 Parker appeared in Gillespie-led sessions dated February 28 ("Groovin' High, All the Things You Are, Dizzy Atmosphere") and May 11, 1945 ("Salt Peanuts, Shaw 'Nuff, Lover Man, Hothouse") for the Guild label.Parker and Gillespie were sidemen with Sarah Vaughan on May 25, 1945, for the Continental label ("What More Can a Woman Do, I'd Rather Have a Memory Than a Dream, Mean to Me").Parker and Gillespie appeared in a session under vibraphonist Red Norvo dated June 6, 1945, later released under the Dial label ("Hallelujah, Get Happy, Slam Slam Blues, Congo Blues").