ENDEIT

Clarinet solo · 1937

Benny Goodman: Runnin' Wild

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
285 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8B8

Benny Goodman's solo on “Runnin' Wild” has 162 notes in 28 seconds (5.8 notes per second), spanning 25 semitones from D4 to Eb6. The average tempo is 285 BPM with a swing feel. About 45% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

162Notes
28sSolo length
5.8Notes per second
D4–Eb6Range (25 semitones)
45%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×26
  • -3 ×23
  • +3 ×21
  • +1 ×17
  • -1 ×15
  • +2 ×13

Changes played over

A1
B♭
B♭
B♭7
B♭7
E♭
E♭
B♭
B♭
F7
Cm6D7
Gm
B♭m6
F
C7
F7
F7
B1
B♭
B♭
B♭7
B♭7
E♭
E♭
D7
D7G7
C7
F7
B♭
B♭
F7
F7
B♭
B♭
I1
N.C.

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
Grey/Wood/Gibs
Solo length
01:11-01:39

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