Jazz à la Bohemia (also released as Greenwich Village Jazz) is a live album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded on October 14, 1956, at the Café Bohemia in Greenwich Village and released on Riverside later that year.Riverside Records discography accessed August 10, 2012.
Reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic said, "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."Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 10, 2012.
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" (Randy Weston) – 9:26 "Theme: Solemn Meditation" (Gill) – 1:24
Personnel
Randy Weston Trio with Cecil Payne Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone (except "You Go to My Head", "It's All Right with Me") Randy Weston – piano Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass (except "It's All Right with Me") Al Dreares – drums (except "It's All Right with Me")
Technical personnel
Bill Grauer, Orrin Keepnews – producer Ray Fowler – engineer Paul Bacon – design Paul Weller – cover photography Orrin Keepnews – liner notes
References