Scrapple from the Apple
Context
Composition by Charlie Parker recorded on November 4, 1947, for Dial. The theme, in F major, reuses the changes of "Honeysuckle Rose" for the A section and those of "I Got Rhythm" for the bridge, following the contrafact principle. Miles Davis (1962), Dexter Gordon (1963) and Sonny Stitt (1963) are among those who recorded it afterward.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's). Among the origins and influences of Bebop: Kansas City, Swing, big bands.