City" | Volume 1 | 6:02 | |
| 11. | "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) | Volume 1 | 7:44 | |
| 12. | "Monaco" | Volume 1 | 6:37 | |
| 13. | "Who Cares?" (Gershwin, Gershwin) | Volume 2 | 6:21 | |
| 14. | "My Heart Stood Still" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) | Volume 2 | 7:49 | |
| 15. | "Riffin'" (Dorham, Horace Henderson) | Volume 3 | 7:50 | |
| 16. | "Mexico City" | Volume 2 | 6:33 | |
| 17. | "The Prophet" | Volume 2 | 6:20 |
- Recorded at the Café Bohemia in New York City on November 23, 1955
[edit] Personnel
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- J. R. Monterose – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3-7, 9-12 & 14-17)
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Kenny Burrell – guitar (tracks 5-7, 9, 10 & 12-17)
- Sam Jones – bass
- Arthur Edgehill – drums
[edit] References
- ^ Kenny Dorham discography accessed October 6, 2010
- ^ a b arwulf, a. Allmusic Review accessed October 6, 2010
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 392-393. ISBN 9780141034010.
