1991 studio album by Tommy Flanagan
Beyond the Blue Bird Released 1991 Recorded April 29–30, 1990 Studio Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands Genre Jazz Label Timeless SJP 350
Beyond the Blue Bird is an album by jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan , with guitarist Kenny Burrell , bassist George Mraz , and drummer Lewis Nash .
Flanagan's first musical residence, in 1949, was at the Blue Bird Inn in Detroit.[ 3] As a teenager, he also played with guitarist Kenny Burrell .[ 3] After two years of military service, Flanagan again became house pianist at the Blue Bird, and again worked with Burrell.[ 6]
Recording and music [ edit ] The album was recorded on April 29 and 30, 1990, at Studio 44, in Monster, the Netherlands.[ 7]
The AllMusic reviewer concluded that the album is "a perfect introduction to this tasteful, swinging and creative (within the bop mainstream) pianist."[ 1]
"Bluebird" "Yesterdays" "50-21" "Blues in My Heart" "Barbados" "Beyond the Bluebird" "Nascimento" "The Con Man" "Something Borrowed Something Blue" "Bluebird After Dark" ^ a b Yanow, Scott "Tommy Flanagan – Beyond the Blue Bird" . AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2017. ^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin . p. 379. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4 . ^ a b WKCR broadcast (November 20, 1994) Transcribed at Panken, Ted (March 16, 2013) "For Tommy Flanagan's 83rd Birthday Anniversary, a 1994 Interview on WKCR" . Transcript of WKCR radio interview. Retrieved August 6, 2013. ^ Thurber, John (November 18, 2001) "T. Flanagan, 71; Jazz Pianist, Accompanist" . Los Angeles Times . ^ Fitzgerald, Michael (October 2, 2011) "Tommy Flanagan Leader Entry" . jazzdiscography.com. Bibliography
Bjorn, Lars (2001). Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920–60 . University of Michigan Press.
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
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