Birdland is a jazz club started in New York City on December 15,1949. The original Birdland,which was located at 1678 Broadway,just north of West 52nd Street in Manhattan,was closed in 1965 due to increased rents,but it re-opened for one night in 1979. A revival began in 1986 with the opening of the second nightclub by the same name that is now located in Manhattan's Theater District,not far from the original nightclub's location. The current location is in the same building as the previous headquarters of The New York Observer.
At the Cafe Bohemia,Vol. 2 is a 1956 live album release by the Jazz Messengers. It was first released by Blue Note Records. This record featured the original incarnation of The Jazz Messengers,one of Art Blakey's most endearing bands,and was the second of two volumes recorded at CaféBohemia,a famous night club in Greenwich Village in New York,New York on November 23,1955.
Thomas Bryant was an American jazz double-bassist.
Charles "Specs" Wright was an American jazz drummer born in Philadelphia.
Straight No Filter is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley,recorded mostly in 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1985. The CD edition compiles performances recorded at four different sessions from 1963 to 1966.
This discography features albums by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan,groups he was a member of,and albums by other artists to which he made a significant contribution.
A Caddy for Daddy is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on December 18,1965,and released on the Blue Note label in 1967. It features performances by Mobley with trumpeter Lee Morgan,trombonist Curtis Fuller,pianist McCoy Tyner,bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Billy Higgins.
Hi Voltage is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on October 9,1967 and released on the Blue Note label the following year. It features performances by Mobley with alto saxophonist Jackie McLean,trumpeter Blue Mitchell,pianist John Hicks,drummer Billy Higgins,and bassist Bob Cranshaw.
Third Season is an album by the jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on February 24,1967,but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980 as LT 1081. It contains performances by Mobley with trumpeter Lee Morgan,alto saxophonist James Spaulding,pianist Cedar Walton,bassist Walter Booker,drummer Billy Higgins,and guitarist Sonny Greenwich.
Reach Out! is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded and released by the Blue Note label in 1968. It features performances by Mobley with trumpeter Woody Shaw,guitarist George Benson,pianist LaMont Johnson,bassist Bob Cranshaw,and drummer Billy Higgins.
Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World is two Blue Note live albums featuring the Jazz Messengers with the leader/drummer Art Blakey,trumpeter Lee Morgan,tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter,pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jymie Merritt. The albums were recorded on September 14,1960 at Birdland,a jazz club in New York City. In 2002,the two LPs were reissued as a double-CD set.
The Opener is an album by American trombonist Curtis Fuller,recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 1567.
At the Jazz Corner of the World is a two-volume live album by American jazz drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers,featuring performances recorded in 1959 at Birdland and released on the Blue Note label. The album was originally issued as 12-inch LPs in two volumes and later re-released as a two-CD set.
Sliding Easy is an album by American trombonist Curtis Fuller,recorded in 1959 and released on the United Artists label.
The Curtis Fuller Jazztet is an album by American trombonist Curtis Fuller with saxophonist Benny Golson,recorded in 1959 and released on the Savoy label.
The Jazz Messengers were a jazz combo that existed for over thirty-five years beginning in the early 1950s as a collective,and ending when long-time leader and founding drummer Art Blakey died in 1990. Blakey led or co-led the group from the outset. "Art Blakey" and "Jazz Messengers" became synonymous over the years,though Blakey did lead non-Messenger recording sessions and played as a sideman for other groups throughout his career.
"Yes sir,I'm gonna to stay with the youngsters. When these get too old,I'm gonna get some younger ones. Keeps the mind active."
William Root was an American jazz saxophonist.
Opus de Blues is an album nominally led by saxophonist/flautist Frank Wess that was recorded in 1959 but not released on the Savoy label until it was first issued in Japan in 1984 and the United States in 1991. The British label Fresh Sound records released a remastered CD of the original album with bonus tracks from two additional albums.
It's Timeless is a live album by the Timeless All Stars featuring trombonist Curtis Fuller,saxophonist Harold Land,vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson,and pianist Cedar Walton that was recorded at Keystone Korner in 1982 and released by the Dutch Timeless label.
Another Monday Night at Birdland is a live album which was recorded at Birdland in 1958 by tenor saxophonists Hank Mobley and Billy Root,trombonist Curtis Fuller,and trumpeter Lee Morgan. It was released by the Roulette label.
