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- 1 2 3 Shearing, George; Shipton, Alyn (2004). Lullaby of Birdland . New York: Continuum. pp. 137–139. ISBN 9780826460158.
- ↑ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Lullaby of Birdland)". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ↑ The Real Book (Sixth ed.). Hal Leonard. 2004. p. 256. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
- ↑ Lyons, Leonard (1983). The Great Jazz Pianists: Speaking Of Their Lives And Music . New York: W. Morrow. p. 94. ISBN 068801920X . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ↑ Cimino, Al (1992). Great Record Labels . Secaucus, N.J.: Chartwell Books. p. 8. ISBN 1555217877 . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ↑ Holbrook, Morris B. (2008). Playing the Changes on the Jazz Metaphor. Now Publishers. p. 77.
- ↑ Gioia, Ted (2021). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. Oxford University Press. p. 275.
- ↑ Lullaby of birdland. 2 May 2011. OCLC 780312506 . Retrieved 2 May 2021– via Open WorldCat.
- ↑ McElrath, K.J. "Lullaby of Birdland (1952)". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ↑ "When lights are low/Lullaby of Birdland".
- ↑ "Lullaby of Birdland".
