Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland, Vol. 2

Release Date:08/28/2015;Notes:Limited vinyl LP repressing of this classic jazz release. This album is a Blue Note essential and is part of the Blue Note 75 anniversary LP reissue campaign. A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 is a 1954 release by jazz drummer Art Blakey, and a quintet which featured Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Horace Silver and Curly Russell. It was first released by Blue Note Records as a 10" LP. Two years later, the three 10" LPs in the set were reissued as two 12" LPs. Two of the three tracks from the original 10" Vol. 2 were included in the 12" Vol. 1. This LP incorporates all three tracks from the 10" A Night at Birdland Vol. 3 plus a previously unreleased alternate take of "Quicksilver.";Track List:1. Wee Dot;2. If I Had You;3. Quicksilver;4. Now's the Time;5. Confirmation