From a performance in London, England, circa 1966, it’s a jazz standard. There are several versions of this particular tune. Stan Getz on tenor saxophone, Gary Burton on vibraphone, Steve Swallow on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums, play Charlie “Bird” Parker’s composition “Scrapple From The Apple”.
George Benson and McCoy Tyner performing at the Munich Philharmonic circa 1989 playing the Lou Donaldson tune “Alligator Boogaloo”. The band lineup is:
George Benson: guitar
McCoy Tyner: piano
Avery Sharpe: bass
Aaron Scott: drums
It should be noted that George Benson played guitar on the original version of this tune recorded by Lou Donaldson on alto saxophone, in 1967, as the title track to the record of the same name, released that year on Blue Note Records. Watch the video on YouTube.
From the 1976 Downbeat Jazz awards. Here’s Stanley Clarke with Chick Corea, Jean Luc Ponty, and Billy Cobham playing Clarke’s composition “Lopsy Lu”.
From two appearances on Old Grey Whistle Test, in 1973 and 1975, here is the Canterbury, England based prog rock band, Camel, a band that has been featured on the blog before, but not for a long while.
