Con Alma is a jazz standard composed by Dizzy Gillespie in 1954, featured on his album Afro. The tune blends bebop with Afro-Cuban rhythms and is famous for its rapid key changes every two bars, while keeping a singable, lyrical melody. The title translates to With Soul, reflecting its emotional depth. The piece often highlights a dialogue between trumpet and piano and showcases Gillespie's knack for integrating global rhythms into jazz. Over the years it has been recorded by many great players, such as Oscar Peterson, Wes Montgomery, Stan Getz, and Sonny Stitt, helping to establish Con Alma as a staple of the jazz repertoire.
