Skating in Central Park is a jazz instrumental composed by John Lewis. It was first recorded and released in July 1959 by John Lewis as the composer and conductor, with a 1960 version issued by The Modern Jazz Quartet. The tune has become a jazz standard, with 49 recorded versions and two adaptations listed on SecondHandSongs. Notable covers include Bill Evans with Jim Hall in 1962, Kjell Öhman in 1968, Toshiko Akiyoshi in 2004, and Chihiro Yamanaka in 2012, among many others. The piece evokes a skating mood in Central Park and showcases John Lewis's melodic, lyrical writing in an instrumental jazz setting.
