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Rich was born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish parents Bess Skolnik and Robert Rich, both American vaudevillians. [5]: 6 At 18 months old, he became part of his parents' vaudeville act, dressed in a sailor suit playing an arrangement of "The Stars and Stripes Forever" behind a large bass and snare drum - an act which concluded with him emerging from behind the drums tap-dancing ...
"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 . [ 1 ]
Charles Frank Mangione (/ m æ n ˈ dʒ oʊ n i / man-JOH-nee; [1] born November 29, 1940) [2] is an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer.. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap.
In 1956, he joined the Birdland Dream Band, a 14-piece big band formed by Morris Levy as an "all-star" line-up, [2] to play at Levy's Birdland jazz club in New York City. Although the name "Birdland Dream Band" was short-lived and is represented by only two albums over the course of a year, this band became the core of Ferguson's performing ...
Carnival is the 11th album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson on Columbia Records. [1] This is yet another attempt to replicate the success of Conquistador.Another big theme song ("Battlestar Galactica"), a couple of originals, a blast from the past ("Stella by Starlight"), and a cover of "Birdland", which was well received.
After Blue Note discontinued their 10" series, A Night at Birdland was recompiled on two 12" LPs and given new artwork.A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 (BLP 2037) was put on Side A of Volume 1 (BLP 1521) backed with two tracks of the three tracks from A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2 (BLP 2038) ("Mayreh" and "A Night in Tunisia"), with Volume 2 (BLP 1522) comprising A Night at Birdland, Vol. 3 (BLP 2039 ...
Birdland, an erotic comic book by Gilbert Hernandez, published by Eros Comix; Birdland, 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
Mambo Birdland was recorded at Birdland. [9] Ray Vega played trumpet on the album. [ 10 ] Puente, whose previous album was also a live recording, enjoyed live albums as they allowed him to expand and improvise on songs he had played for decades.