2004 live album by Miles Davis
Birdland 1951 is a live album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released on January 27, 2004, by Blue Note Records and recorded from February 17, 1951, through September 29, 1951, in Birdland, from radio broadcasts. Three different broadcasts were chosen: two comprising six cuts in total were from June and September and have been issued in various forms on bootlegs over the decades. Four cuts were taken from a broadcast on February 17, which have never been available in any form.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Miles Davis, except as noted
| Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded |
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| 1. | "Move" | Denzil Best | June 2, 1951 (1951-06-02) | 6:13 |
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| 2. | "Half Nelson" | | June 2, 1951 (1951-06-02) | 7:34 |
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| 3. | "Down" | | June 2, 1951 (1951-06-02) | 7:14 |
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| 4. | "Out of the Blue" | | February 17, 1951 (1951-02-17) | 5:54 |
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| 5. | "Half Nelson" | | February 17, 1951 (1951-02-17) | 7:42 |
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| 6. | "Tempus Fugue-it" | Bud Powell | February 17, 1951 (1951-02-17) | 6:44 |
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| 7. | "Move" | Best | February 17, 1951 (1951-02-17) | 5:44 |
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| 8. | "Move" | Best | September 29, 1951 (1951-09-29) | 6:22 |
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| 9. | "The Squirrel" | Tadd Dameron | September 29, 1951 (1951-09-29) | 8:38 |
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| 10. | "Lady Bird" | Dameron | September 29, 1951 (1951-09-29) | 5:30 |
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