Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
A Night At Birdland, Volume 2
| Recorded | Feb 21, 1954 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1522 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 176730 |
The record
The second Birdland set keeps the fire going, Donaldson and Silver sparring over Blakey's cymbals while the young Clifford Brown pours out chorus after chorus.
Session personnel
- Lou Donaldson — alto saxophone
- Curly Russell — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Horace Silver — piano
- Clifford Brown — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 66 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Blue Note · BLP 1522 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; flat edge |
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| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1522 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1522 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 1522 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1959 | Blue Note · BLP 1522 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 1522 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1965 | Blue Note · BLP 1522 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1978 | Blue Note · 1522 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2012 | Blue Note · DBLP-036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; flat edge |
| 1963 | Blue Note · 1522 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Mono |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1522 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 81522 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 81522 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Liberty |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1522 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
Lou Donaldson also plays on
Curly Russell also plays on
Art Blakey also plays on