The second tune shifts the feel from straight-ahead swing to a Latin groove at 138 BPM, showcasing a different side of Parker's compositional range. The solo order is notable — bassist Chmielinski leads off with two choruses, an unusual choice that gives the rhythm section early prominence. Lefkowitz-Brown follows with three choruses on tenor saxophone over the Latin feel, before Feifke's two-chorus piano solo transitions the rhythm into swing, a common practice on this tune that mirrors the feel changes in Parker's 1951 original recording. Parker first recorded My Little Suede Shoes for the Verve label, and its catchy, accessible melody made it one of his more popular compositions outside the jazz world. Positioned between two uptempo swingers — Confirmation before and the blazing Segment after — this performance provides a welcome change of pace and rhythmic vocabulary within the program.
