Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland, Vol. 2

Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland, Vol. 2Limited vinyl LP repressing of this classic jazz release. This album is a Blue Note essential and is part of the Blue Note 75 anniversary LP reissue campaign. A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 is a 1954 release by jazz drummer Art Blakey, and a quintet which featured Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Horace Silver and Curly Russell. It was first released by Blue Note Records as a 10" LP. Two years later, the three 10" LPs in the set were reissued as two 12"

In the early 90's it was given mainstream attention when Nirvana covered 2 tracks off the record & Cobain announced it was one of the primary influences on his group

" as well as then-unreleased songs like "Dolly Dagger" and "Freedom" that showcased the new direction Hendrix was moving toward

In August 2001 the RIAA certified the album as platinum

God Laughs was created as a reminder that

it was in California that it had ignited and sprawled

and the other with pianist George Shearing

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Fusing blues

while honoring the sound world of the original

Om reunites one of the most powerful rhythm sections in rock music: Al Cisneros [bass

and survival rule the day

"The band made strong political statements that comes through loud and clear on this re-mastered version of Gong's debut album