Scrapple from the Apple

"Scrapple from the Apple" is a bebop composition by Charlie Parker written in 1947, commonly recognized today as a jazz standard, written in F major. The song borrows its chord progression from "Honeysuckle Rose",^[1] a common practice for Parker, as he based many of his successful tunes over already well-known chord changes.

While the A section is based on "Honeysuckle Rose", the B section or "middle eight" comes from the rhythm changes, which are based on George Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm".

Performances

• Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker on Dial The Complete Sessions (1947, released 1993)^[2]
• Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz - Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz (1957)
• Oscar Pettiford / Red Mitchell - Jazz Mainstream (1957)
• Curtis Fuller - Jazz Conference Abroad (1962)
• Miles Davis - Many Miles of Davis (1962)
• Dexter Gordon - Our Man in Paris (1963) ^[3]
• Jim Hall - Jim Hall Live! (1975) ^[4]
• Red Rodney - Scrapple from the Apple (1975) ^[5]
• Sonny Stitt - Stitt Plays Bird (1963) ^[6]
• Supersax - Live in '75: Japanese Tour (released 1998) ^[7]
• Lenny Breau - Pickin' Cotten (1977, released 2001)
• The Charlie Watts Orchestra - Live at Fulham Town Hall (1986)
• Frank Morgan Quartet - Yardbird Suite (1988)
• Larry Schneider - Mohawk (1994)
• Keith Jarrett - After the Fall (1998, released 2018) ^[8]

References

See also

• Contrafact
• List of 1940s jazz standards