A Night at Birdland

A Night at Birdland
Volume 1 (LP)
Live album by
ReleasedAugust 1956 (Volume 1)
December 1956 (Volume 2)[1]
RecordedFebruary 21, 1954
VenueBirdland, NYC
GenreJazz
Length37:37 (Vol. 1)
32:31 (Vol. 2)
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1521 (Vol. 1)
BLP 1522 (Vol. 2)
ProducerAlfred Lion
Art Blakey chronology
Blakey
(1954)
A Night at Birdland
(1956)
Drum Suite
(1957)
A Night at Birdland
Volume 2 (LP)
A Night at Birdland
A Night at Birdland (CD)
Volume 2 (CD)

A Night at Birdland, Vols. 1 & 2 are a pair of separate but related live albums by the Art Blakey Quintet. They were recorded at the Birdland jazz club on February 21, 1954 and released on Blue Note in 1956. The performance was originally spread out over three 10" LPs as A Night at Birdland Vols. 1–3 (1954).[2]