Art Blakey, A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2 - 52m 2s

Tracks & Durations

1. Wee-Dot	7:16
2. If I Had You	3:30
3. Quicksilver	8:46
4. Now's The Time	9:00
5. Confirmation	9:10
6. The Way You Look Tonight	10:14
7. Lou's Blues	4:00

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Review

The second volume of recordings from this seminal hard-bop date (February 21, 1954) picks up where Volume 1 leaves off, and is no less thrilling. Trumpeter Clifford Brown positively smokes through "Wee-Dot" and a supercharged reworking of the standard "The Way You Look Tonight." Alto Lou Donaldson earns his "Sweet Papa Lou" moniker with a tender reading of "If I Had You," rippling off a flurry of notes without ever upsetting the gentle nature of the tune, and evidencing a strong Bird influence in the process. Speaking of Bird, the two closing tunes come from Parker's pen, most notably "Now's the Time," which here receives a superbly slowed-down and funked-up rendition. --Marc Greilsamer

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