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"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 ]
My Name Is Joe contained three singles—"I Wanna Know", "Treat Her Like a Lady", and "Stutter"—the first and last of which appeared within the top five of the US Billboard Hot 100. The album has been certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), certified platinum by Music Canada , and certified silver by ...
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
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 ...
Much of Guy's early personal life is obscured, but it is known he began his professional music career performing in New York City, and joined Fats Waller's backup band in the late 1930s. Following that, in 1938, Guy succeeded Dizzy Gillespie in Teddy Hill 's orchestra, and patterned a playing style that followed his musical role model, Roy ...
A Swingin' Night at Birdland is a 1962 live album by the American jazz singer Joe Williams recorded at the Birdland jazz club in New York City. [ 2 ] Scott Yanow , reviewing the album for Allmusic , praises the "strong quintet" accompanying Williams and his "well-rounded and thoroughly enjoyable set".
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.
Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page [1] (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) [2] was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader.He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist.