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Birdland 1951
Birdland 1951
Live album by Miles Davis
Released	January 27, 2004
Recorded	February 17, 1951 – September 29, 1951
Venue	Birdland; New York City
Genre	Jazz; bop;
Length	65:35
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
Miles Davis chronology
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Birdland 1951 is a live album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released on January 27, 2004, by Blue Note 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

All tracks are written by Miles Davis, except as noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Date recorded	Length
1.	" Move"	Denzil Best	June 2, 1951 (1951-06-02)	6:13
2.	" Half Nelson"		June 2, 1951 (1951-06-02)	7:34
3.	" Down"		June 2, 1951 (1951-06-02)	7:14
4.	" Out of the Blue"		February 17, 1951 (1951-02-17)	5:54
5.	"Half Nelson"		February 17, 1951 (1951-02-17)	7:42
6.	" Tempus Fugue-it"	Bud Powell	February 17, 1951 (1951-02-17)	6:44
7.	"Move"	Best	February 17, 1951 (1951-02-17)	5:44
8.	"Move"	Best	September 29, 1951 (1951-09-29)	6:22
9.	" The Squirrel"	Tadd Dameron	September 29, 1951 (1951-09-29)	8:38
10.	" Lady Bird"	Dameron	September 29, 1951 (1951-09-29)	5:30

Personnel

February 17 & June 2, 1951

Miles Davis – trumpet

September 29, 1951

Miles Davis – trumpet

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
Big Nick Nicholas – tenor saxophone
Billy Taylor – piano
Charles Mingus – double bass
Art Blakey – drums

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

^ Thom Jurek. "Birdland 1951 – Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-12.

External links

Birdland 1951 at AllMusic

[1] Thom Jurek. "Birdland 1951 – Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-12.

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