''Live at Birdland'' is a collection of live recordings made in 1953 and 1956 at New York's
Birdland.
Track listing
# "
Oh, Lady Be Good!" (7:47)
# "
A Foggy Day" (8:10)
# "
In a Little Spanish Town "In a Little Spanish Town ('Twas on a Night Like This)" is a popular song published in 1926. The music was written by Mabel Wayne, and the lyrics by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young.
With Jack Fulton's vocals, the song was a 1927 hit for Paul Whiteman & ...
" 7:39
# "Lester Leaps In" (6:08))
# Theme: "
Lullaby of Birdland" (0:55)
# Announcement (0:07)
# "
Lester Leaps In" (6:07)
# Announcement 0:24
# "Polkadots and Moonbeams" (4:14)
# "Up ‘n Adam" (6:08)
# "
In a Little Spanish Town "In a Little Spanish Town ('Twas on a Night Like This)" is a popular song published in 1926. The music was written by Mabel Wayne, and the lyrics by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young.
With Jack Fulton's vocals, the song was a 1927 hit for Paul Whiteman & ...
" (3:20)
# Theme: "
Lullaby of Birdland" (0:47)
# Announcement (0:10)
# "
Three Little Words" (6:46)
# Lester and Announcer Speak (0:35)
# "
These Foolish Things" (4:23)
# Announcement (0:10)
# "Blues in G" (5:45)
# "
Tea for Two" (2:18)
Personnel
*
Lester Young:
tenor saxophone
*
Jesse Drakes:
trumpet
* Earl Knight:
piano
*
Aaron Bell:
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
* Lee Abrahams:
percussion
*
Count Basie Orchestra
Sources
Gridley, Mark C. Jazz Styles: History & Analysis. 9th N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2006. Print.
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2007 albums