| Format: | 3LP |
| Availability: | PRE-ORDER |
"Dorham at the Cafe Bohemia has always been one of my favorite live sessions on Blue Note,” says Joe Harley. “It’s not just a live date, it’s a document of communion—band, audience, and Rudy Van Gelder, all conspiring to catch lightning in a bottle. Every time I drop the needle, I’m reminded why we chase these moments in the first place.”
The great unsung trumpeter was a vital part of the early Blue Note story appearing as a sideman on bebop dates by Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey as well as foundational hard bop sessions with Horace Silver and as a founding member of The Jazz Messengers. In fact, just six months after The Jazz Messengers cut their landmark namesake live recordings at the Cafe Bohemia, Dorham brought his own sextet into the fabled New York City jazz club in May 1956 to record his maiden live recording date under his own name. Dorham’s sextet for the engagement was a formidable unit with J.R. Monterose on tenor saxophone, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Bobby Timmons on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Arthur Edgehill on drums. Presented in full, the set list was comprised of originals by Dorham, Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie, as well as choice Great American Songbook standards.
This Blue Note Tone Poet Edition was produced by Joe Harley and remastered by Kevin Gray from the original tapes. Includes a booklet with never-before-seen photos by Francis Wolff and an essay by Syd Schwartz.
