Cannonball Adderley plays alto sax on the song "Yardbird Suite". "Yardbird Suite" is a bebop standard composed by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker in 1946. He adds that Topham identified it as a nickname for jazz saxophonist Charlie "Yardbird" Parker. Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty was the only Yardbird to catch Holmes' performance. It was dedicated to Billy Shaw by the Yardbird. The first incarnation of the Yardbird Suite opened on 23 March 1957 on Whyte Avenue. The "Yardbird" finished in the top 3 in the competition. The city of Edmonton named the park outside the Yardbird Suite jazz club after Miller. An upgraded version using the improved "Yardbird" model of the Recruit was proposed. The Doepke Yardbird was a 1950s hand-cranked, rideable toy train. Yardbird is a word that has had several informal meanings. Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird" early in his career on the road with Jay McShann. This line-up recorded two albums, produced by another former Yardbird, Paul Samwell-Smith.