Birdland

Birdland

Birdland may refer to:

In jazz:
* Birdland (jazz club), a famous jazz club in New York City, originally located on 52nd Street, now at 315 W. 44th St. The term "Birdland" comes from "Bird", the nickname of great jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker.
*Birdland (Vienna), a jazz club in Vienna, founded by Joe Zawinul
*"Birdland", an instrumental composed by Joe Zawinul in 1977 for his band Weather Report on the album "Heavy Weather".
*"Birdland", a song by Patti Smith from her 1975 album "Horses", inspired in part by rhythm and blues pianist Huey Smith and Peter Reich, son of Wilhelm Reich.
* "Birdland", a vocalese cover of the Zawinul composition by Jon Hendricks and The Manhattan Transfer, from the 1979 album "Extensions".

Birdland may also refer to:
*Birdland (band), indie band from England in the late 1980s
*Birdland (theme park), an ornithological theme park at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England
*Birdland (comic), an erotic comic book by Gilbert Hernandez published by Eros Comix
*"Birdland (album)", a 2003 recording under The Yardbirds name.
* "Birdland", a novel by Tracy Mack, published in 2003, about teenagers in NY City
* Birdland (TV drama), a short-lived TV drama series about a psychiatrist who worked at a hospital in Oakland, California
* Birdland, the casual name for a neighbourhood in Halifax, Nova Scotia located to the west of Clayton Park
* Birdland, a fictional comic that appears in the novel "Drawing Blood" by Poppy Z. Brite


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Birdland — steht für: Birdland (Jazzclub), ein im Dezember 1949 in New York eröffneter, 1965 geschlossener und 1986 wieder eröffneter, nach Charlie Parker („Bird“) benannter Jazz Club Birdland (Komposition), die bekannteste Komposition des Österreichers Joe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Birdland — (Байрон Бей,Австралия) Категория отеля …   Каталог отелей

  • Birdland B&B — (Кастельнуово ди Порто,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Del Pascolo 8, 00060 Кастельнуово ди …   Каталог отелей

  • Birdland — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cinéma et télévision Birdland est un film d animation réalisé par Frank Moser et Paul Terry en 1935. Birdland est une série télévisée américaine créée en… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Birdland (jazz club) — Birdland is a jazz club started in New York City in December 15, 1949. The original Birdland, which was located at 1678 Broadway, just north of West 52nd Street in ManhattanKenneth T. Jackson: The Encyclopedia of New York City : The New York… …   Wikipedia

  • Birdland (Club) — Le Birdland est un club de jazz qui a vu le jour à New York en 1949. Le Birdland originel était au numéro 1678 de Broadway Avenue, tout près de la 52e rue dans Manhattan[1]. Il a fermé en 1965 à cause d un loyer trop cher, et a rouvert pour une… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Birdland (theme park) — Birdland, a wildlife park in Bourton on the Water, England, was first opened in 1957 though moved to its current location in 1989. It originally existed in the five acre grounds of a Tudor manor house called Chardwar and was started by Len Hill… …   Wikipedia

  • Birdland (Jazz) — Birdland est une composition instrumentale de Joe Zawinul, claviériste qui a été jouée pour la première fois sur l album de Weather Report[1] Heavy Weather en 1977. C est un morceau de Jazz fusion, qui a rencontré un succès commercial inhabituel… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Birdland (band) — Birdland were an English rock band active between 1989 and 1990. HistoryBirdland were formed in 1989 by the brothers Robert and Lee Vincent, who had previously released records and toured in glam rock band Zodiac Motel.Birdland s debut single… …   Wikipedia

  • BirdLand Theatre — is a Toronto, Ontario based theatre company. It was founded in 2003 by Artistic Producer Zorana Kydd. BirdLand Theatre concentrates on contemporary plays and the development of new works with focus on humanity and the human condition in the urban …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”