Jazz à la Bohemia
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Jazz á 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 and released on the Riverside label.[1]
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Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Randy Weston, who was more under Thelonious Monk's influence back in 1956 then he would be in the near future, is in top form during this live set".[2]
Track listing
- "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
- Randy Weston - piano
- Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8)
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik - bass (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8)
- Wilbert Hogan - drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8)
References
- ^ Riverside Records discography accessed August 10, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 10, 2012