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1	Oleo Written-By – Sonny Rollins	8:40
2	Starfire Written-By – Benny Golson	4:35
3	The Mark Of Jazz Written-By – Slide Hampton	6:30
4	Nightlife Written-By – Benny Golson	4:20
5	Stella By Starlight Written-By – Victor Young	5:45
6	Lonely Time Written-By – Marty Paich	4:24
7	Back In The Satellite Again Written-By – Willie Maiden	2:40
8	Three More Foxes Written-By – Willie Maiden	7:15
9	Sea Isle Stomp Written-By – Don Sebesky	7:56
10	Night Life (Alternate Take) Written-By – Benny Golson	4:48
11	The Mark Of Jazz (Alternate Take) Written-By – Slide Hampton	7:56
12	Blue Birdland (Theme) Written-By – Jimmy Giuffre	1:40

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – EMI Music Japan Inc
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Roulette Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Roulette Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – Birdland

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Jimmy Ford
• Baritone Saxophone – John Lanni
• Bass – Jimmy Rowser
• Drums – Frankie Dunlop
• Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
• Photography By [Cover] – Len Gittleman
• Piano – Joe Zawinul
• Producer – Teddy Reig
• Tenor Saxophone – Carmen Leggio, Willie Maiden
• Trombone – Don Sebesky, Slide Hampton
• Trumpet – Clyde Reasinger, Don Ellis, Jerry Tyree
• Trumpet, Valve Trombone – Maynard Ferguson

Notes

Recorded live June 17, 1959 at Birdland "The Jazz Corner of the World" - New York City

Tracks 8 to 12 originally issued in 1994 on "The Complete Roulette Recordings of the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988006 888630
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
R 52027	Maynard Ferguson	A Message From Birdland ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Roulette	R 52027	US	1959
SR 52027	Maynard Ferguson	A Message From Birdland ‎(LP, Album)	Roulette	SR 52027	US	1959
0946 3 97447 2 5	Maynard Ferguson	A Message From Birdland ‎(CD, Album, RM)	Roulette Jazz, EMI	0946 3 97447 2 5	Europe	2007
FSR-558, SR 52027	Maynard Ferguson	A Message From Birdland ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Roulette, Roulette	FSR-558, SR 52027	Spain	1987
SL-5100-RO	Maynard Ferguson	A Message From Birdland ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Roulette	SL-5100-RO	Japan	1974