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Having just ended his musical partnership with fellow trombonist Kai Winding, Johnson was now leading an exciting new group with pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Wilbur Little, drummer Elvin Jones, and the tragically short-lived tenor saxophonist and flutist Bobby Jaspar.
One of the definitive bands of the hard bop genre, The Jazz Messengers’ soulful and hard-driving sound set the benchmark of excellence in jazz. The present set, recorded live at the celebrated Café Bohemia in New York, was one of the best from their early years.
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vols. 1 & 2 are a pair of separate but related live albums by the Jazz Messengers recorded at the Café Bohemia jazz club in Greenwich Village on November 23, 1955 and released on Blue Note in April 1956. Background. Release history.
Then, on 17 October 2019, after a 60-year hiatus, the Café Bohemia was relaunched as a live music venue in the basement of the Ale House, described by Forbes magazine as a "hole-in-the-wall seating just fifty, but with soul, heart and history", featuring live jazz, blues and folk music.
Live at Cafe Bohemia 1957, an Album by Jay Jay Johnson 5. Released in 1957 (catalog no. MMLP-101; Vinyl LP). Genres: Bebop, Hard Bop. Featured peformers: J. J. Johnson (trombone), Bobby Jaspar (tenor saxophone, flute), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Wilbur Little (contrabass), Elvin Jones (drums).
