Bohemia After Dark is a jazz tune written by Oscar Pettiford and named after the Greenwich Village Café Bohemia. The piece gained early fame when Kenny Clarke's 1955 Savoy recording Bohemia After Dark featured Cannonball Adderley and Nat Adderley, marking important first appearances for those musicians. Pettiford later offered his own rendition on a 1984 UK vinyl LP titled Bohemia After Dark, released on the Affinity label AFF 117. The album sits squarely in the jazz genre and includes tracks such as Another Side, Minor Seventh Heaven, Stardust, Bohemia After Dark, Oscalypso, Scorpio, Titoro, Don't Squawk, and Kamman's A' Comin'.
Key facts:
- Original composer: Oscar Pettiford
- Earliest notable recording: Kenny Clarke, 1955, Savoy
- Pettiford's 1984 album: Bohemia After Dark, Affinity AFF 117
- Genre: Jazz
