Jazz piano solo and musical/historical discussion of Cole Porter’s “All Of You.”

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Cole Porter’s use of wave-like melodies 0:00
The compositional “arc” in Cole Porter’s “All Of You” melody 0:30
Miles Davis recording with Red Garland on piano 1:22
The value of transcribing jazz solos yourself 1:39
Improvising on the tune’s melody, out-of-tempo, a la Sonny Rollins 2:00
Increasing the amount of embellishment and variation 3:10
Adding single notes with the left hand 3:26
Melodic counterpoint between the two hands 3:39
Note-against-note counterpoint in a jazz context 4:00
Establishing a tempo 4:32
Left hand comping 4:38
Using long-tone bass notes 5:03
A chromatic inner-voice line 5:20
Paraphrasing Miles Davis’ “All Of You” solo from his ‘Round About Midnight album 5:31
A Miles-Davis inspired solo 5:41
Block chords in the style of Red Garland 6:24
Using block chords with a more expansive feel 6:38
Using the melody’s contour as the basis for improvisation 6:50
Improvising over a Keith Jarrett-style vamp 7:18
Returning to the tune’s chord progression 7:38
Playing the melody, with big chord voicings 7:42
Walking bass and right hand comping 7:55
Extending the arrangement with a “tag,” a la Miles Davis 8:32
Moving into rubato with an improvised ending 8:39
Chime-like chord voicings in the style of Art Tatum 9:51
Hinting at the tune’s melody during the final few chords 9:51

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