The legendary NYC jazz club Birdland was hallowed ground for drummer Art Blakey, who recorded three live albums for Blue Note at the venue between 1954 and 1960: A Night at Birdland, At the Jazz Corner of the World, and Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World. The latter featured one of Blakey's finest lineups, The Jazz Messengers, with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass. The atmosphere was high, from the iconic introduction by MC Pee Wee Marquette to the two sections of thrilling hard bop.