Lisbon Stomp by Keith Jarrett

Keith Jarrett – 1967

‘Lisbon Stomp’ is from Keith Jarrett’s debut album, “Life Between the Exit Signs”. It’s a fresh look at how II-V-I changes can be employed. 

Difficulty = Straightforward 


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Lisbon Stomp
Lisbon Stomp

‘Lisbon Stomp’ begins with repeated II-V-I changes in E then one in C. Bar 11 is a bVII (backdoor) cadence to Db followed by a stepwise transition back to the second half of the A-section. 

This content is from David Sharp's Jazz for Piano, preserved as part of his musical legacy by the New York Jazz Workshop.