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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = A Night at Birdland Vol. 2
| name = A Night at Birdland
| type = live
| type = live
| artist = [[Art Blakey]]
| artist = [[Art Blakey]]
| cover = Birdland vol 2.jpg
| cover = A Night at Birdland, Volume 1.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Volume 1 (LP)
| released = October 1954 (10")<br />December 1956 (12")<ref>[https://books.google.it/books?id=WyAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=blakey+Birdland&hl=it&sa=X&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBWoVChMIg-OwwcLGxwIV4lRyCh2uaQKl#v=onepage&q=blakey%20Birdland&f=false ''Billboard'' Jan 5, 1957]</ref>
| released = August 1956 (Volume 1)<br>December 1956 (Volume 2)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WyAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=blakey+Birdland&pg=PA20 ''Billboard'' Jan 5, 1957]</ref>
| recorded = February 21, 1954
| recorded = February 21, 1954
| venue = [[Birdland (New York jazz club)|Birdland]], [[New York City]]
| venue = [[Birdland (New York jazz club)|Birdland]], NYC
| studio =
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| studio =
| length = {{Duration|m=22|s=58}}
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = {{Duration|m=37|s=37}} (Vol. 1)<br>{{Duration|m=32|s=31}} (Vol. 2)
| label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]
| label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]<br>BLP 1521 (Vol. 1)<br>BLP 1522 (Vol. 2)
| producer = [[Alfred Lion]]
| prev_title = [[A Night at Birdland Vol. 1]]
| producer = [[Alfred Lion]]
| prev_title = [[Blakey (album)|Blakey]]
| prev_year = 1954
| prev_year = 1954
| next_title = [[A Night at Birdland Vol. 3]]
| next_title = [[Drum Suite]]
| next_year = 1954
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| next_year = 1957
| header = Original 12" cover
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = ''A Night at Birdland''
| type = live
| type = live
| cover = Blakey Birdland Vol. 2 Original.jpg
| cover = A Night at Birdland, Volume 2.jpg
| border =
| border =
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption = Volume 2 (LP)
}}
}}
{{Extra album cover
{{Extra album cover
| header = Second 12" cover
| header = A Night at Birdland
| type = live
| cover =
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Volume 1 (CD)
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = A Night at Birdland (CD)
| type = live
| type = live
| cover = A Night at Birdland Vol. 2.jpg
| cover = A Night at Birdland Vol. 2.jpg
| border =
| border =
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption = Volume 2 (CD)
}}
}}
}}
}}
'''''A Night at Birdland Vol. 2''''' is a 1954 release by [[jazz]] [[drummer]] [[Art Blakey]], and a quintet which featured Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Horace Silver and Curley Russell. It was first released by [[Blue Note Records]] as a 10" LP (BLP 5038). Two years later, the three 10" LPs in the set were reissued as 2 12" LPs; the 12" Vol. 2 is BLP 1521. Two of the three tracks ("Mayreh" and "[[A Night in Tunisia]]") of the original 10" Vol. 2 were included in the 12" Vol. 1. The 12" Vol. 2 incorporates all three tracks from the 10" [[A Night at Birdland Vol. 3]] plus a previously unreleased alternate take of "Quicksilver."
'''''A Night at Birdland, Vols. 1 & 2''''' are a pair of separate but related live albums by the [[Art Blakey]] Quintet. They were recorded at the [[Birdland (New York jazz club)|Birdland]] jazz club on February 21, 1954 and released on [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] in 1956. The performance was originally spread out over three 10" LPs as '''''[[A Night at Birdland Vols. 1–3]]''''' (1954)'''''.'''''<ref name="discogs master|176730">{{discogs master|176730}}</ref>


== Release history ==
''A Night at Birdland Vol. 2'' was reissued for the first time on CD in 1987 with two additional tracks ("[[The Way You Look Tonight]]" and "Lou's Blues"). "The Way You Look Tonight" had been previously released on a 2 LP Compilation in 1975 called ''Live Messengers'' (BN-LA473-J2). The CD was reissued again in 2001 as an "RVG Edition" remastered by Rudy Van Gelder with the tracks in a different order. The 1987 CD used the second 12" LP cover, the 2001 CD revived the original 10" LP cover.<ref>{{discogs master|176730}}</ref>
Volumes 1 and 2 were issued on CD in 1987 with new artwork based on the original ten-inches and two additional tracks each: an alternate take of "Wee-Dot" and an improvisational piece titled "Blues" on Volume 1, and "[[The Way You Look Tonight]]" and "Lou's Blues" on Volume 2—issued as side's one and two of the 12" ''A Night at Birdland, Vol. 3'' released by [[Toshiba Records|Toshiba]] three years previously in 1984—the first three of which were previously released in 1975 on ''Live Messengers'' (BN-LA473-J2), a 2 LP compilation.


The "RVG Editions" were released on CD in 2001, remastered by [[Rudy Van Gelder]] with the tracks in a different order and restoring the original album covers from Volumes 1 & 2 of the 10"s.<ref>{{Discogs master|259211}}</ref><ref name="discogs master|176730"/>
All of the music surfaced as part of a Clifford Brown box set for Mosaic Records (MR5-104) and a complete Clifford Brown set put out by Capitol has also appeared.


The concert was also included in ''The Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz Recordings of Clifford Brown'' box set.
The recording was produced by [[Alfred Lion]] and engineered by [[Rudy Van Gelder]] for Blue Note.

==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]] (Vol. 1)
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=a-night-at-birdland-vol-1-mw0000011362 |pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = AllMusic (Vol. 2)
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r161161|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev3 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|Penguin Guide to Jazz]]'' (Vol. 1)
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|4}}<ref name="penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |publisher=Penguin Books |year=2006 |pages=124 }}</ref>
| rev4 = ''Penguin Guide to Jazz'' (Vol. 2)
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|4}}<ref name="penguin"/>
| rev5 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]'' (Vol. 1)
| rev5Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="RSJRG">{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/25 25]
}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide'' (Vol. 2)
| rev6score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="RSJRG" />
| rev7 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' (Vol. 1)
| rev7score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="epm">{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' (Vol. 2)
| rev8score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="epm" />
| rev9 = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]] (Vol. 1)
| rev9score = A−<ref name="th">{{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=n.d.|url=http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/shop/jazz-40s.html|title=Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)|website=tomhull.com|access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref>
| rev10 = Tom Hull (Vol. 2)
| rev10score = A−<ref name="th" />
}}''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]'' selected both albums as part of their "core collection."<ref name="penguin"/>

A reviewer for ''[[All About Jazz]]'' said simply that "Blakey and company had clicked that night at Birdland."<ref>{{cite web |author=Michael Fortuna |title=A Night At Birdland, Vols. 1 and 2 |date=September 2001 |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=8511 |access-date=2006-12-31}}</ref>

[[Allmusic|AllMusic]] reviewer [[Scott Yanow]] stated that the first album "launches an initial breakthrough for Blakey and modern jazz in general, and defines the way jazz music could be heard for decades thereafter."<ref>{{cite web |author=Scott Yanow |title=A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 |website=[[AllMusic]] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-night-at-birdland-vol-1-mw0000011362 |access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref> Regarding the second album, Yanow wrote: "there are extraordinary high points, along with low points that either result from tiredness or a lack or preparation."<ref>{{cite web |author=Scott Yanow |title=A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2 |website=[[AllMusic]] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-night-at-birdland-vol-2-mw0000059996 |access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref>

Bob Blumenthal, renowned hard-bop writer, refers to this as a historical jazz milestone.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Records |first=Mosaic |date=2021-06-09 |title=Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers A Night At Birdland - |url=https://www.mosaicrecords.com/the-great-jazz-artists-art-blakey-a-night-at-birdland/ |access-date=2021-07-21 |website=Mosaic Records - Home for Jazz fans! |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

=== 10" LP ===
=== ''A Night at Birdland, Volume 1'' ===
{{tracklist
{{track listing
| headline = Side 1
| headline = Side 1
| extra_column = Original release
| title1 = Wee-Dot
| title1 = Announcement by [[Pee Wee Marquette]]
| writer1 = [[J. J. Johnson]], [[Leo Parker]]
| length1 = 7:19
| length1 = 0:58
| extra1 = A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1
| title2 = Split Kick
| length2 = 8:44
| music2 = [[Horace Silver]]
| extra2 = A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1
| title3 = [[Once in a While (1937 song)|Once in a While]]
| length3 = 5:18
| lyrics3 =
| music3 = {{hlist|[[Bud Green]]|[[Michael Edwards (American composer)|Michael Edwards]]}}
| extra3 = A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1
| title4 = Quicksilver
| length4 = 6:58
| music4 = Horace Silver
| extra4 = A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1
}}{{track listing
| headline = Side 2
| extra_column = Original release
| title1 = [[A Night in Tunisia]]
| note1 =
| length1 = 9:20
| music1 = {{hlist|[[Dizzy Gillespie]]|[[Frank Paparelli]]}}
| extra1 = A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2
| title2 = Mayreh
| title2 = Mayreh
| writer2 = [[Horace Silver]]
| length2 = 6:19
| length2 = 6:19
| music2 = Horace Silver
}}
| extra2 = A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2
{{tracklist
| headline = Side 2
| total_length = 37:37
| title3 = [[A Night in Tunisia]]
| writer3 = [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Frank Paparelli]]
| length3 = 9:20
}}
}}


=== 12" LP ===
=== ''A Night at Birdland, Volume 2'' ===
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Side 1
| headline = Side 1
| extra_column = Original release
| title1 = Wee Dot
| title1 = Wee Dot
| music1 = [[J.J. Johnson]], [[Leo Parker]]
| length1 = 7:19
| length1 = 7:19
| music1 = {{hlist|[[J.J. Johnson]]|[[Leo Parker]]}}
| extra1 = A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2
| title2 = [[If I Had You (1928 song)|If I Had You]]
| title2 = [[If I Had You (1928 song)|If I Had You]]
| lyrics2 = [[Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly]]
| music2 = [[Ted Shapiro]]
| note2 = Originally released on '''''[[A Night at Birdland Vol. 3]]''''' [BLP 5039]
| length2 = 3:31
| length2 = 3:31
| lyrics2 =
| music2 = {{hlist|[[Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly]]|[[Ted Shapiro]]}}
| extra2 = A Night at Birdland, Vol. 3
| title3 = Quicksilver [alternate master]
| title3 = Quicksilver [alternate master]
| note3 =
| music3 = [[Horace Silver]]
| note3 = previously unreleased
| length3 = 8:46
| length3 = 8:46
| music3 = [[Horace Silver]]
}}
| extra3 = previously unreleased
{{tracklist
}}{{track listing
| headline = Side 2
| headline = Side 2
| extra_column = Original release
| title1 = Now's the Time
| length1 = 9:02
| writer1 = [[Charlie Parker]]
| extra1 = A Night at Birdland, Vol. 3
| title2 = [[Confirmation (composition)|Confirmation]]
| length2 = 9:12
| writer2 = Parker
| extra2 = A Night at Birdland, Vol. 3
| total_length = 32:31
| total_length = 32:31
| title4 = Now's the Time
| music4 = [[Charlie Parker]]
| note4 = Originally released on '''''[[A Night at Birdland Vol. 3]]''''' [BLP 5039]
| length4 = 9:02
| title5 = [[Confirmation (composition)|Confirmation]]
| music5 = Charlie Parker
| note5 = Originally released on '''''[[A Night at Birdland Vol. 3]]''''' [BLP 5039]
| length5 = 9:12
}}
}}


== CD Reissues ==
=== CD reissues ===

{{tracklist
==== 1987 Edition ====
| collapsed = yes
{{track listing
| headline = 1987 Edition
| headline = ''A Night at Birdland, Volume 1''
| title1 = Announcement by [[Pee Wee Marquette]]
| length1 = 0:58
| title2 = Split Kick
| length2 = 8:44
| music2 = [[Horace Silver]]
| title3 = [[Once in a While (1937 song)|Once in a While]]
| length3 = 5:18
| lyrics3 = [[Bud Green]]
| music3 = [[Michael Edwards (American composer)|Michael Edwards]]
| title4 = Quicksilver
| length4 = 6:58
| music4 = Horace Silver
| title5 = Wee-Dot (alternate take)
| note5 = previously released on '''''Live Messengers''''' [BN-LA473-J2]
| length5 = 6:53
| music5 = [[J.J. Johnson]], [[Leo Parker]]
| title6 = Blues (Improvisation)
| note6 = previously released on '''''Live Messengers''''' [BN-LA473-J2]
| length6 = 8:37
| music6 = Traditional
| title7 = [[A Night in Tunisia]]
| note7 =
| length7 = 9:20
| music7 = [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Frank Paparelli]]
| title8 = Mayreh
| note8 =
| length8 = 6:19
| music8 = Horace Silver
| total_length = 53:07
}}{{track listing
| headline = ''A Night at Birdland, Volume 2''
| title1 = Wee Dot
| title1 = Wee Dot
| length1 = 7:19
| music1 = [[J.J. Johnson]], [[Leo Parker]]
| music1 = [[J.J. Johnson]], [[Leo Parker]]
| length1 = 7:19
| title2 = [[If I Had You (1928 song)|If I Had You]]
| title2 = [[If I Had You (1928 song)|If I Had You]]
| lyrics2 = [[Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly]]
| music2 = [[Ted Shapiro]]
| note2 =
| note2 =
| length2 = 3:31
| length2 = 3:31
| lyrics2 = [[Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly]]
| music2 = [[Ted Shapiro]]
| title3 = Quicksilver [alternate master]
| title3 = Quicksilver [alternate master]
| music3 = [[Horace Silver]]
| note3 =
| note3 =
| length3 = 8:46
| length3 = 8:46
| music3 = [[Horace Silver]]
| title4 = [[The Way You Look Tonight]]
| title4 = [[The Way You Look Tonight]]
| lyrics4 = [[Dorothy Fields]]
| music4 = [[Jerome Kern]]
| note4 = previously released on '''''Live Messengers''''' [BN-LA473-J2]
| note4 = previously released on '''''Live Messengers''''' [BN-LA473-J2]
| length4 = 9:59
| length4 = 9:59
| lyrics4 = [[Dorothy Fields]]
| music4 = [[Jerome Kern]]
| title5 = Lou's Blues
| title5 = Lou's Blues
| music5 = [[Lou Donaldson]]
| note5 = previously released on '''''[[A Night at Birdland Vol. 3]]''''' [Toshiba (Japan), BNJ-61002]
| note5 = previously released on '''''[[A Night at Birdland Vol. 3]]''''' [Toshiba (Japan), BNJ-61002]
| length5 = 3:58
| length5 = 3:58
| music5 = [[Lou Donaldson]]
| title6 = Now's the Time
| title6 = Now's the Time
| music6 = [[Charlie Parker]]
| note6 =
| note6 =
| length6 = 9:02
| length6 = 9:02
| music6 = [[Charlie Parker]]
| title7 = [[Confirmation (composition)|Confirmation]]
| title7 = [[Confirmation (composition)|Confirmation]]
| music7 = Charlie Parker
| note7 =
| note7 =
| length7 = 9:12
| length7 = 9:12
| music7 = Charlie Parker
}}
}}

{{tracklist
==== 2001 RVG Edition ====
| collapsed = yes

| headline = 2001 RVG Edition
==== Volume 1 ====
{{track listing
| headline = ''A Night at Birdland, Volume 1''
| title1 = Announcement by [[Pee Wee Marquette]]
| length1 = 0:58
| title2 = Split Kick
| length2 = 8:44
| music2 = [[Horace Silver]]
| title3 = [[Once in a While (1937 song)|Once in a While]]
| length3 = 5:18
| lyrics3 = [[Bud Green]]
| music3 = [[Michael Edwards (American composer)|Michael Edwards]]
| title4 = Quicksilver
| length4 = 6:58
| music4 = Horace Silver
| title5 = [[A Night in Tunisia]]
| note5 =
| length5 = 9:20
| music5 = [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Frank Paparelli]]
| title6 = Mayreh
| note6 =
| length6 = 6:19
| music6 = Horace Silver
| title7 = Wee-Dot (alternate take)
| note7 = previously released on '''''Live Messengers''''' [BN-LA473-J2]
| length7 = 6:53
| music7 = [[J.J. Johnson]], [[Leo Parker]]
| title8 = Blues (Improvisation)
| note8 = previously released on '''''Live Messengers''''' [BN-LA473-J2]
| length8 = 8:37
| music8 = Traditional
| total_length = 53:07
}}

==== Volume 2 ====
{{track listing
| headline = ''A Night at Birdland, Volume 2''
| title1 = Wee Dot
| title1 = Wee Dot
| music1 = [[J.J. Johnson]], [[Leo Parker]]
| length1 = 7:19
| length1 = 7:19
| music1 = [[J.J. Johnson]], [[Leo Parker]]
| title2 = [[If I Had You (1928 song)|If I Had You]]
| title2 = [[If I Had You (1928 song)|If I Had You]]
| lyrics2 = [[Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly]]
| music2 = [[Ted Shapiro]]
| note2 =
| note2 =
| length2 = 3:31
| length2 = 3:31
| lyrics2 = [[Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly]]
| music2 = [[Ted Shapiro]]
| title3 = Quicksilver [alternate master]
| title3 = Quicksilver [alternate master]
| music3 = [[Horace Silver]]
| note3 =
| note3 =
| length3 = 8:46
| length3 = 8:46
| music3 = [[Horace Silver]]
| title4 = Now's the Time
| title4 = Now's the Time
| music4 = [[Charlie Parker]]
| note4 =
| note4 =
| length4 = 9:02
| length4 = 9:02
| music4 = [[Charlie Parker]]
| title5 = [[Confirmation (composition)|Confirmation]]
| title5 = [[Confirmation (composition)|Confirmation]]
| music5 = Charlie Parker
| note5 =
| note5 =
| length5 = 9:12
| length5 = 9:12
| music5 = Charlie Parker
| title6 = [[The Way You Look Tonight]]
| title6 = [[The Way You Look Tonight]]
| lyrics6 = [[Dorothy Fields]]
| music6 = [[Jerome Kern]]
| note6 = previously released on '''''Live Messengers''''' [BN-LA473-J2]
| note6 = previously released on '''''Live Messengers''''' [BN-LA473-J2]
| length6 = 9:59
| length6 = 9:59
| lyrics6 = [[Dorothy Fields]]
| music6 = [[Jerome Kern]]
| title7 = Lou's Blues
| title7 = Lou's Blues
| music7 = [[Lou Donaldson]]
| note7 = previously released on '''''[[A Night at Birdland Vol. 3]]''''' [Toshiba (Japan), BNJ-61002]
| note7 = previously released on '''''[[A Night at Birdland Vol. 3]]''''' [Toshiba (Japan), BNJ-61002]
| length7 = 3:58
| length7 = 3:58
| music7 = [[Lou Donaldson]]
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
'''Art Blakey Quintet:'''
*[[Art Blakey]]&nbsp;— drums
*[[Clifford Brown]]&nbsp;— trumpet
*[[Lou Donaldson]]&nbsp;— [[alto saxophone]]
*[[Horace Silver]]&nbsp;— piano
*[[Curley Russell]]&nbsp;— bass


=== Art Blakey Quintet ===
'''Production:'''
* [[Clifford Brown]] – trumpet
*Bob Bluementhal, Leonard Feather&nbsp;— liner notes
* [[Lou Donaldson]] – alto saxophone
*Michael Cuscuna&nbsp;— reissue producer
* [[Horace Silver]] – piano
*John Hermansader, Reid Miles&nbsp;— cover design
* [[Curley Russell]] – bass
*Alfred Lion&nbsp;— producer
* [[Art Blakey]] – drums
*Ron McMaster&nbsp;— digital transfers
*Rudy Van Gelder&nbsp;— engineer, mastering
*Francis Wolff&nbsp;— photography


=== Technical personnel ===
==Reception==

{{Album ratings
==== Original ====
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
* [[Alfred Lion]] – producer
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r161161|pure_url=yes}} link]
* [[Rudy Van Gelder]] – recording engineer, mastering
|rev2=''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|Penguin Guide to Jazz]]''|rev2Score= {{Rating|4|4}}
* [[Francis Wolff]] – photography
|rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
* [[Reid Miles]], John Hermansader – cover design
| rev3Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
* Bob Bluementhal, [[Leonard Feather]] – liner notes
| last = Swenson

| first = J. (Editor)
==== Reissue ====
| author-link =
* [[Michael Cuscuna]] – producer
| year = 1985
* Rudy Van Gelder – 2001 remaster
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
* Ron McMaster – digital transfers
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 25
}}</ref>
}}
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."<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[Allmusic]] mentions that, on this second album, "all of the musicians are inspired, none more than Blakey."<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r161161|pure_url=yes}}|title=A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1|author=Scott Yanow|accessdate=2006-12-31}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r161161|label=A Night at Birdland Vol. 2}}
*{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r161161|label=A Night at Birdland Vol. 2}}

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Latest revision as of 01:47, 19 August 2024

A Night at Birdland
Volume 1 (LP)
Live album by
Art Blakey
ReleasedAugust 1956 (Volume 1)
December 1956 (Volume 2)[1]
RecordedFebruary 21, 1954
VenueBirdland, NYC
GenreJazz
Length37:37 (Vol. 1)
32:31 (Vol. 2)
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1521 (Vol. 1)
BLP 1522 (Vol. 2)
ProducerAlfred Lion
Art Blakey chronology
Blakey
(1954) 		A Night at Birdland
(1956) 		Drum Suite
(1957)
A Night at Birdland
Volume 2 (LP)
A Night at Birdland
A Night at Birdland (CD)
Volume 2 (CD)

A Night at Birdland, Vols. 1 & 2 are a pair of separate but related live albums by the Art Blakey Quintet. They were recorded at the Birdland jazz club on February 21, 1954 and released on Blue Note in 1956. The performance was originally spread out over three 10" LPs as A Night at Birdland Vols. 1–3 (1954).[2]

Release history

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Volumes 1 and 2 were issued on CD in 1987 with new artwork based on the original ten-inches and two additional tracks each: an alternate take of "Wee-Dot" and an improvisational piece titled "Blues" on Volume 1, and "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Lou's Blues" on Volume 2—issued as side's one and two of the 12" A Night at Birdland, Vol. 3 released by Toshiba three years previously in 1984—the first three of which were previously released in 1975 on Live Messengers (BN-LA473-J2), a 2 LP compilation.

The "RVG Editions" were released on CD in 2001, remastered by Rudy Van Gelder with the tracks in a different order and restoring the original album covers from Volumes 1 & 2 of the 10"s.[3][2]

The concert was also included in The Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz Recordings of Clifford Brown box set.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (Vol. 1) link
AllMusic (Vol. 2) link
Penguin Guide to Jazz (Vol. 1)[4]
Penguin Guide to Jazz (Vol. 2)[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (Vol. 1)[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (Vol. 2)[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Vol. 1)[6]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Vol. 2)[6]
Tom Hull (Vol. 1)A−[7]
Tom Hull (Vol. 2)A−[7]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected both albums as part of their "core collection."[4]

A reviewer for All About Jazz said simply that "Blakey and company had clicked that night at Birdland."[8]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated that the first album "launches an initial breakthrough for Blakey and modern jazz in general, and defines the way jazz music could be heard for decades thereafter."[9] Regarding the second album, Yanow wrote: "there are extraordinary high points, along with low points that either result from tiredness or a lack or preparation."[10]

Bob Blumenthal, renowned hard-bop writer, refers to this as a historical jazz milestone.[11]

Track listing

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A Night at Birdland, Volume 1

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Side 1
No.TitleMusicOriginal releaseLength
1."Announcement by Pee Wee Marquette" A Night at Birdland, Vol. 10:58
2."Split Kick"Horace SilverA Night at Birdland, Vol. 18:44
3."Once in a While"
A Night at Birdland, Vol. 15:18
4."Quicksilver"Horace SilverA Night at Birdland, Vol. 16:58
Side 2
No.TitleMusicOriginal releaseLength
1."A Night in Tunisia"
A Night at Birdland, Vol. 29:20
2."Mayreh"Horace SilverA Night at Birdland, Vol. 26:19
Total length:37:37

A Night at Birdland, Volume 2

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Side 1
No.TitleMusicOriginal releaseLength
1."Wee Dot"
A Night at Birdland, Vol. 27:19
2."If I Had You"
A Night at Birdland, Vol. 33:31
3."Quicksilver [alternate master]"Horace Silverpreviously unreleased8:46
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Now's the Time"Charlie ParkerA Night at Birdland, Vol. 39:02
2."Confirmation"ParkerA Night at Birdland, Vol. 39:12
Total length:32:31

CD reissues

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1987 Edition

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A Night at Birdland, Volume 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Announcement by Pee Wee Marquette"  0:58
2."Split Kick" Horace Silver8:44
3."Once in a While"Bud GreenMichael Edwards5:18
4."Quicksilver" Horace Silver6:58
5."Wee-Dot (alternate take)" (previously released on Live Messengers [BN-LA473-J2]) J.J. Johnson, Leo Parker6:53
6."Blues (Improvisation)" (previously released on Live Messengers [BN-LA473-J2]) Traditional8:37
7."A Night in Tunisia" Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli9:20
8."Mayreh" Horace Silver6:19
Total length:53:07
A Night at Birdland, Volume 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Wee Dot" J.J. Johnson, Leo Parker7:19
2."If I Had You"Jimmy Campbell and Reg ConnellyTed Shapiro3:31
3."Quicksilver [alternate master]" Horace Silver8:46
4."The Way You Look Tonight" (previously released on Live Messengers [BN-LA473-J2])Dorothy FieldsJerome Kern9:59
5."Lou's Blues" (previously released on A Night at Birdland Vol. 3 [Toshiba (Japan), BNJ-61002]) Lou Donaldson3:58
6."Now's the Time" Charlie Parker9:02
7."Confirmation" Charlie Parker9:12

2001 RVG Edition

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Volume 1

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A Night at Birdland, Volume 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Announcement by Pee Wee Marquette"  0:58
2."Split Kick" Horace Silver8:44
3."Once in a While"Bud GreenMichael Edwards5:18
4."Quicksilver" Horace Silver6:58
5."A Night in Tunisia" Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli9:20
6."Mayreh" Horace Silver6:19
7."Wee-Dot (alternate take)" (previously released on Live Messengers [BN-LA473-J2]) J.J. Johnson, Leo Parker6:53
8."Blues (Improvisation)" (previously released on Live Messengers [BN-LA473-J2]) Traditional8:37
Total length:53:07

Volume 2

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A Night at Birdland, Volume 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Wee Dot" J.J. Johnson, Leo Parker7:19
2."If I Had You"Jimmy Campbell and Reg ConnellyTed Shapiro3:31
3."Quicksilver [alternate master]" Horace Silver8:46
4."Now's the Time" Charlie Parker9:02
5."Confirmation" Charlie Parker9:12
6."The Way You Look Tonight" (previously released on Live Messengers [BN-LA473-J2])Dorothy FieldsJerome Kern9:59
7."Lou's Blues" (previously released on A Night at Birdland Vol. 3 [Toshiba (Japan), BNJ-61002]) Lou Donaldson3:58

Personnel

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Art Blakey Quintet

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Technical personnel

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Original

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Reissue

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  • Michael Cuscuna – producer
  • Rudy Van Gelder – 2001 remaster
  • Ron McMaster – digital transfers

References

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  1. ^ Billboard Jan 5, 1957
  2. ^ a b A Night at Birdland at Discogs (list of releases)
  3. ^ A Night at Birdland at Discogs (list of releases)
  4. ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 124.
  5. ^ a b Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 25. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  7. ^ a b Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Michael Fortuna (September 2001). "A Night At Birdland, Vols. 1 and 2". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  9. ^ Scott Yanow. "A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  10. ^ Scott Yanow. "A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  11. ^ Records, Mosaic (2021-06-09). "Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers A Night At Birdland -". Mosaic Records - Home for Jazz fans!. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
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