"Birdland" | |
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Single by Weather Report | |
from the album Heavy Weather | |
Released | April 19, 1977 |
Genre | Jazz fusion |
Length | 5:58 |
Label | Columbia, CBS, ARC |
Songwriter(s) | Joe Zawinul |
"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] Quincy Jones won two Grammy Awards for the version of the piece he included on his 1989 album Back on the Block.[2] The leading Cuban band Los Van Van included an extended interpolation of the piece in their song Tim Pop/Birdland.