Bohemia After Dark Explained

Bohemia After Dark
Type:Album
Artist:Kenny Clarke
Cover:Bohemia After Dark Original.jpg
Recorded:June 28 & July 14, 1955
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre:Jazz
Length:41:38
Label:Savoy
Producer:Ozzie Cadena
Prev Title:Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins
Prev Year:1955
Next Title:Klook's Clique
Next Year:1956

Bohemia After Dark is an album by jazz drummer Kenny Clarke, featuring the earliest recordings with Cannonball Adderley and Nat Adderley. It was released by Savoy Records in September 1955.[1] [2]

The album, and its first track, are titled after the Café Bohemia a restaurant where, between 1955 and 1960, jazz live sessions were held.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Although drummer Kenny Clarke is the nominal leader and the other sidemen include trumpeter Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson on tenor and flute, pianist Horace Silver and bassist Paul Chambers, the impressive performance by the young Adderleys makes this a historic session that has often been reissued under Cannonball's name".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley & Nat Adderley, except where indicated.

  1. "Bohemia After Dark" (Oscar Pettiford) - 6:06
  2. "Chasm" - 4:18
  3. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 6:18
  4. “Late Entry" - 6:56
  5. "Hear Me Talkin' to Ya" - 3:12
  6. "With Apologies to Oscar" - 9:06
  7. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 5:42

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. News: Jazz Jots. New York. February 8, 2021 . . The Cash Box Publishing Co. . September 17, 1955.
  2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/cannonball-adderley/catalog/#savoy-mg-12017 Cannonball Adderley discography
  3. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r136601|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed 13 October 2009