ɪt ʃˈoʊd ðə bˈænd təbi plˈeɪɪŋ ɪn ɐ ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli stɹˈeɪt ɐhˈɛd bᵻbˈɑːp stˈaɪl kəmpˈɛɹd wɪð ðɛɹ lˈeɪɾɚ wˈɜːk, ˈɔːlsoʊ tɹˈeɪsɪŋ ðə kˈʌmɪŋ təɡˌɛðɚɹ ʌvðə dᵻfˈɪnɪtˌɪv sɛkstˈɛt.
It showed the band to be playing in a relatively straight ahead bebop style compared with their later work, also tracing the coming together of the definitive sextet.