Barry HarrisThe method

Tunes he taught

The Sidewinder

Barry was the pianist on Lee Morgan’s 1963 album The Sidewinder and said he made up the introduction to the title tune. No class or lesson in which he teaches through it has been found.

moments in class
1
recordings
1
Barry plays it
3

In his own words

I made up the introduction to... Sidewinder, and that was used as a commercial... I never got anything from that.

Interview: Bird, Hawkins, Monk and New York, various, 1987–2019. Radio interview, 1988, on why jazz musicians see so few royalties. 23:30 Watch on YouTube at 23:30

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. 23:30

    Radio, 1988: says he made up the Sidewinder introduction, later used in a commercial, and never got residuals.

    10.8

    Watch on YouTube at 23:30

Barry plays it

In the method

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

  1. 10.8Endings and introductions1