Live at Birdland (John Coltrane album)
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Live at Birdland (stylized on the cover as Coltrane live at Birdland) is an album by the jazz saxophonist John Coltrane that features both live and in-studio components. It was released on January 9, 1964 through Impulse! Records.[1][2][3] Like the earlier album Impressions, and despite the album's title, only three of its tracks were actually recorded live at the Birdland club; the remainder are studio recordings. Among them is "Alabama", a tribute to four black children killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, a terrorist attack in Birmingham, Alabama perpetrated by white supremacists.
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Released | January 9, 1964 (1964-01-09)[1][2] | |||
Recorded | October 8, 1963 (#1-3) March 6, 1963 (#6, CD only) November 18, 1963 (#4-5) | |||
Venue | Birdland, New York City (#1-3) | |||
Studio | Van Gelder (Englewood Cliffs) (#4-5) | |||
Genre | Jazz, post-bop | |||
Length | 38:54 original LP 43:35 CD reissue | |||
Label | Impulse! A-50 | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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The album's original pressing accidentally included a false start–– this was corrected in later copies, but restored in CD editions. The album also features a live recording of "I Want to Talk About You", a song Coltrane had recorded on his 1958 album Soultrane, this time with an extended cadenza.
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AllMusic | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
Record Mirror | [6] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [7] |