It was at Birdland, the most famous jazz nightclub in New York City.

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His last public appearance was on March fifth,nineteen fifty-five, at Birdland.

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Birdland had opened in nineteen forty-nine.

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"I checked into the Alvin Hotel, across from Birdland, where Prez died, " he says.

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In 2011, she sang "Defying Gravity" in all three languages at the legendary Birdland Jazz Club with Schwartz on piano.

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Birdland was just north of 52nd Street, at 1678 Broadway, and had opened in 1949, soon assuming a position as one of the premier bebop locations.

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