Jazz à la Bohemia

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]

Jazz à la Bohemia
Live album by
Released1956
Recorded14 October 1956
VenueCafé Bohemia, Greenwich Village, New York City
GenreJazz
Length45:13
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-232
ProducerOrrin Keepnews, Bill Grauer
Randy Weston chronology
Trio and Solo
(1955-56)
Jazz à la Bohemia
(1956)
The Modern Art of Jazz by Randy Weston
(1956)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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

  1. "Theme: Solemn Meditation" (Sam Gill) - 0:45
  2. "Just a Riff" (Sid Catlett) - 9:50
  3. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 6:10
  4. "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) - 6:26
  5. "Hold 'Em Joe" (Traditional) - 7:24
  6. "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) - 3:48
  7. "Chessman's Delight" - 9:26 (Randy Weston)
  8. "Theme: Solemn Meditation" (Gill) - 1:24

Personnel

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References

  1. Riverside Records discography accessed August 10, 2012.
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 10, 2012.
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