THE GROOVE YARD 117 – LULLABY OF BIRDLAND

George Klein presents an hour of 1950s & ‘60s recordings by  the Jazz Messengers and the Gil Evans Orchestra, plus musicians who passed in 1990: Art Blakey, Sarah Vaughan, and  Dexter Gordon.    

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The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

LULLABY OF BIRDLAND

THE GROOVE YARD 117

George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, December 30, 1990 [21182]

Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers: Stanley’s Stiff Chickens

Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers: My Heart Stood Still

Sarah Vaughan: Lullaby of Birdland

Sarah Vaughan: You’re Not the Kind

Sarah Vaughan: It’s Crazy

Dexter Gordon: Number 4

Dexter Gordon: I was Doing Alright

Gil Evans Orchestra: Davenport Blues

Gil Evans Orchestra: St Louis Blues

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by George Klein for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced & recorded by George Klein in Ypsilanti MI

Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 1990, 2021 George Klein. Used with permission.