Most of Barry’s improvisation classes ended with a complete line over a part of (or sometimes an entire) tune.

Following is a tour of many of his final lines, collected from the BHIJ Archive videos.

In video 91 2B, we have a complete line over the first 4 bars of Confirmation:

Here’s are lines over Rhythm Changes:

In video 92 2A, we have a version in F. Note how Barry challenges students to play the line super fast, highlighting the athletic aspect of bebop!

In video 98 2A, we have a version in Bb: