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Art Blakey a Night in Birdland Volume 1

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1954 live anthology by Fine art Blakey

A Nighttime at Birdland Vol. 1
Birdland vol 1.jpg
Live album by

Art Blakey
Released July 1954 (10")
Baronial 1956 (12")[one]
Recorded February 21, 1954
Venue Birdland, New York City
Genre Jazz, hard bop
Length 21:58
Label Blue Note
Producer Alfred Panthera leo
Art Blakey chronology
New Sounds
(1952) 		A Night at Birdland Vol. 1
(1954) 		A Night at Birdland Vol. 2
(1954)
Original 12" comprehend
Blakey Birdland Vol. 1 Original.jpg
2nd 12" comprehend
A Night at Birdland Vol. 1.jpg

A Dark at Birdland Vol. ane is a 1954 release past jazz artist Art Blakey, and a quintet which featured Clifford Brownish, Lou Donaldson, Horace Silver and Curly Russell. One of the earliest hard bop recordings, it was first released by Blue Note Records as a ten" LP (BLP 5037) and and then as a 12" LP (BLP 1521) containing material from the 2nd ten" album. It was reissued for the get-go time on CD in 1987 with two additional tracks (an alternate take of Wee-Dot and an improvisational piece titled Blues), previously released on a ii LP Compilation in 1975 called Alive 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 comprehend, the 2001 CD revived the original x" LP encompass.[two]

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 recording was produced by Alfred Lion and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder for Blueish Note. The reissues were produced past Michael Cuscuna. The spoken declaration by Pee Wee Marquette is sampled in the US3 song "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)"

Rail list [edit]

10" LP [edit]

Side 1
No. Title Music Length
one. "Announcement past Pee Wee Marquette" 0:58
ii. "Split Kick" Horace Argent 8:44
Side 2
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
ane. "In one case in a While" Bud Light-green Michael Edwards five:xviii
two. "Quicksilver" Horace Silverish 6:58

12" LP [edit]

Side 1
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
i. "Announcement by Pee Wee Marquette" 0:58
ii. "Split Kick" Horace Silver 8:44
3. "Once in a While" Bud Light-green Michael Edwards 5:18
four. "Quicksilver" Horace Silver 6:58
Side 2
No. Championship Music Length
1. "A Night in Tunisia" (Originally released on A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 [BLP 5038]) Giddy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli 9:twenty
2. "Mayreh" (Originally released on A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 [BLP 5038]) Horace Silver vi:19
Full length: 37:37

CD Reissues [edit]

1987 Edition
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Proclamation past Pee Wee Marquette" 0:58
2. "Carve up Boot" Horace Silverish viii:44
3. "One time in a While" Bud Green Michael Edwards 5:eighteen
four. "Quicksilver" Horace Silver 6:58
5. "Wee-Dot (alternate accept)" (previously released on Live Messengers [BN-LA473-J2]) J.J. Johnson, Leo Parker 6:53
6. "Blues (Improvisation)" (previously released on Live Messengers [BN-LA473-J2]) Traditional eight:37
7. "A Night in Tunisia" Silly Gillespie, Frank Paparelli ix:20
viii. "Mayreh" Horace Silver 6:19
Full length: 53:07
2001 RVG Edition
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
i. "Announcement past Pee Wee Marquette" 0:58
ii. "Separate Kick" Horace Silver 8:44
iii. "Once in a While" Bud Green Michael Edwards 5:xviii
4. "Quicksilver" Horace Silver 6:58
5. "A Nighttime in Tunisia" Light-headed Gillespie, Frank Paparelli 9:20
vi. "Mayreh" Horace Silver 6:xix
7. "Wee-Dot (alternate take)" (previously released on Live Messengers [BN-LA473-J2]) J.J. Johnson, Leo Parker half-dozen:53
8. "Blues (Improvisation)" (previously released on Live Messengers [BN-LA473-J2]) Traditional 8:37
Total length: 53:07

Personnel [edit]

Art Blakey Quintet:

  • Fine art Blakey – drums
  • Clifford Chocolate-brown – trumpet
  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Horace Argent – pianoforte
  • Curley Russell – bass

Production:

  • Bob Blumenthal, Leonard Feather — liner notes
  • Michael Cuscuna — reissue producer
  • John Hermansader or Reid Miles — cover design
  • Alfred Lion — producer
  • Ron McMaster — digital transfers (1987)
  • Rudy Van Gelder — engineer, mastering (1954 and 2001)
  • Francis Wolff — photography

Reception [edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic link
Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music [4]
Tom Hull A−[five]

The two albums that were released from the Birdland sessions are considered by The Penguin Guide to Jazz to be part of their "core collection." A reviewer for allaboutjazz.com said but that "Blakey and company had clicked that night at Birdland."[six] Allmusic mentions that, on this first album, "all of the participants [are] in inspired form. Classic bop.".[vii] Bob Blumenthal, renowned hard-bop author, refers to this as a historical jazz milestone.[8]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Billboard Sep ane, 1956
  2. ^ A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 at Discogs (list of releases)
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . U.s.a.: Random Firm/Rolling Stone. pp. 25. ISBN0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Pop Music (quaternary ed.). Oxford University Printing. ISBN978-0195313734.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (northward.d.). "Jazz (1940–50s) (Reference)". tomhull.com . Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Michael Fortuna. "A Night At Birdland, Vols. 1 and 2". Retrieved 2006-12-31 .
  7. ^ Scott Yanow. "A Night at Birdland, Vol. ane". Retrieved 2006-12-31 .
  8. ^ 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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