This is a Barry Harris original from his 1962 solo piano album “Listen to Barry Harris – Solo Piano”. I highly recommend this album for study. The tune is similar to Rhythm in F, but with a different bridge. It’s also similar to Parisian Thoroughfare. This is great classic Barry Harris vocabulary, and I’m using it as a practice exercise.
All The Things You Are – Lennie Tristano
This is from Tristano’s 1955 quartet album for Atlantic. It seemed like a good choice to learn about Lennie’s vocabulary. My favorite single device is the (almost) Hit the Road Jack turnaround at the end of the first B secion (bars 23-24)
All The Things You Are – Tristano
I Could Write a Book – Red Garland
This is from Miles Davis’ album Relaxin’. Good solid snapshot of Red’s bop vocabulary.
I Could Write A Book – Red Garland
And here is the intro he played: Intro – I Could Write A Book – Red Garland
Anthropology – Bud Powell
I bought a live performance DVD from Jamey Aebersold, and was really captivated by this performance of Anthropology. It’s in Copenhagen, with “NIHOP” on bass. Lots of great “Bud” vocabulary here.
Here is the actual performance, from 1962 in Copenhagen:
You Stepped Out of a Dream – Sonny Clark
From Dexter Gordon’s album A Swingin’ Affair. Great bebop vocabulary.
You Stepped Out Of A Dream – Sonny Clark
Minority – Bill Evans
Blues Walk – Ritchie Powell
From the alternate take on the album Clifford Brown and Max Roach, recorded in February 1955. I transcribed this to study some sort-of generic blues vocabulary.
Jeannine – Barry Harris
From Cannonball Adderley’s album Them Dirty Blues. I originally thought it was Bobby Timmons, but a check of the Jazz Discography Project (great resource, btw) confirms that the album was done in two sessions, and Barry Harris played on this one. Great bebop vocabulary.
Satin Doll – McCoy Tyner
From the album McCoy Tyner plays Ellington, recorded in December 1964 for Prestige. I was looking for Tyner’s approach on super-conventional harmony. It’s still heavily rooted in speedy technique and pentatonics.
Grandfather’s Waltz – Bill Evans
from But Beautiful, a live album recorded in 1974 with Stan Getz. This solo is jammed with the classic Bill Evans vocabulary that I love, and it’s quite a composition in it’s own right.
Grandfather’s Waltz – Bill Evans
Updates:
Here is a subsequent post analyzing the form of this tune
And here is the transcribed track, via Youtube: