'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia
| 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | Late 1956[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | May 31, 1956 | |||
| Venue | Café Bohemia, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 2:02:44 (complete) | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1524 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Kenny Dorham chronology | ||||
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'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia is a live album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham recorded at the Café Bohemia on May 31, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year.[3]
Background
[edit]Composition and recording
[edit]The song "Hill's Edge", credited to Dorham on the release, is partially the jazz standard Tune Up played with a new introduction and contrafact composed by Dorham. "N.Y. Theme", credited to Dorham on the release, is Thelonious Monk's 52nd Street Theme. "Royal Roost", which Dorham had recorded in 1946 as a member of Kenny Clarke's 52nd Street Boys group, was recorded by Sonny Rollins in May of 1956 under the title Tenor Madness. "Mexico City" is a contrafact of Bud Powell's composition Tempus Fugit.
Release history
[edit]The original release featured 6 tracks; another 11 tracks, including some alternate takes, were released on two LPs in 1984 on the Japanese Blue Note label, as BNJ 61003/61004. A complete edition was released as a double-CD set in 2002.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
The AllMusic review states, "This music is designed for relaxing and grooving out. It will greatly assist anyone who is traveling by night or trying to make it through to the end of another day."[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected album as part of its suggested Core Collection, giving it four-of-four stars.[5]
Track listing
[edit]Original release
[edit]All tracks are written by Kenny Dorham, except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Monaco" | ||
| 2. | "'Round About Midnight" | Thelonious Monk | |
| 3. | "Mexico City" |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Night in Tunisia" | Gillespie*, Robin | |
| 2. | "Autumn in New York" | Vernon Duke | |
| 3. | "Hill's Edge" |
The Complete 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia
[edit]All tracks are written by Kenny Dorham, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "K.D.'s Blues" (alternate take) | Volume 3 | 10:41 | |
| 2. | "Autumn in New York" | Vernon Duke | Volume 1 | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Monaco" (alternate take) | Volume 3 | 5:33 | |
| 4. | "N.Y. Theme" | Volume 3 | 5:39 | |
| 5. | "K.D.'s Blues" | Volume 2 | 9:30 | |
| 6. | "Hill's Edge" | Volume 1 | 8:16 | |
| 7. | "A Night in Tunisia" |
| Volume 1 | 9:31 |
| 8. | "Who Cares?" (alternate take) | Volume 3 | 4:59 | |
| 9. | "Royal Roost" |
| Volume 2 | 8:41 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mexico City" | Volume 1 | 6:02 | |
| 2. | "'Round About Midnight" | Thelonious Monk | Volume 1 | 7:44 |
| 3. | "Monaco" | Volume 1 | 6:37 | |
| 4. | "Who Cares?" |
| Volume 2 | 6:21 |
| 5. | "My Heart Stood Still" | Volume 2 | 7:49 | |
| 6. | "Riffin'" |
| Volume 3 | 7:50 |
| 7. | "Mexico City" (alternate take) | Volume 2 | 6:33 | |
| 8. | "The Prophet" | Volume 2 | 6:20 |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- J. R. Monterose – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Sam Jones – bass
- Arthur Edgehill – drums
Technical personnel
[edit]Original
[edit]- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
Reissue
[edit]- Michael Cuscuna – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – remastering
References
[edit]- ^ "Blue Note Records Catalog: 1500 series - album index".
- ^ Billboard Jan 19, 1957
- ^ "Kenny Dorham discography". Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ a b arwulf, arwulf. 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia at AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 392–393. ISBN 9780141034010.
