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Birdland, the Jazz Corner of the World : An Illustrated Tribute, 1949–1965
Birdland,Legendary Jazz Club - Book - by Leo T. Sullivan
(2018)
Birdland was a legendary nightclub in New York City and, from 1949 to
1965, was the scene for the greatest jazz music and musicians in the
world. This illustrated book offers a history of this legendary jazz
club and presents the greats who played its stage, in capsule
biographies, vintage photos, and rare memorabilia. Named after legendary
jazz saxophonist Charlie “Yardbird” Parker, the club showcased
memorable double and triple bills lasting until dawn.
Many
classic live recordings were made at “the Jazz Corner of the World,”
such as “A Night at Birdland” by the Art Blakey Quintet, “Basie at
Birdland,” and “Coltrane, Live at Birdland.” Birdland established itself
as the one place that every jazz musician had to play. Greats such as
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Thelonious
Monk, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Art Tatum, Art Blakey, Horace Silver,
Clifford Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Lester Young, Billie
Holiday, Oscar Peterson, and Sonny Rollins, to name only a few, graced
its stage.
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