Released: 15/11/19
A two-volume live album recorded on 14th September 1960 at Birdland, New York City. An all-time hard-bop classic. Featuring Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Bobby Timmons (piano) and Jymie Merritt (bass). Showcases great originals by ex-Messenger Hank Mobley (The Opener, Night Watch, High Modes), Morgan (What Know) and Shorter (The Summit), plus Miles Davis’s famous The Theme. Also features a cameo from much-sampled Birdland emcee Pee Wee Marquette. Liner notes by esteemed jazz writer Leonard Feather.