Barry HarrisThe method

Tunes he taught

Epistrophy

Epistrophy is a Monk tune Barry played and recorded several times. We found no class, talk or interview in which he teaches through it or says anything about it; the only spoken mentions come when his recordings of it are introduced on a 1988 radio programme.

moments in class
2
recordings
1
Barry plays it
5

In class

Every moment he works on it, with the ideas of the method it shows.

Interview: Bird, Hawkins, Monk and New York

various, 1987–2019

  1. 30:31

    1988 radio: the host introduces Barry’s Monk set from a 1977 compilation LP, starting with Epistrophy.

    Watch on YouTube at 30:31

  2. 43:56

    A 1984 Monk medley is introduced; someone remarks that one listed title is really Epistrophy.

    Watch on YouTube at 43:56

Barry plays it