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"Birdland" is a jazz-fusion instrumental composition written by keyboardist Joe Zawinul of Weather Report. The song made its debut on Weather Report's 1977 studio album, Heavy Weather. With Birdland at the helm of the album, the song gained a tremendous amount of media success, receiving a number of awards, as well as ranking high on various Billboard charts. It soon became known as a jazz standard, and entered the set lists of other artists including Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson's big band, The Manhattan Transfer, Quincy Jones, and The String Cheese Incident.

[NO]Birdland er en instrumental jazz-fusion låt skrevet av Joe Zawinul i gruppen Weather Report. Den kom ut på albumet Heavy Weather i 1977. Den ble straks en meget populær låt og etterhvert en av jazz standardene. Låten er også innspilt av mange andre artister som Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson big band, The Manhattan Transfer, Quincy Jones, og The String Cheese Incident.

Aufnahme / Recording:Birdland - New Music for Flexible Instrumentation 2013-2014
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'Birdland' is a jazz-fusion instrumental composition written by keyboardist Joe Zawinul of Weather Report. The song made its debut on Weather Report's 1977 studio album, Heavy Weather. With Birdland at the helm of the album, the song gained a tremendous amount of media success, receiving a number of awards, as well as ranking high on various Billboard charts. It soon became known as a jazz standard, and entered the set lists of other artists including Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson's big band, The Manhattan Transfer, Quincy Jones, and The String Cheese Incident.