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Sunday, December 3, 2023

Variations on a theme (contrafact) by Charlie Parker.

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Monday, November 20, 2023

“Night Flower” by Donald Byrd, revisited. (Live).

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Blues for Art Tatum (live).

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Sunday, November 19, 2023

Donald Byrd: “Night Flower”.

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Sunday, November 12, 2023

Paraphrase on McCoy Tyner: Speak Low; blues in B flat.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

“Sunset”, by Kenny Dorham. Auditory memory in action.

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Saturday, August 26, 2023

Malleable form, centered in B flat. Tempo adagio.

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