Jazz à la Bohemia

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.

Jazz à la Bohemia
Live album by The Randy Weston Trio with Cecil Payne
Released	1956
Recorded	14 October 1956
Venue	Café Bohemia Greenwich Village, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:13
Label	Riverside RLP 12-232
Producer	Orrin 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)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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."

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

Personnel

Randy Weston Trio with Cecil Payne

• Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone (except "You Go to My Head", "It's All Right with Me")
• Randy Weston – piano
• 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