ENDEIT

Clarinet solo · 1937

Benny Goodman: Avalon

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
241 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8A8

Benny Goodman's solo on “Avalon” has 162 notes in 33 seconds (4.9 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from D4 to D6. The average tempo is 241 BPM with a swing feel. About 47% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

162Notes
33sSolo length
4.9Notes per second
D4–D6Range (24 semitones)
47%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×27
  • -3 ×26
  • +3 ×21
  • -1 ×17
  • +1 ×15
  • +2 ×15

Changes played over

A1
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭
E♭
E♭
E♭
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭
E♭
E♭
E♭
B1
C7
C7
C7
C7
Fm7
Fm7
A♭m7
A♭m7
E♭
E♭
C7
C7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭
E♭

Record

Record
From Swing to Bebop · History/This is Music · 1998
Recorded
1937-02-03
Line-up
Benny Goodman (cl); Teddy Wilson (p); Gene Krupa (dr); Lionel Hampton (vib)
Composer
Jolson/Rose
Solo length
01:07-01:40

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