''At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2'' is a 1956

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release by the Jazz Messengers. It was first released by

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. This record featured the original incarnation of The Jazz Messengers, one of

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's most endearing bands, and was the second of two volumes recorded at

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, a famous night club in

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on November 23, 1955.

Reception

This album, which sees the first version of The Jazz Messengers on record, was noted as not "match ngthe intensity which the quintet secured at Birdland."

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Hank Mobley, in particular, is noted as "a somewhat unfocused stylist." However,

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er Kenny Dorham is seen as an "elusive brilliance hatwas seldom so extensively captured" and the playing in general "is just as absorbing" as the Birdland albums and has "influenced jazz up to present time." With the July 31, 2001 CD re-issue, three additional tracks from this night were added: "Just One for Those Things", "Hank´s Symphony" and "Gone With The Wind".

Track listing

Personnel

*Art Blakey — drums *

Kenny Dorham McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention or public ...

— trumpet *Hank Mobley —

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* Horace Silver — piano * Doug Watkins — bass Production *Bob Bluementhal, Leonard Feather — liner notes *Michael Cuscuna — reissue producer *John Hermansader — cover design *Alfred Lion — producer *Rudy Van Gelder — digital remastering *Francis Wolff — photography

References

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