1–3 are three separate but related 10" LPs by the Art Blakey Quintet recorded live at the Birdland jazz club on February 21, 1954, and released on Blue Note later that year, in July, October and November respectively.

The recording was produced by Alfred Lion and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder for Blue Note.

[citation needed] After Blue Note discontinued their 10" series, A Night at Birdland was recompiled on two 12" LPs and given new artwork.

The complete recordings weren't available commercially until 1984 when the remaining four tracks were released in Japan by Toshiba as A Night at Birdland, Vol.

"[5] Bob Blumenthal, renowned hard-bop writer, refers to this as a historical jazz milestone.