At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1
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| At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 | ||
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| Live album by Art Blakey | ||
| Released | 1955 | |
| Recorded | November 23, 1955 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 61:44 | |
| Label | Blue Note Records (1955) | |
| Producer(s) | Michael Cuscuna Alfred Lion |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Art Blakey chronology | ||
| A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 (1954) |
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (1955) |
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (1955) |
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 is a 1955 live album release by jazz drummer Art Blakey. It was first released by Blue Note Records. This record featured the first incarnation of The Jazz Messengers, Blakey's most endearing band, and was the first of two volumes recorded at Cafe Bohemia, a famous night club in Greenwich Village in New York, New York on November 23, 1955.
With the July 31, 2001 release, three additional tracks from this night were added, Lady Bird, What's New? and Deciphering the Message.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| Track | Song Title | Originally By | Time |
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| 1. | Announcement by Art Blakey | Art Blakey | 1:32 |
| 2. | "Soft Winds" | Fletcher Henderson | 12:34 |
| 3. | "The Theme" | Kenny Dorham | 6:11 |
| 4. | "Minor's Holiday" | Kenny Dorham | 9:11 |
| 5. | "Alone Together" | Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Prince Albert" | Kenny Dorham | 8:51 |
| 7. | "Lady Bird" | Tadd Dameron | 7:30 |
| 8. | "What's New?" | Johnny Burke and Bob Haggart | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Deciphering the Message" | Hank Mobley | 10:13 |
[edit] Personnel
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers:
- Art Blakey - drums
- Horace Silver - piano
- Kenny Dorham - trumpet
- Hank Mobley - saxophone (tenor)
- Doug Watkins - bass
Production:
- Bob Bluementhal, Leonard Feather - liner notes
- Michael Cuscuna - reissue producer
- John Hermansader - cover design
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Rudy Van Gelder - digital remastering
- Francis Wolff - photography
[edit] Reception
This album, which sees the first version of The Jazz Messengers on record, was noted as not "match[ing] the intensity which the quintet secured at Birdland."[1] Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, in particular, is noted as "a somewhat unfocused stylist."[1] However, trumpeter Kenny Dorham is seen as an "elusive brillance [that] was seldom so extensively captured" and the playing in general "is just as absorbing" as the Birdland albums and is "still timeless music."[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Cook, Richard; & Brian Morton (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz (7th Edition). Penguin Books, 153. ISBN 0-14-101416-4.
- ^ Scott Yanow. At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1. Retrieved on November 26, 2006.
