Jazz à la Bohemia
| Jazz à la Bohemia | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | 14 October 1956 | |||
| Venue | Café Bohemia, Greenwich Village, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:13 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 12-232 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews, Bill Grauer | |||
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Jazz à la Bohemia (also released as Greenwich Village Jazz) is a live album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston's trio with saxophonist Cecil Payne which was recorded in 1956 at the Café Bohemia in Greenwich Village and released on the Riverside label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "Randy Weston, who was more under Thelonious Monk's influence back in 1956 than he would be in the near future, is in top form during this live set".[2]
Track listing[edit]
- "Theme: Solemn Meditation" (Sam Gill) - 0:45
- "Just a Riff" (Sid Catlett) - 9:50
- "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 6:10
- "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) - 6:26
- "Hold 'Em Joe" (Traditional) - 7:24
- "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) - 3:48
- "Chessman's Delight" - 9:26 (Randy Weston)
- "Theme: Solemn Meditation" (Gill) - 1:24
Personnel[edit]
- Randy Weston - piano (trio track 3/solo track 6)
- Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik - bass
- Al Dreares - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Riverside Records discography accessed August 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 10, 2012.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1491. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.