Groovey Records Vinyl Pick Birdland All Stars Live

Birdland All Stars at Carnigie Hall-Roulette RE 127
25 September 1954

Featuring Sarah Vaughn, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Count Basie and his Orchestra, sidemen include Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Gus Johnson, Benny Powell, Joe Newman, Frank Weiss, (John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clark MJQ), Dan Terry, Clark Drinkard, Jimmy Jones, Joe Benjiman, and Roy Haynes

Count Basie and his sideman break it down supporting Bird and Billie, Sasie and the Prez, letting their own combos come to the front and slide right back featuring all the soloists along the way. Live sound Live Music Historic Moment Never to be Repeated only Imitated

side one

Lullaby of Birdland-Count Basie
You for Me-C.B. & Frank Foster
Blues Backstage-C.B.& Joe Newman
Perdido-C.B.& Frank Weiss
The Song is You-Charlie Parker
My Funny Valentine-Charlie Parker
Cool Blues- Charlie Parker

Side 2
The Teenager-Dan Terry
Two Franks- C.B., Frank Foster&Frank Weiss
All of Me-Billie Holiday
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do-Lady Day
Lover Come Back To Me-Lady Day
My Man-Billie Holiday
Them There Eyes-Lady Day
Lover Man-Billie Holiday

Side 3
Sure Thing-C.B.
Pennies From Heaven- Lester Young & C.B.
Jumpin at the Woodside-Lester Young
Perdido-Sarah Vaughn and C.B.
Polka Dots and Moonbeams-Sassy and C.B.
Medley
I ain't Mad- Sassy
Summertime-Sassy

Side 4
Saturday-Sarah Vaughn
Time-S.V.
That Old Devil Moon-S.V.
Tenderly-S.V.
Don't Blame Me-Sarah Vaughn
Finale

A Live presentation of the Highest quality and caliber with the warts and misques and genius all left in.