| A Night at Birdland, Vol. 3 | |
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| Live album by Art Blakey | |
| Released | June 21, 1984 (1984-06-21) |
| Recorded | February 21, 1954 |
| Studio | Birdland, New York City |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 29:37 |
| Label | Toshiba (Japan) |
A Night at Birdland, Vol. 3 is a 12" live album containing outtakes from A Night at Birdland, Vols. 1–3, released in 1984 by Toshiba Records in Japan.
Three of the four tracks on the Japanese 12" Vol. 3 had previously been released as part of a 2 LP Compilation entitled Live Messengers (BN-LA473-J2) in 1975.
All of the tracks from both Vol. 3's have subsequently been reissued on the CD versions of A Night at Birdland, Vols. 1 & 2.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Wee-Dot (alternate take)" | J.J. Johnson, Leo Parker | 6:53 |
| 2. | "Blues (Improvisation)" | Traditional | 8:37 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Way You Look Tonight" | 9:59 | |
| 2. | "Lou's Blues" (previously unreleased) | Lou Donaldson | 3:58 |
Personnel
- Art Blakey – drums
- Clifford Brown – trumpet
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Horace Silver – piano
- Curly Russell – bass
References
- MATSUBAYASHI, Kohji. "Blue Note Japan Releases: Toshiba Era Part 2 (1983-1988)". microgroove.jp. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- "Art Blakey Discography Project". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 at Discogs
- A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 at Discogs
| Clifford Brown | |
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| Years given are for the recording(s), years in square brackets refer to the listed 12" LP/CD release. | |
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| Co-led/with Max Roach |
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| Sideman with others |
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