Joe Alterman's Packed Early Bird Special at Birdland
      by Myra Chanin   Manhattan's Birdland, the Mother of All Jazz Clubs, has come up with a great way of getting paying customers' butts into showroom seats at 6 pm a few evenings a week. Don't expect Ron Carter, Sonny Rollins or Herbie Hancock. Instead, the Birdland Early Bird (Music) Specials allow gifted […]