Birdland 1951

Birdland 1951
Live album by Miles Davis
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
Miles Davis chronology
Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About that Time (2001) Birdland 1951 (2004) Amsterdam Concert (2005)

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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.^[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

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 – piano
• 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

References

External links

• Birdland 1951 at AllMusic