ENDEIT

Clarinet solo · 1979

Art Pepper: In a Mellow Tone

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
168 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Cool
Choruses
4
Form
A16B16

Art Pepper's solo on “In a Mellow Tone” has 565 notes in 183 seconds (3.1 notes per second), spanning 41 semitones from D3 to G6. The average tempo is 168 BPM with a swing feel. About 46% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

565Notes
183sSolo length
3.1Notes per second
D3–G6Range (41 semitones)
46%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×94
  • +3 ×82
  • +1 ×66
  • +2 ×55
  • -3 ×53
  • -1 ×44

Changes played over

A1
F7
B♭7
E♭6
E♭6
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
A♭6
D♭7
E♭6
C7
F7
F7
B♭7
C7
B1
F7
B♭7
E♭6
E♭6
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
A♭7
Adim7
E♭6
C7
F7
B♭7
E♭6
E♭6

Record

Record
Art Pepper, The Compelete Galaxy Recordings, CD 4 · Galaxy Records · 1989
Recorded
25 - 26. 05.1979
Line-up
Art Pepper (as, cl); Charlie Haden (b); Billy Higgins (dr)
Composer
Duke Ellington
Solo length
01:00-04:03

Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.