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Birdland, the Jazz Corner of the World An Illustrated Tribute, 1949–1965 Leo T. Sullivan ISBN: 978-0-7643-5586-8 $24.99 US | £22.99 GBP | $35.99 CAN HC • 128 pp. • 8 " x 8 " (203 x 203 mm) 151 color & b/w images Music / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass AVAILABLE: NOW Offers a history of this legendary jazz club and presents the greats who played its stage, in capsule biographies, vintage photos, and rare memorabilia. Birdland was a legendary nightclub in New York City and, from 1949 to 1965, was the scene for the greatest jazz music and musicians in the world. This illustrated book offers a history of this legendary jazz club and presents the greats who played its stage, in capsule biographies, vintage photos, and rare memorabilia. • Hailed as the greatest jazz club in the world, which showcased the best jazz musicians of the day • Named after legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie “Yardbird” Parker • Loaded with classic photographs, handbills, album covers, and memorabilia Named after legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie “Yardbird” Parker, the club showcased memorable double and triple bills lasting until dawn. Many classic live recordings were made at “the Jazz Corner of the World,” such as A Night at Birdland by the Art Blakey Quintet, Basie at Birdland , and Coltrane, Live at Birdland . Birdland established itself as the one place that every jazz musician had to play. Greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Art Tatum, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Clifford Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Oscar Peterson, and Sonny Rollins, to name only a few, graced its stage. 9 780764 355868 5 2 4 9 9 ISBN: 978-0-7643-5586-8 US $24.99 Leo T. Sullivan has been working professionally for over 40 years as a saxophonist, flutist, composer, and webmaster and has played on many CDs with various artists, having also recorded numerous soundtracks for major television shows. Leo has played with the Manhattan Transfer, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney, the Temptations, Toni Tennile, Charo, Don Rickles, Carl Fontana, Bob Newhart, and the Osmond Brothers, just to name a few. In recent years, Leo has been involved in developing over 65 jazz websites. They can be viewed at www.jazzwebsites.org . He lives in Ontario, Canada. 18 FEATURED TITLES: SCHIFFER MUSIC