A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 is a 1954 release by jazz drummer Art Blakey. It was first released by Blue Note Records as BLP 5038 (10") and two years later as BLP 1521 (12") incorporating material from the third 10" release. The band is notable for the brief inclusion of Clifford Brown as a Messenger.
It has been reissued several times on CD since 1987 by Blue Note with two previously issued additional tracks recorded this night.
The recording was produced by Alfred Lion and recorded by Rudy Van Gelder.
Track listing
01 "Wee Dot" (Johnson, Parker) – 7:19 02 "If I Had You" (Campbell, Connelly, Shapiro) – 3:31 03 "Quicksilver [alternate master]" (Silver) – 8:46 04 "Now's the Time" (Parker) – 9:02 05 "Confirmation" (Parker) – 9:12 06 "The Way You Look Tonight" (Fields, Jerome Kern) – 9:59 07 "Lou's Blues" (Donaldson) – 3:58
Tracks 6 & 7 are bonus tracks included on the 2001 CD reissue but were originally on A Night at Birdland Vol. 3: Personnel
Art Blakey Quintet:
Art Blakey — drums Clifford Brown — trumpet Lou Donaldson — saxophone (alto) Curly Russell — bass Horace Silver — piano