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'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia is a live album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. The album was recorded in 1956 at the Café Bohemia and released in 1957 on the Blue Note label.[2] The original release featured 6 tracks; another 11 tracks, including some alternate takes was released in 1984 on the Japanese Blue Note label, as BNJ 61003/61004. A complete edition was released as a double-CD set in 2002.

'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia
Live album by Kenny Dorham
Released	January 1957[1]
Recorded	May 31, 1956
Venue	Café Bohemia, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	122:44
Label	Blue Note BLP 1524
Producer	Alfred Lion
Kenny Dorham chronology
Afro-Cuban (1955) 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (1957) Jazz Contrasts (1957)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	(Core Collection)[4]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 41⁄2 stars and stated: "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".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz has selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection, and gives the album a four-star rating (of a possible four).[4]

Track listing

Personnel

• Kenny Dorham – trumpet
• J. R. Monterose – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3–7, 9–12 & 14–17)
• Bobby Timmons – piano
• Kenny Burrell – guitar (tracks 5–7, 9, 10 & 12–17)
• Sam Jones – bass
• Arthur Edgehill – drums

References

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