Royal Roost T-Shirt
A great, wearable tribute to that early bop jazz mecca, New York City’s Royal Roost nightclub. These are black, Fruit of the Loom 4.7 oz. SoftSpun crew T-shirts, available in medium, large or extra large. IMPORTANT: see the “Additional Information” tab below for available sizes and garment care instructions. To view product larger, simply click on the image at left, and a pop-up will open showing a zoomed image. Once that window is open, click on its upper lefthand corner to zoom in even larger.
Product Description
New York City’s Royal Roost, nicknamed the “Metropolitan Bopera House,” was in many ways the real center of modern jazz in the late 1940’s. Immediately after the end of World War II, the young bebop players co-existed with their older, swing-minded brethren at the cluster of nightclubs that had sprung up along 52nd Street near Broadway. Places like The Onyx began to feature the new music as early as 1944, when they booked Dizzy Gillespie’s first bop group with Don Byas and Oscar Pettiford. Once the music caught on after the war, the Three Deuces began to feature it quite a bit, and finally, in 1947, Ralph Watkins converted the Royal Roost fried chicken joint on Broadway into a reasonably swanky jazz club booking bop groups exclusively. Coincidental with the poultry theme, the Royal Roost’s biggest attraction were the frequent appearances of Charlie “Yardbird” Parker (pictured at left playing at the Roost). Although the Roost was named for its earlier incarnation as a chicken restaurant, the later Birdland, a few blocks north, was in fact named for Parker. “Symphony Sid” Torin, one of the first New York disc jockeys to play the new music, broadcast frequently from the Roost, and there is ample live evidence by Parker, Tadd Dameron, Gillespie and many others still available as recordings.
Additional Information
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| Imprint | Image is imprinted with a vivid, full-color heat transfer, using pigment-based inks and a professional, high-temperature heat press. The imprint will not tolerate hot water or a hot dryer, and is warranted only if the garment care instructions are followed. All artwork is copyright Conceptsmart, Inc. and may not be duplicated for any purpose without prior authorization by us. Item is intended for personal, consumer use only. This item has no affiliation with any current entities using the "Cotton Club" name, and has no connection to the film of the same name. |
| Garment care Instructions | Wash these items in cold water ONLY, and dry on the lowest (coolest) temperature setting. DO NOT IRON. The imprints will not tolerate hot water or a hot dryer, and are warranted only if these care instructions are followed. Minimal shrinkage will occur after drying, and almost none will occur from washing. These shirts are very size-stable. |
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