Bye Bye Blackbird
Every version of “Bye Bye Blackbird” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 9 recordings, 1955 to 2015, by 7 leaders, including Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, Miles Davis, Benny Golson. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include Bye Bye Blackbird. The number is reviewed records.
Every reviewed version
By the year of the record’s first session. Red is the site’s rating of the whole record, out of five.
- 1955‘Round About MidnightMiles Davis★★★★★
- 1961In Person Friday & Saturday Nights at the BlackhawkMiles Davis★★★★☆
- 1961Les McCann SingsLes McCann★★★☆☆
- 1962Boss Tenors in Orbit!Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt★★★★☆
- 1968My Favorite InstrumentOscar Peterson★★★★★
- 1973God Bless Jug and SonnyGene Ammons & Sonny Stitt★★★★☆
- 1992I Remember MilesBenny Golson★★★★☆
- 2006Dear Miles,Ron Carter★★★☆☆
- 2015ChemistryHouston Person & Ron Carter★★★★☆
This page is built from the track listings of the records reviewed here, so it lists only versions on those records, not every recording of the tune. The site does not record composers, so it gathers tracks by title and says nothing about who wrote the tune. Tracks printed as “Bye, Bye Blackbird” are counted here too. The year is the first session of the whole record, which on an album cut over several dates may not be the date of this track. It updates automatically when a new review goes up.