"Anthropology" (also known as "Thriving from a Riff" or "Thriving on a Riff") is a
bebop-style
jazz composition that is credited to
Charlie Parker and
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...
.
Parker stated in 1949 that Gillespie had played no part in its writing, and that others had added the trumpeter as co-composer.
It is a
contrafact, being based on the harmony of "
I Got Rhythm".
The first recording of the composition, then known as "Thriving from a Riff", was made on November 26, 1945, by an ensemble led by Parker.
The other musicians were trumpeter
Miles Davis, pianist
Argonne Thornton
Sadik Hakim (born Forrest Argonne Thornton; July 15, 1919 – June 20, 1983) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
Early life
Forrest Argonne Thornton was born on July 15, 1919 in Duluth, Minnesota. The name Argonne came from the World War ...
, bassist
Curley Russell, and drummer
Max Roach.
See also
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List of jazz contrafacts
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List of 1940s jazz standards
Jazz standards are musical compositions that are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz artists as part of the genre's musical repertoire. This list includes tunes written in the 1940s that are considered standards by at least one majo ...
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Charlie Parker's Savoy and Dial Sessions
References
Compositions by Charlie Parker
Compositions by Dizzy Gillespie
1940s jazz standards
Bebop jazz standards
1945 compositions
Jazz compositions
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