Title: Birdland (song)
Content: Joe Zawinul – Yamaha grand piano, ARP 2600 and Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, melodica, vocals ; Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophones ; Jaco Pastorius – fretless bass, mandocello, vocals ; Manolo Badrena – tambourine ; Alex Acuña – drums 
Title: Birdland (song)
Content:  "Birdland" is a jazz/pop piece written by Joe Zawinul of the band Weather Report as a tribute to the Birdland nightclub in New York City, which appeared on the band's 1977 album Heavy Weather. The Manhattan Transfer won a Grammy Award with their 1979 version of the song, which had lyrics by Jon Hendricks. Quincy Jones won two Grammy Awards for the version of the piece he included on his 1989 album Back on the Block. The leading Cuban band Los Van Van included an extended interpolation of the piece in their song Tin Pop/Birdland.
Title: Birdland (band)
Content:  Birdland were an English rock band, active between 1988 and 1993.
Title: Birdland (Birdland album)
Content:  Birdland is the debut album by English Indie rock band Birdland, released on Lazy Records in 1991.
Title: Birdland (The Yardbirds album)
Content:  Birdland is a studio album by the reconstituted English rock group the Yardbirds, which was released in 2003. Original drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja reformed the group in 1994 and for the album, the Yardbirds lineup included lead singer and bassist John Idan, lead guitarist Gypie Mayo, and harmonica player Alan Glen. The album features contributions by several guests, including Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Slash, Brian May, and original group guitarist Jeff Beck. The album contains seven new originals, composed mainly by McCarty or Dreja, and eight remakes of classic Yardbirds songs from the 1960s. The song "An Original Man (A Song for Keith)" was dedicated to Keith Relf, original Yardbirds singer who died in 1976. Birdland reached number 25 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart in the US and number 67 in Germany.
Title: Lullaby of Birdland
Content:  "Lullaby of Birdland" is a jazz standard and popular song composed by George Shearing with lyrics by George David Weiss (under the pseudonym "B. Y. Forster").
Title: Birdland (New York jazz club)
Content:  Martino ; Marian McPartland ; Robin Meade ; Pat Moran McCoy ; Carmen McRae ; Modern Jazz Quartet ; Thelonious Monk ; Gerry Mulligan ; Anita O'Day ; Chico O'Farrill ; Charlie Parker ; Oscar Peterson ; Oscar Pettiford ; Lloyd Price ; Machito ; Tito Puente ; Tito Rodríguez ; Bud Powell ; Buddy Rich ; Mongo Santamaria ; George Shearing ; Bobby Short ; Horace Silver ; Nina Simone ; Johnny Smith ; Billy Taylor ; Clark Terry ; Mel Torme ; Lennie Tristano ; McCoy Tyner ; Sarah Vaughan ; Dinah Washington ; Joe Williams ; Tony Williams ; Lester Young ; Joe Zawinul 
Title: Birdland 1951
Content:  Birdland 1951 is a live album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released on January 27, 2004, by Blue Note Records and recorded from February 17, 1951, through September 29, 1951, in Birdland, from radio broadcasts. Three different broadcasts were chosen: two comprising six cuts in total were from June and September and have been issued in various forms on bootlegs over the decades. Four cuts were taken from a broadcast on February 17, which have never been available in any form.
Title: Birdland (band)
Content:  Birdland were formed in 1988 in Birmingham, England by the brothers Robert (vocals) and Lee Vincent (guitar), who had previously released records and toured in the glam rock band Zodiac Motel (1984–1988). The other band members were Simon Rogers (bass), and Neil Hughes (drums). Birdland's debut single "Hollow Heart", was released on Lazy Records. It reached No. 1 in the UK Indie Chart. The band generated a lot of attention in the British music press. The band released four further singles; "Paradise", "Sleep with Me", "Everybody Needs Somebody", "Rock n Roll Nigger", all of which were No. 1 UK independent singles. "Sleep With Me" also reached the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart (with the video being shown on Top of the Pops). It was two years after the first single that the band finally released their eponymously titled debut album in 1991. After the album's release, problems with management and inner band disagreement forced the band to split up. They briefly reunited in 2011 and streamed a new demo.
Title: Birdland 1951
Content: Miles Davis &ndash; trumpet J.J. Johnson &ndash; trombone ; Sonny Rollins &ndash; tenor saxophone ; Kenny Drew &ndash; piano ; Tommy Potter &ndash; double bass ; Art Blakey &ndash; drums J.J. Johnson &ndash; trombone ; Sonny Rollins &ndash; tenor saxophone ; Kenny Drew &ndash; piano ; Tommy Potter &ndash; double bass ; Art Blakey &ndash; drums Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis &ndash; tenor saxophone ; Big Nick Nicholas &ndash; tenor saxophone ; Billy Taylor &ndash; piano ; Charles Mingus &ndash; double bass ; Art Blakey &ndash; drums June 2, tracks 1-3 February 17, tracks 4-7 September 29, tracks 8-10

Question: Who was the composer of Birdland?
Answer: Joe Zawinul.
Josef Erich Zawinul.