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Season 6, Episode 3- Bird, Barry and Miles: The Blue Bird Inn during the 1950s
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The Blue Bird Inn was a cathedral of musical wonder in 1950s-era Detroit. This now-defunct west side club featured bebop jazz, featuring musicians such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Barry Harris, Thad Jones, and a longer list of jazz masters. The place was pretty much abandoned a few decades ago, but a local preservation group is taking up its cause, with some help from City Hall. We tell the story of a jazz club, including from the point of view of an archeologist who conducted a dig, yielding curious results.
Songs: Wardell Gray- Blue Gray
Charles McPherson- Nostalgia
Charlie Parker- Blue Bird
Miles Davis- Rocker
Wardell Gray- A Sinner Kissed an Angel
Wardell Gray- Twisted
61 episodes
Manage episode 416660260 series 2489430
The Blue Bird Inn was a cathedral of musical wonder in 1950s-era Detroit. This now-defunct west side club featured bebop jazz, featuring musicians such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Barry Harris, Thad Jones, and a longer list of jazz masters. The place was pretty much abandoned a few decades ago, but a local preservation group is taking up its cause, with some help from City Hall. We tell the story of a jazz club, including from the point of view of an archeologist who conducted a dig, yielding curious results.
Songs: Wardell Gray- Blue Gray
Charles McPherson- Nostalgia
Charlie Parker- Blue Bird
Miles Davis- Rocker
Wardell Gray- A Sinner Kissed an Angel
Wardell Gray- Twisted
61 episodes
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