Dexterity (song)
"Dexterity" is a 1947 jazz composition by saxophonist Charlie Parker, which has become a jazz standard. It has since been covered by artists such as the Art Ensemble of Chicago for the album Message to Our Folks in 1969,[1] Roy Hargrove for ) and Alex Riel for the album ).[2] In B-flat major, the tune is based on the changes to Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm", composed for the Broadway musical Girl Crazy in 1930. The B section to the tune includes the whole of the ensemble.[3]
References[]
- ^ Miedema, Harry (1975). Alto sax: a history of the jazz alto saxophone via recorded solos, transcribed and annotated. Down Beat. p. 50.
- ^ "Dexterity". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ The Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker: A Discography. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1998. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-313-29168-5.
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