Is the set of music recorded on New Year’s morning, 1949. Bird was on the bandstand at the Royal Roost and Boris Rose was at home with his radio and disc cutter. Kenny Dorham was now playing trumpet in Bird’s working quintet, having recently replaced Miles. Regulars Al Haig (piano) and Tommy Potter (bass) were on hand, but Max Roach was absent, replaced for the night by Joe Harris, Dizzy’s drummer.

Slow Boat to China, somewhat off the beaten track, was a favorite of Bird’s at the Roost