▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Two ▁tracks ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁pressing , ▁" Pass port " ▁and ▁" Vis a ", ▁were ▁recorded ▁by ▁Parker , ▁without ▁G illes pie ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁personnel ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁tracks , ▁in ▁March ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁originally ▁issued ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁in ▁ 1 0 " ▁format ▁as ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁ 7 8 ▁r pm ▁singles ▁on ▁the ▁Ver ve ▁subs idi ary ▁label ▁Cle f ▁Records . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁produced ▁by ▁Norman ▁Gran z , ▁known ▁for ▁large ▁ens emb les ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁album ▁contains ▁compos itions ▁performed ▁with ▁the ▁standard ▁be b op ▁instrument ation ▁of ▁sa x oph one , ▁tr ump et , ▁piano , ▁bass , ▁and ▁drums . ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁four - star ▁review ▁of ▁Bird ▁and ▁D iz , ▁a ▁Down ▁Beat ▁magazine ▁column ist ▁wrote ▁of ▁Gran z ' s ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁album ' s ▁sound , ▁stating ▁" Th ough ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁mention ▁of ▁b op ▁in ▁Norman ▁Gran z ' [ s ] ▁notes , ▁we ▁o we ▁him ▁a ▁sal vo ▁for ▁rem inding ▁us ▁through ▁this ▁LP ▁that ▁this ▁music ▁is ▁still ▁very ▁much ▁alive ." ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁final ▁collabor ative ▁studio ▁recording ▁by ▁Parker ▁and ▁G illes pie , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁re iss ued ▁several ▁times ▁by ▁Ver ve