In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday December 15th, 2021 with Heavy Ben
Birdland: extortion, drug trafficking, swindling, murder... and live jazz
Birdland jazz club opened its doors in New York City on December 15, 1949.
| Hour One |
| Split Kick Art Blakey Quintet - A Night At Birdland, Volume 1 - Blue Note - 1954 |
| Afro Blue John Coltrane Quartet - Live At Birdland - Impulse! - 1964 |
| Ornithology Charlie Parker - One Night In Birdland - Columbia - 1977 (rec. 1950) |
| Perdido Tito Rodriguez - Live At Birdland - United Artists - 1963 |
| Confirmation Steve Kuhn Trio (composed by Charlie Parker) - Live At Birdland - Blue Note - 2007 |
| Now's The Time Art Blakey Quintet (composed by Charlie Parker) - A Night At Birdland, Volume 3 - Blue Note - 1954 |
| Night In Tunisia Charlie Parker - One Night In Birdland - Columbia - 1977 (rec. 1950) |
| Hour Two |
| Lullaby of Birdland Ella Fitzgerald - Lullabies Of Birdland - Decca - 1955 |
| Mack the Knife Tito Rodriguez - Live At Birdland - United Artists - 1963 |
| The Promise John Coltrane Quartet - Live At Birdland - Impulse! - 1964 |
| Embracable You Charlie Parker - One Night In Birdland - Columbia - 1977 (rec. 1950) |
| Wee-Dot Art Blakey Quintet - A Night At Birdland, Volume 2 - Blue Note - 1954 |
| My Favorite Things John Coltrane Featuring Eric Dolphy - The Inner Man / Live At Birdland - Vee Jay / Affinity - 1977 / 1982 (rec. 1962) |
| Slow Hit Wind Steve Kuhn Trio - Live At Birdland - Blue Note - 2007 |

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9:09 PM, December 15th, 2021