At Birdland

by Friedrich Gulda

At Birdland cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1957
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: Austria
  • Length: 37:31
  • Community rating: 3.51/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Venturing completely outside his highly prestigious career as a classical concert pianist, the Austrian virtuoso makes a remarkably authentic, heavily swinging debut at New York's premier jazz club. Supported by seasoned hard bop veterans, his incredibly fluid, technically flawless improvisations impressively bridged a massive trans-Atlantic musical divide.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Theme Song: Vienna Discussion (0:40)
  2. Pee Wee Marquette's Introduces Friedrich Gulda and His Sextet (0:49)
  3. Scruby (5:21)
  4. Dark Glow (4:28)
  5. A Night In Tunisia (4:23)
  6. Dodo (3:02)
  7. Air From Other Planets (5:12)
  8. New Shoes (3:24)
  9. Bernie's Tune (10:09)

Credits

  • Friedrich Gulda - primary artist, arranged by, piano, written-by
  • Phil Woods - alto saxophone
  • Aaron Bell - bass
  • Nick Stabulas - drums, membranophone
  • Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
  • Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
  • Dizzy Gillespie - written-by

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