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Birdland 1951

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Released
  
January 27, 2004

Artist
  
Miles Davis

Producer
  
Michael Cuscuna

Genres
  
Jazz, Bebop

Length
  
65:35

Release date
  
27 January 2004

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
February 17, 1951 – September 29, 1951, Birdland

Birdland 1951 (2004)
  
Amsterdam Concert (2005)

Similar
  
Miles Davis albums, Jazz albums

Birdland 1951 is a live album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released in January 27, 2004, by Savoy 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.

Contents

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

    • Music

  • Denzil Best – composer
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Tadd Dameron – composer
  • Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Miles Davis – composer, trumpet
  • Kenny Drew – piano
  • J.J. Johnson – trombone
  • Charles Mingus – double bass
  • Big Nick Nicholas – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Potter – double bass
  • Bud Powell – composer
  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Billy Taylor – piano

    • 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

    • Songs

    Move6:14
    Half Nelson7:35
    Down7:14

    References

    Birdland 1951 Wikipedia
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