Jazz à la Bohemia

Jazz á la Bohemia
Live album by Randy Weston
Released	1956
Recorded	14 October 1956 Café Bohemia, Greenwich Village, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:13
Label	Riverside RLP 12-232
Producer	Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer
Randy Weston chronology
Trio and Solo (1955-56) Jazz á la Bohemia (1956) The Modern Art of Jazz by Randy Weston (1956)

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

• 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

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