Birdland

~ Recording by The Manhattan Transfer

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Birdland6:00The Manhattan TransferExtensions (Monarch pressing)The Manhattan TransferAlbum
  • US1979-10-31
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)SD 19258
1.1Birdland6:02The Manhattan TransferExtensions (Specialty pressing)The Manhattan TransferAlbum
  • US1979-10-31
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)SD 19258
1.1Birdland6:00The Manhattan TransferExtensionsThe Manhattan TransferAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)ATL 50 674
1.7Birdland6:01The Manhattan TransferThe Best of The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
1.7Birdland6:01The Manhattan TransferThe Best of The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)81582-2
1.7Birdland6:01The Manhattan TransferThe Best of The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)19319-2
1.7Birdland6:00The Manhattan TransferThe Best of The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)ATL K 50 856
1.7Birdland6:00The Manhattan TransferThe Best of The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)ATL K 50 856
1.7Birdland6:00The Manhattan TransferThe Best of The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)ATL K 50 856
1.10Birdland5:59The Manhattan TransferStereoplay Highlights CD 17Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
stereoplayCD 697017
1.1Birdland6:03The Manhattan TransferExtensionsThe Manhattan TransferAlbum
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7567-81565-2
1.7Birdland6:01The Manhattan TransferThe Best of The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1990-10-20
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7567-81582-2
2.19Birdland6:02The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan Transfer Anthology: Down in BirdlandThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71053
1.1Birdland6:02The Manhattan TransferExtensionsThe Manhattan TransferAlbum
  • US1993-05-11
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDCD 578
1.10Birdland6:02The Manhattan TransferAtlantic Jazz: Best of the '70sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.13Birdland6:03The Manhattan TransferThe Very Best of The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)8122-71560-2
1.13Birdland6:03The Manhattan TransferThe Very Best of The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71560
1.7Birdland5:59The Manhattan TransferThe Best of The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
  • AU1995-11-06
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)9548338732
1.10Birdland6:01The Manhattan TransferBoy From New York City and Other HitsThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)8122-72884-2
1.10Birdland6:01The Manhattan TransferBoy From New York City and Other HitsThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)R2 72884
1.16Birdland6:03The Manhattan TransferCBC's After Hours, Volume 4: Jazz Vocalists of the CenturyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.15Birdland6:02The Manhattan TransferThe Definitive Pop CollectionThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 74111
2.19Birdland6:02The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan Transfer Anthology: Down in BirdlandThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Jazz Heritage5286257
6.7Birdland6:03The Manhattan TransferAtlantic Records: The Time CapsuleVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-11-17
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)
2.1Birdland6:02The Manhattan TransferChanson d’Amour: The Very Best ofThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-03-21
Demon Music GroupMCDLX514
1.11Birdland5:59The Manhattan TransferLe coffret idéal - Jazz CoolVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)
1.1Birdland6:00The Manhattan TransferExtensionsThe Manhattan TransferAlbum
  • JP2012-05-23
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)WPCR-14462
1.1Birdland6:02The Manhattan TransferExtensionsThe Manhattan TransferAlbumAtlantic (Warner Music imprint)19258-2
1.7Birdland6:01The Manhattan TransferThe Best of the Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + CompilationAtlantic (Warner Music imprint)19319-2, 250 841
1.7Birdland6:01The Manhattan TransferThe Best of The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7567-81582-2, CA 835
1.7Birdland6:01The Manhattan TransferThe Best of The Manhattan Transfer (club edition)The Manhattan TransferAlbum + CompilationBMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)D 130125
1.13Birdland6:03The Manhattan TransferThe Very Best of The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recording engineer:Joe Bogan
Jay Graydon
Bill Thomas (engineer)
producer and mixer:Jay Graydon
alto saxophone:Richie Cole
drums (drum set):Ralph Humphrey (American drummer and teacher)
Jeff Porcaro
piano:Michael Omartian
synthesizer:Michael Boddicker
percussion [rhythm] arranger:Michael Omartian
vocals arranger:Janis Siegel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:Downbreaker Studio in San Fernando, California, United States
mixed at:Garden Rake Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:Birdland (vocal)

Birdland (vocal)

lyricist:Jon Hendricks
composer:Joe Zawinul (jazz and fusion keyboard player)
publisher:Hendricks Music Inc.
Mulatto Music
Songs of Universal, Inc.
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
大洋音楽
version of:Birdland (instrumental)