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Birdland (other)
Birdland may refer to: Places and attractions * Birdland Park and Gardens, a bird park at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England * Tropical Birdland, Leicestershire, a bird zoo * Birdland, San Diego, a community * Oriole Park at Camden Yards, nicknamed Birdland, an American baseball stadium * Birdland (New York jazz club), a club in New York City * Birdland (Hamburg jazz club), a jazz club in Hamburg * Birdland, a jazz club in Vienna founded by Joe Zawinul * Marie Byrd Land, a region of Antarctica Created works * '' Drawing Blood'', originally titled ''Birdland'', a novel by Poppy Z. Brite * ''Birdland'', an erotic comic book by Gilbert Hernandez, published by Eros Comix * ''Birdland'' (TV series), an American series produced by Walter F. Parkes * Gibson Byrdland, an electric guitar made by Gibson ;Music * ''Birdland'' (Birdland album), the debut album by Birdland * ''Birdland'' (The Yardbirds album), a 2003 album by the Yardbirds * ''Birdland'', a posthumously rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdland Park And Gardens
Birdland Park and Gardens, often called Birdland, is a wildlife park in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. First opened in 1957, the park moved to its current site in 1989. Birdland began in the grounds of a Tudor manor house called Chardwar and was started by Len Hill, who was often referred to as the Penguin Millionaire. Exhibits There are around 500 birds contained within more than 150 open aviaries, including the River Windrush of 1.5-metre depth. The park contains the only king penguins in England, Wales or Ireland. Other species of note include pink-backed pelicans, Stanley or Blue cranes, white-naped cranes, cassowary, Marabou stork and golden conure, also known as the golden parakeet; Birdland is part of an international breeding program for this vulnerable species. The Desert House is a sparsely planted greenhouse to provide a suitable environment for birds that prefer near-arid conditions. Species include desert finch and carmine bee-eater. Marshmou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdland (Birdland Album)
''Birdland'' is the debut album by English Indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ... band Birdland, released on Lazy Records in 1991. Track listing References 1991 albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdland (band)
Birdland were an English rock band, active between 1988 and 1993. They are best known for their widely acclaimed debut single "Hollow Heart", which reached No. 1 on the UK Indie Chart. History Birdland were formed in 1988 in Birmingham, England by the brothers Robert (vocals) and Lee Vincent (guitar), who had previously released records and toured in the glam rock band Zodiac Motel (1984–1988). The other band members were Simon Rogers (bass) and Neil Hughes (drums). Birdland's debut single, "Hollow Heart", was released on Lazy Records. It reached No. 1 in the UK Indie Chart. The band generated a lot of attention in the British music press. The band released four further singles: "Paradise", "Sleep with Me", "Everybody Needs Somebody", and "Rock n Roll Nigger", all of which were No. 1 UK independent singles. "Sleep With Me" also reached the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart (with the video being shown on ''Top of the Pops''). They released their eponymously titled debut album i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Birdland Big Band
The Birdland Big Band is a 16-piece jazz orchestra that performs at the Birdland Jazz Club in New York City. The Birdland Big Band is led by saxophonist David DeJesus DeJesus joined as saxophonist and leader in October 2017 and brought with him an emphasis on traditional swing and the blues. He hired drummer Chris Smith, bassist Doug Weiss, trumpeter Brandon Lee, and added a fourth trombonist in Ron Wilkins. These musicians joined Glenn Drewes, Tony Lustig, John Walsh, Mark Miller, Kenny Ascher, and Nathan Childers. In 2017 vocalist Veronica Swift was added. History The band was created in 2006 by drummer Tommy Igoe, son of jazz drummer Sonny Igoe.''Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines'', volume 18: September 1992 – August 1993, H.W. Wilson Company, New York (1993) Tommy Igoe founded The Friday Night Big Band with musicians from a big band that was in residence at Birdland. That band was founded and directed by Lew Anderson, who di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lullaby Of Birdland
"Lullaby of Birdland" is a jazz standard and popular song composed by George Shearing with lyrics by George David Weiss (under the pseudonym "B. Y. Forster"). Background George Shearing wrote "Lullaby of Birdland" in 1952 for Morris Levy, the owner of the New York jazz club Birdland. Levy had gotten in touch with Shearing and explained that he'd started a regular Birdland-sponsored disk jockey show, and he wanted Shearing to record a theme which was "to be played every hour on the hour." Levy originally wanted his own music to be recorded, but Shearing insisted he couldn't relate very well with it and wanted to compose his own music. They compromised by sharing the rights of the song; the composer's rights went to Shearing, and the publishing rights went to Levy. Shearing stated in his autobiography that he had composed "the whole thing ..within ten minutes." The chord changes were from Walter Donaldson's "Love me or Leave Me." Jean Constantin composed the lyrics to a French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horses (album)
''Horses'' is the debut studio album by American musician Patti Smith. It was released on November 10, 1975 by Arista Records. A fixture of the mid-1970s underground rock music scene in New York City, Smith signed to Arista in 1975 and recorded ''Horses'' with her band at Electric Lady Studios in August and September of that year. She enlisted former Velvet Underground member John Cale to produce the album. The music on ''Horses'' was informed by the minimalist aesthetic of the punk rock genre, then in its formative years. Smith and her band composed the album's songs using simple chord progressions, while also breaking from punk tradition in their propensity for improvisation and embrace of ideas from avant-garde and other musical styles. Smith's lyrics on ''Horses'' were alternately rooted in her own personal experiences, particularly with her family, and in more fantastical imagery. The album also features adaptations of the rock standards " Gloria" and " Land of a Thousand D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdland (song)
"Birdland" is a jazz/pop song written by Joe Zawinul of the band Weather Report as a tribute to the Birdland nightclub in New York City, which appeared on the band's 1977 album '' Heavy Weather''. The Manhattan Transfer won a Grammy Award with their 1979 version of the song, which had lyrics by Jon Hendricks. Quincy Jones won two Grammy Awards for the version of the piece he included on his 1989 album ''Back on the Block''. The leading Cuban band Los Van Van included an extended interpolation of the piece in their song Tim Pop/Birdland. History "Birdland" marked the peak of Weather Report's commercial career with the release of '' Heavy Weather''. "Birdland" served as a tribute to the famous New York City jazz club that hosted many famous jazz musicians, which operated on Broadway from 1949 through 1965. This was the club, which he frequented almost daily, where Zawinul heard Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis. It was also where he met his wife, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs are a post-punk band founded in London in February 1977. Led by lead vocalist Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene. Their music went through several phases, from an initially austere art rock sound, to later touching on new wave and hard rock. The band had several hits in their early career. In 1986, filmmaker John Hughes used their song "Pretty in Pink" for his film of the same name. They went on hiatus after they finished touring in 1992, but resumed in 2000 and continue to perform live. The band released '' Made of Rain'', their first studio album in nearly three decades, on 31 July 2020. Career Early days (1977–1980) Richard Butler stated that the Psychedelic Furs began rehearsing in his family's front room, but were soon banished because of the noise. The band was initially called RKO, then Radio. They later vacillated between calling the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including The Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song " The Twist", and the Pony dance style with the 1961 cover of the song "Pony Time". His biggest UK hit, "Let's Twist Again", was released one year later (in 1962); that year, he also popularized the song "Limbo Rock", originally a previous-year instrumental hit by the Champs to which he added lyrics, and its trademark Limbo dance, as well as other dance styles such as The Fly. In September 2008, "The Twist" topped '' Billboard''s list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1960, an honor it maintained for an August 2013 update of the list. Early life Checker was born Ernest Evans in Spring Gully, South Carolina. He was raised in the projects of South Philadelphia, where he lived with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He discovered his affinity for jazz music at a young age and began drumming at the age of two. He began playing jazz in 1937, working with acts such as Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Harry James. From 1942 to 1944, Rich served in the U.S. Marines. From 1945 to 1948, he led the Buddy Rich Orchestra. In 1966, he recorded a big-band style arrangement of songs from ''West Side Story''. He found lasting success in 1966 with the formation of the Buddy Rich Big Band, also billed as the Buddy Rich Band and The Big Band Machine. Rich was known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed. He was an advocate of the traditional grip, though he occasionally used matched grip when playing the toms. Despite h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdland (The Yardbirds Album)
''Birdland'' is a studio album by the reconstituted English rock group the Yardbirds, which was released in 2003, and the band's fifth studio album overall. Original drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja reformed the group in 1994 and for the album, the Yardbirds lineup included lead singer and bassist John Idan, lead guitarist Gypie Mayo, and harmonica player Alan Glen. The album features contributions by several guests, including Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Slash, Brian May, and original group guitarist Jeff Beck. The album contains seven new originals, composed mainly by McCarty or Dreja, and eight remakes of classic Yardbirds songs from the 1960s. The song "An Original Man (A Song for Keith)" was dedicated to Keith Relf, original Yardbirds singer who died in 1976. ''Birdland'' reached number 25 on ''Billboard's'' Independent Albums chart in the US and number 67 in Germany. Critical reception In a review for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger gave the album two o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibson Byrdland
The Byrdland is an electric guitar made by Gibson. Its name derives from the names of guitarists Billy Byrd and Hank Garland for whom Gibson originally custom-built the guitar. Thinline series The Byrdland is the first of Gibson's Thinline series. Many guitarists did not desire the bulk of a traditional archtop guitar such as Gibson's L-5, one of Gibson's top models. The Byrdland, with its overall depth of , is thinner than the L-5's depth. Gibson's president, Ted McCarty, sought opinions and ideas about new products. The suggestions from Byrd and Garland led to the development of the Byrdland. The Byrdland, first made in 1955, is essentially a custom-built, thinner, L-5CES (Cutaway-Electric-Spanish). Later, the two specified a shorter scale and narrower-than-standard neck. Guitarists who had an opportunity to play Gibson samples liked the Byrdland's short scale neck (), which facilitated intricate single-note patterns and unusual stretched chord voicings. The Byrdland t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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