Art Blakey Quintet: A Night at Birdland, Volume 1 / Volume 2

Date:Sunday, February 21, 1954
Label/Number:Blue Note 1521 / 1522
Personnel:Art Blakey (d) Horace Silver (p) Curly Russell (b) Lou Donaldson (as) Clifford Brown (tp) Pee Wee Marquette (m.c.)
Tracks:[Set 1]: Pee Wee Marquette’s Intro / Wee-Dot / Now’s The Time / Quicksilver [Set 2]: Confirmation / Once In A While / Mayreh [Set 3]: Our Delight / If I Had You / Split Kick / Lou’s Blues [Set 4]: Wee Dot / A Night In Tunisia / Quicksilver / Confirmation [Set 5]: Blues (Improvisation) / The Way You Look Tonight / Wee Dot / Quicksilver / Lullaby Of Birdland (Finale)
Location:Birdland Club, NYC
Producer:Alfred Lion
Liner Notes:Leonard Feather
Research Comments:Rudy’s first remote recording for Blue Note. At the conclusion of “Wee-Dot” (on Volume 2) Art Blakey is heard to say, “Wow! First time I enjoyed a record session!”
Status Notes:
Sources:RVG CDJ LOC RU2

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