Barry HarrisThe method

Tunes he taught

Off Minor

Barry recorded Monk’s Off Minor in 1968 and played it in concert into his eighties, and he remembered it as one of the Monk tunes he first knew from 78 records. No class or lesson in which he teaches through it has been found.

moments in class
3
recordings
3
Barry plays it
6

In his own words

We had the 78s and Monk, well, [‘]Round Midnight was one thing. Then there was Off Minor.

Interview: Bird, Hawkins, Monk and New York, various, 1987–2019. 1988 radio interview, asked when he first heard Monk’s music. 26:18 Watch on YouTube at 26:18

Monk was one of our most prolific composers... we play his music quite often.

Barry Harris Live In Rennes. Live in Rennes, 2009, right after naming Off Minor among the tunes just played. 55:10 Watch on YouTube at 55:10

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. 26:18

    1988 radio interview: Monk on 78s in his youth, ‘Round Midnight first, then Off Minor.

    13.4

    Watch on YouTube at 26:18

Barry Harris Live In Rennes

  1. 55:10

    Rennes, 2009: looks back on a set with Prelude to a Kiss, Off Minor and Light Blue; Monk as composer.

    13.4

    Watch on YouTube at 55:10

Barry Harris Trio - Live at Clasijazz (Full concert)

Almería, 2014

  1. 37:09

    Almería concert, 2014: introduces another Monk song, Off Minor (captions partly garbled).

    Watch on YouTube at 37:09

Barry plays it

In the method

The ideas of the method these moments show, and how many moments each.

  1. 13.4Monk’s and Bud’s tunes; learning from records2