A Night at Birdland

Shop A Night at Birdland, Volume 2. No description available.Genre: Jazz MusicRating: Release Date: 0000-00-00Media Type: Compact DiskTrack ListingWee DotIf I Had YouQuicksilver [Alternate Take]Now's the TimeConfirmationThe Way You Look Tonight [*]Lou's Blues [*] A Night at Birdland ... Learn more »

A Night at Birdland Review: A Night at Birdland, Volume 2. This 1954 live recording is a momentous one in jazz history -- it's one of the first recordings in a style that would be known as hard bop. Blakey's quintet, a clear forerunner of his Jazz Messengers, approaches the classic bop style, mixes in some soul and gospel, and cranks up the energy. Art Blakey's turbocharged drumming, Horace Silver's funky, blues-drenched playing, and the formidable frontline of trumpet wizard Clifford Brown and Bird disciple Lou Donaldson set the mold for the style.Highlights of Volume 2 are a blistering interpretation of ... Read more »

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