A Night At Birdland

A Night At Birdland180g vinyl 2LP set in deluxe gatefold sleeve with iconic pictures by jazz photographer Francis Wolff. Includes both volumes of the classic album A Night At Birdland by Art Blakey featuring Clifford Brown. This group represents the germ of Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers and marked the path for the future. Brown, pianist Horace Silver, and alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson were somewhat established, but skyrocketed to stardom after this band switched

but the music here is unique

One of their most pioneering albums

11 Bijou 3:37

Marketing and advertising were warmly embraced – the album included paid-for adverts between tracks – and Sputnik resolutely insisted on their own brilliance

13 Guilty Of Being White

2 in the UK and Top 10 in seven countries around the world

It isn’t as high profile as similarly poised records from Brian Eno

the Natural Four and others

Marlena Shaw - Women Of The Ghetto (Album Version)

including a completely different recording of album nugget ‘The Way’

9 Horace Andy– Let Your Teardrops Fall 2:43

1-5 Truth Hits Everybody 2:56