502 Blues
Jazz standard by Jimmy Rowles
502 Blues is a jazz standard composed in 1958 by Jimmy Rowles. The composition is best known through Wayne Shorter's rendition on his 1967 album, Adam's Apple.[1]
Musical composition
The song is a 32-bar waltz in A minor.
A-7 | D♭Δ7 | Bø7 | E7♯9 |
A-7 | D♭Δ7 | Bø7 | E7♯9 |
C-7 | F7 | B♭Δ7 | A♭-7 D♭7 |
First ending | |||
F♯ø7 | B7♭9 | EΔ7♯5 | EΔ7♯5 E7 |
Second ending | |||
F♯ø7 | B7♭9 | E-7 | E-7 |
Notable recordings
- Bill Holman - Mel Lewis Quintet in "Jive for Five (1959)"
- Wayne Shorter in "Adam's Apple (1967)"
- Harold Danko Trio in "Three of Four (1998)"
- Michael Cochrane, Bob Malach, Calvin Hill, and Jeff Hirshfield in "Quartet Music (2001)"
- Jeremy Pelt in "Close to My Heart (2003)"