502 Blues

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.

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)"

References