Jump to content

Jazz à la Bohemia: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m v2.02b - Special:LintError/missing-end-tag - WP:WCW project (Missing end tag)
ce
 
(3 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Jazz à la Bohemia
| name = Jazz à la Bohemia
| type = Live album
| type = Live album
| artist = [[Randy Weston]]
| artist = The [[Randy Weston]] Trio with [[Cecil Payne]]
| cover = Jazz á la Bohemia.jpg
| cover = Jazz á la Bohemia.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 1956
| released = 1956
| recorded = 14 October 1956
| recorded = 14 October 1956
| venue = [[Café Bohemia]], Greenwich Village, New York City
| venue = [[Café Bohemia]]<br>Greenwich Village, NYC
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 45:13
| length = 45:13
| label = [[Riverside Records|Riverside]]<br><small>RLP 12-232</small>
| label = [[Riverside Records|Riverside]]<br>RLP 12-232
| producer = [[Orrin Keepnews]], Bill Grauer
| producer = [[Orrin Keepnews]], Bill Grauer
| chronology = [[Randy Weston]]
| chronology = [[Randy Weston]]
| prev_title = [[Trio and Solo]]
| prev_title = [[Trio and Solo]]
| prev_year = 1955-56
| prev_year = 1955-56
| next_title = [[The Modern Art of Jazz by Randy Weston]]
| next_title = [[The Modern Art of Jazz by Randy Weston]]
| next_year = 1956
| next_year = 1956
}}
}}


'''''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 Records|Riverside]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-200-series/#rlp-12-232 Riverside Records discography] accessed August 10, 2012.</ref>
'''''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 Records|Riverside]] later that year.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-200-series/#rlp-12-232 Riverside Records discography] accessed August 10, 2012.</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1491}}</ref>
}}
}}
[[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".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-%C3%A1-la-bohemia-mw0000316705 Allmusic Review], accessed August 10, 2012.</ref>
[[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."<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-%C3%A1-la-bohemia-mw0000316705 Allmusic Review], accessed August 10, 2012.</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==


# "Theme: Solemn Meditation" (Sam Gill) - 0:45
# "Theme: Solemn Meditation" (Sam Gill) – 0:45
# "Just a Riff" ([[Sid Catlett]]) - 9:50
# "Just a Riff" ([[Sid Catlett]]) – 9:50
# "[[You Go to My Head]]" ([[J. Fred Coots]], [[Haven Gillespie]]) - 6:10
# "[[You Go to My Head]]" ([[J. Fred Coots]], [[Haven Gillespie]]) – 6:10
# "[[Once in a While (1937 song)|Once in a While]]" ([[Michael Edwards (American composer)|Michael Edwards]], [[Bud Green]]) - 6:26
# "[[Once in a While (1937 song)|Once in a While]]" ([[Michael Edwards (American composer)|Michael Edwards]], [[Bud Green]]) – 6:26
# "Hold 'Em Joe" (Traditional) - 7:24
# "Hold 'Em Joe" (Traditional) – 7:24
# "[[It's All Right with Me]]" ([[Cole Porter]]) - 3:48
# "[[It's All Right with Me]]" ([[Cole Porter]]) – 3:48
# "Chessman's Delight" - 9:26 (Randy Weston)
# "Chessman's Delight" (Randy Weston) – 9:26
# "Theme: Solemn Meditation" (Gill) - 1:24
# "Theme: Solemn Meditation" (Gill) – 1:24


==Personnel==
==Personnel==

*[[Randy Weston]] - [[piano]] - trio track 3 - solo track 6
=== Randy Weston Trio with Cecil Payne ===
*[[Cecil Payne]] - [[baritone saxophone]]
*[[Cecil Payne]] – baritone saxophone (except "You Go to My Head", "It's All Right with Me")
⚫
*[[Ahmed Abdul-Malik]] - [[double bass|bass]])
*[[Randy Weston]] – piano
*[[Al Dreares]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
⚫
*[[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 ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 17:45, 25 June 2024

Jazz à la Bohemia
Live album by
The Randy Weston Trio with Cecil Payne
Released1956
Recorded14 October 1956
VenueCafé Bohemia
Greenwich Village, NYC
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)

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.[1]

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

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."[2]

Track listing

[edit]
  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" (Randy Weston) – 9:26
  8. "Theme: Solemn Meditation" (Gill) – 1:24

Personnel

[edit]

Randy Weston Trio with Cecil Payne

[edit]

Technical personnel

[edit]
  • Bill Grauer, Orrin Keepnews – producer
  • Ray Fowler – engineer
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – cover photography
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed August 10, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1491. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Jazz_à_la_Bohemia&oldid=1230963673"