A Night at Birdland Vol. 2
- A Night at Birdland Vol. 2
Infobox Album |
Name = A Night at Birdland Vol. 2
Type = live
Artist = Art Blakey
Released = 1954
Recorded = February 21, 1954
Genre = Jazz
Length = 51:03
Label = Blue Note Records (1954)Capitol Records (1990)
Producer = Michael CuscunaAlfred Lion
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dvfyxqlgldhe link]
*Penguin Guide to Jazz rating|4|4
Last album ="A Night at Birdland Vol. 1"
(1953)
This album = "A Night at Birdland Vol. 2"
(1954)
Next album ="At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1"
(1955)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = CD reissue cover
Type = live
Lower caption =
"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 originally by Charlie Parker were added, "Now's the Time" and "Confirmation." These had previously been released on the album "A Night at Birdland Vol. 3".
The recording was conducted by Alfred Lion and Rudy Van Gelder for Blue Note.
Track listing
#"Wee Dot" (Johnson, 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
Personnel
Art Blakey Quintet:
*Art Blakey — drums
*Clifford Brown — trumpet
*Lou Donaldson — saxophone (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
Reception
The two albums that were released from the Birdland are considered by The Penguin Guide to Jazz to be part of their "core collection." Allaboutjazz.com reviewer said it simply with "Blakey and company had clicked that night at Birdland." [cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=8511|title=A Night At Birdland, Vols. 1 and 2|author=Michael Fortuna|accessdate=2006-12-31] Allmusic mentions that, on this second album, "all of the musicians are inspired, none more than Blakey." [cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w2ke4j871waq|title=A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1|author=Scott Yanow|accessdate=2006-12-31]
References
External links
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