A Night at Birdland, Vols. 1–3
| A Night at Birdland | ||||
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Volume 1 | ||||
| Live album by the Art Blakey Quintet | ||||
| Released | July 1954 (Volume 1) October 1954 (Volume 2) November 1954 (Volume 3) | |||
| Recorded | February 21, 1954 | |||
| Venue | Birdland New York City | |||
| Genre | Hard bop | |||
| Length | 21:58 (Volume 1) 22:58 (Volume 2) 21:45 (Volume 3) | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 5037 (Vol. 1) BLP 5038 (Vol. 2) BLP 5039 (Vol. 3) | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| The Art Blakey Quintet chronology | ||||
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A Night at Birdland, Vols. 1–3 are three separate but related 10" LPs by the Art Blakey Quintet recorded live at the Birdland jazz club on February 21, 1954, and released on Blue Note later that year, in July, October and November respectively. The quintet features horn section Clifford Brown and Lou Donaldson and rhythm section Horace Silver, Curly Russell and Blakey.