Birdland 1951
| Birdland 1951 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | January 27, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | February 17, 1951 – September 29, 1951, Birdland | |||
| Genre | Jazz music, Bop music | |||
| Length | 65:35 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Michael Cuscuna | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | Allmusic   link |
Birdland 1951 is a live album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released on January 27, 2004, by Blue Note Records and recorded from February 17, 1951, through September 29, 1951, in Birdland, from radio broadcasts. Three different broadcasts were chosen: two comprising six cuts in total were from June and September and have been issued in various forms on bootlegs over the decades. Four cuts were taken from a broadcast on February 17, which have never been available in any form.[1]
Track listing
- "Move" (Denzil Best) – 6:13
- "Half Nelson" (Davis) – 7:34
- "Down" (Davis) – 7:14
- "Out of the Blue" (Davis) – 5:54
- "Half Nelson" (Davis) – 7:42
- "Tempus Fugue-it" (Bud Powell) – 6:44
- "Move" (Best) – 5:44
- "Move" (Best) – 6:22
- "The Squirrel" (Tadd Dameron) – 8:38
- "Lady Bird" (Dameron) – 5:30
Personnel
- Miles Davis – trumpet
June 2, tracks 1-3
- J.J. Johnson – trombone
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Tommy Potter – double bass
- Art Blakey – drums
February 17, tracks 4-7
- J.J. Johnson – trombone
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Tommy Potter – double bass
- Art Blakey – drums
September 29, tracks 8-10
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
- Big Nick Nicholas – tenor saxophone
- Billy Taylor – piano
- Charles Mingus – double bass
- Art Blakey – drums
Production
- Malcolm Addey – disc transfer
- Michael Cuscuna – producer
- Kurt Lundvall – mastering, restoration
- Ken Robertson – digital restoration
- Francis Wolff – photographer
- Burton Yount – art director, cover design
References
- ^ Thom Jurek. "Birdland 1951 – Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
