Royal Roost (2)

The Royal Roost was a jazz club located at 1580 Broadway in New York City. Ralph Watkins originally opened up as a chicken restaurant, but by 1948 the club began to showcase the likes of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and a who's who of the New York jazz scene. In 1949 a records label, Roost Records, was founded by Arthur Faden, Bill Faden, Monty Kay and Ralph Watkins which recorded many of the musicians who performed at the club. By the early 1950s the jazz component of the Roost was moved to Watkins's new club, Bop City.