Live at Birdland is an album by the jazz musician John Coltrane, released in January 1964 by Impulse! Records. Despite its title, only the first three tracks were recorded live at the Birdland club in New York City while the rest are studio tracks. Among them is “Alabama”, a tribute to four young girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, a terrorist attack at a Birmingham, Alabama church by white supremacists. 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 for his 1958 album Soultrane, this time with an extended cadenza…read more.
Album Data
Released: January 1964
Recorded: October 8th, 1963 at Birdland (tracks 1 – 3)
Recorded: March 6th, 1963 & November 18th, 1963 (at Van Gelder Studios (tracks 4, 5, 6)
Record Label: Impulse! Records
Producer: Bob Thiele
Original LP Album Length: 38 min / 59 sec
CD Reissue Album Length: 43 min / 35 sec
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