ENDEIT

Clarinet solo · 1937

Benny Goodman: Handful of Keys

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

Benny Goodman's solo on “Handful of Keys” has 81 notes in 14 seconds (5.9 notes per second), spanning 25 semitones from D4 to Eb6. The average tempo is 303 BPM with a swing feel. About 42% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

81Notes
14sSolo length
5.9Notes per second
D4–Eb6Range (25 semitones)
42%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×18
  • -3 ×14
  • +3 ×10
  • +1 ×9
  • +5 ×5
  • 0 ×4

Changes played over

A1
E♭Fm7
E♭6G♭dim
FmFm7
Fm6G♭dim
FmFm7
Fm6B♭7
E♭Cm7
Fm7B♭7
A2
E♭Fm7
E♭6G♭dim
FmFm7
Fm6G♭dim
FmFm7
Fm6B♭7
E♭B♭m7♭5
E♭D7
I1

Record

Recorded
1937
Line-up
Teddy Wilson (p); Lionel Hampton (vib); Gene Krupa (dr); Harry Goodman (b); Benny Goodman (cl)
Solo length
01:53-02:06

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