Oleo Backing Track Bebop Jazz – Here the musician can improvise over this up-tempo rhythm changes by the great saxophonist Sonny Rollins.

“Oleo” is a 1954 composition by saxophonist Sonny Rollins. It is based on the same chord progression used in George Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm” as well as several other jazz standards. This song is in 32-bar AABA form. The melody is played only in part A, the 8 bars of part B are reserved for the interpreter’s creativity.

Several artists have made successful recordings or performances of this piece, among them Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Eric Dolphy, Lee Konitz, Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Larry Coryell, George Benson, Grant Green, Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau and others.

This backing track is composed of drums, bass and piano. The tempo is 240bpm.

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