 Irving's younger brother, Morris, took over Irving's role in the club, and from 1959 through the early 1960s, the club enjoyed great success as one of the few remaining jazz clubs in the area.Johnnie Garry, the production coordinator and historian for the Jazzmobile project, managed the club in the early 1960s.In June 1964, Birdland filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York Federal Court.