Vocalese lyrics were later written and recorded by King Pleasure and Eddie Jefferson.
[1] The other musicians for the Savoy Records session were pianist John Lewis, bassist Curley Russell, and drummer Max Roach.
[5] Parker "varies the phrasing and motivic relatedness of the opening melodic idea in each take".
[13] Jefferson's version was retitled as "Bless My Soul" and recorded in 1962 for his album Letter from Home.
[14] Jazz writer and musician Brian Priestley categorised the piece as a "slow blues masterpiece".