A Night at Birdland Vol. 2
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| A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 | ||
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| Live album by Art Blakey | ||
| Released | 1954 | |
| Recorded | February 21, 1954 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 51:03 | |
| Label | Blue Note Records (1954) Capitol Records (1990) |
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| Producer(s) | Michael Cuscuna Alfred Lion |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Art Blakey chronology | ||
| A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 (1953) |
A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 (1954) |
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (1955) |
A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 is a 1954 release by jazz drummer Art Blakey. It was first released by Blue Note Records (#32147-2) and has seen subsequent reissuses on CD since 1987 from that same label. With the July 31, 2001 release, two additional tracks recorded this night and orignally by Charlie Parker were added, Now's the Time and Confirmation.
[edit] Track listing
- "Wee Dot" (Johnsn, Parker) - 7:19
- "If I Had You" (Campbell, Connelly, Shapiro) - 3:31
- "Quicksilver [alternate master]" (Silver) - 8:46
- "The Way You Look Tonight" (Fields, Kern) - 9:59
- "Lou's Blues" (Donaldson) - 3:58
- "Now's the Time" (Parker) - 9:02
- "Confirmation" (Parker) - 9:12
[edit] Personnel
Art Blakey Quintet:
- Art Blakey - drums
- Clifford Brown - trumpet
- Lou Donaldson - saxaphone (alto)
- Curly Russell - bass
- Horace Silver - piano
Production:
- Bob Bluementhal, Leonard Feather - liner notes
- Michael Cuscuna - reissue producer
- John Hermansader, Reid Miles - cover design
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Ron McMaster - digital transfers
- Rudy Van Gelder - engineer, mastering
- Francis Wolff - photography
