A Night at Birdland, Vol. 3

by Art Blakey

A Night at Birdland, Vol. 3 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1954
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:42
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Art Blakey Quintet, Clifford Brown, Horace Silver, Lou Donaldson, Curly Russell

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Concluding the initial releases of the legendary Birdland dates, this volume further captures the explosive, competitive energy of Clifford Brown and Lou Donaldson. The relentlessly driving session is widely regarded as a foundational, defining text for the entire emerging hard bop movement.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental, live, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. Announcement By Pee Wee Marquette - Live At Birdland, New York/1954 (0:58)
  2. Split Kick - Live At Birdland, New York, 1954 (8:45)
  3. Once In A While - Live At Birdland, New York, 1954 (5:19)
  4. Quicksilver - Live At Birdland, New York/1954 (6:59)
  5. A Night In Tunisia - Live At Birdland, New York/1954 (9:20)
  6. Mayreh - Live At Birdland, New York, 1954 (6:18)

Credits

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