Re: [Harp-L] rhythm changes. Long - for the archives

[Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mox

My post acknowledged the long list of Rhythm Changes-like tunes that can
easily be found on the web. I also mentioned that the similarities of the
tunes in the long lists to RC is highly varied. I asked for what the list
members think are the top five that are the most similar to RC. The long
list is what I am trying to avoid.

Any suggestions?

MusiCal


On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 3:35 AM, Mox Gowland <mox.g@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  MusiCal wrote
>
> >There are a lot of tunes built on changes similar to those found in "I've
> Got Rhythm" (aka "Changes"). A few lists of such tunes can be found on the
> web but the similarity of the listed tunes to "Changes" varies
> considerably. <
>
> This question has been asked before !!!
>
>
> From: Kimberly Stephans <kstephan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Subject: Re: Rhythm Changes
>
>
>
> Well, you asked for it, here it is:
>
> a Very Incomplete Yet Still Very Long List of Tunes Based on Rhythm
> Changes.
>
>
>
> [ahem...]
>
>
>
> Allen's Alley (AKA Wee)-- Denzil Best
>
> Almost -- David Baker
>
> Anthropology (AKA Thrivin' From a Riff) -- Parker/Gillespie
>
> Apple Honey -- Woody Herman
>
> Bop Kick  -- Nat Cole
>
> Boppin‘ a Riff  -- Sonny Stitt
>
> Brown Gold Art -- Pepper
>
> Bud‘s Bubble -- Bud Powell
>
> Call the Police  -- Nat Cole (?)
>
> Calling Dr. Jazz   -- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
>
> Celerity  -- Charlie Parker
>
> Chant of the Groove  -- Coleman Hawkins (?)
>
> Chasin' the Bird  -- Charlie Parker
>
> Constellation -- Charlie Parker
>
> Coolie Rini  -- Howard McGhee
>
> Coppin' the Bop  -- J.J. Johnson
>
> Cottontail Duke  -- Ellington
>
> Delerium  -- Tadd Dameron
>
> Dexter's Deck  -- Dexter Gordon
>
> Dexterity  -- Charlie Parker
>
> Don‘t Be That Way  -- Edgar Sampson
>
> Dorothy  -- Howard McGhee
>
> The Duel  -- Dexter Gordon
>
> Eb Pob  -- Fats Navarro/Leo Parker
>
> Fat Girl  -- Fats Navarro
>
> Father Steps In  -- Dixon/Randall/Hines/Fox
>
> Fifty Second Street Theme  -- Thelonius Monk
>
> The Flintstones  -- Hoyt Curtain
>
> Fox Hunt  -- J.J. Johnson
>
> Goin' To Minton‘s  -- Fats Navarro
>
> Good Queen Bess  -- Duke Ellington
>
> The Goof and I  -- Al Cohn
>
> Hamp's Paws  -- Hampton Hawes
>
> Harlem Swing  -- Nat Cole (?)
>
> Hollerin' and Screamin'  -- Eddie Davis
>
> I'm an Errand Boy for Rhythm  -- Nat Cole (?)
>
> In Walked Horace  -- J.J. Johnson
>
> The Jeep is Jumpin'  -- Duke Ellington
>
> Jug Handle  -- Gene Ammons
>
> Juggin‘ Around  -- Frank Foster
>
> Jumpin' at the Woodside  -- Count Basie
>
> Lemon Drop  -- George Wallington
>
> Lester Leaps In  -- Lester Young
>
> Lila Mae  -- Nat Cole (?)
>
> The Little Man on the White Keys -- (?)
>
> Miss Thing  -- Count Basie
>
> Moody Speaks (original version) --  James Moody/Dave Burns
>
> Moody's Got Rhythm  -- James Moody
>
> Moose the Mooche  -- Charlie Parker
>
> Mop, Mop  -- Gaillard/Stewert/Tatum
>
> Newk's Fadeway  -- Sonny Rollins
>
> No Moe                " "
>
> Northwest Passage -- Herman/Jackson/Burns
>
> O Go Mo  -- Sonny Rollins
>
> On the Scene  -- Gillespie/Fuller/Roberts
>
> One Bass Hit  -- Dizzy Gillespie
>
> Opp-Bop-Sha-Bam        " "
>
> An Oscar for Treadwell " "
>
> Ow  -- Charlie Greenlea
>
> Passport  -- Charlie Parker
>
> Pogo Stick Bounce -- Eden Ahbez
>
> Raid the Joint -- Erskine Hawkins (?)
>
> Red Cross  -- Charlie Parker
>
> Rhythm in a Riff  -- Billy Eckstine
>
> Rhythm Sam  -- Nat Cole (?)
>
> Rhythm-a-ning  -- Thelonius Monk
>
> Salt Peanuts  -- Dizzy Gillespie
>
> Seven Come Eleven  -- Charlie Christian
>
> Shag  -- Sidney Bechet
>
> Shaw Nuff  -- Dizzy Gillespie
>
> Shoo Shoo Baby  -- Phil Moore
>
> Solid Potato Salad  -- DePaul/Prince/Raye
>
> Sonnyside  -- Sonny Stitt
>
> Squatty Roo  -- Johnny Hodges
>
> Stay On It -- Tadd Dameron
>
> Steeplechase  -- Charlie Parker
>
> Straighten Up and Fly Right  -- Nat Cole
>
> The Street Beat C.  -- Thompson/ Robert Mellin
>
> Strictly Confidential  -- Bud Powell
>
> Swedish Schnapps  -- Charlie Shavers
>
> Swing Spring  -- J.J. Johnson
>
> Swingin' With Diane  -- Art Pepper
>
> Syntax  -- J.J. Johnson
>
> Ta-de-ah  -- Nat Cole (?)
>
> The Theme  -- Miles Davis
>
> Tiptoe  -- Thad Jones
>
> Turnpike  -- J.J. Johnson
>
> Wail  -- Bud Powell
>
> Webb City " "
>
> Wee (AKA Allen's Alley) -- Dizzy Gillespie
>
> Who's Who  -- Art Farmer
>
> Wire Brush Stomp -- Gene Krupa (?)
>
> XYZ -- Budd Johnson
>
> Yeah Man  -- J. Russel Robinson
>
>
>
> And then of course there are a bunch of Aebersold tunes over Rhythm
> changes:
>
>
>
> Ah! A Bossa
>
> Almost Like...
>
> Bebop O'Rooney
>
> Blue Top Expresso
>
> Climbing Up
>
> Flat Tire! Flat Tire!
>
> Groovin'
>
> Homecourt Advantage
>
> Is This Blues?
>
> Oh, Yell!
>
> Put On Your Thinking Cap
>
> Slidin‘ Home
>
> Weaving Thru Changes
>
>
>
> AND, there are plenty of tunes that use Rhythm changes, but alter the A
> section or use a different bridge. But I think that's another postaltogether
> ....
>
> Hope that's enough to get you started! All of the times above were taken
> from a list in David Baker's book "How to Leam Tunes" (Volmne 76), which is published
> by Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Inc.
>
>
>
>
>
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