Bird at St. Nick's

Bird at St. Nick's
Live album by
Released1958
Recorded1950
GenreJazz
Length41:40
LabelJazz Workshop
JWS–500
Charlie Parker chronology
Bird on 52nd St.
(1957)
Bird at St. Nick's
(1958)
Swedish Schnapps
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Disc
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Bird at St. Nick's was a live tape recording by Charlie Parker taken from a February 1950 performance at St. Nicholas Arena. The recording was made on non-professional equipment by Jimmy Knepper, a fan of Parker. As with his recording released as Bird on 52nd St., Knepper focused mainly on recording Parker's solos to conserve audiotape. The album was the first release on Charles Mingus' Jazz Workshop label.