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.
Musical composition The song is a 32-bar waltz in A minor. +Form of 502 BluesA-7D♭Δ7Bø7E7♯9A-7D♭Δ7Bø7E7♯9C-7F7B♭Δ7A♭-7 D♭7First endingF♯ø7B7♭9EΔ7♯5EΔ7♯5 E7Second endingF♯ø7B7♭9E-7E-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)"
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