ENDEIT

Clarinet solo · 1936

Benny Goodman: Tiger Rag

Key
A♭ major
Tempo
268 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
1
Form
A16B16

Benny Goodman's solo on “Tiger Rag” has 180 notes in 30 seconds (6.1 notes per second), spanning 21 semitones from Eb3 to C5. The average tempo is 268 BPM with a swing feel. About 53% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

180Notes
30sSolo length
6.1Notes per second
Eb3–C5Range (21 semitones)
53%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×41
  • -1 ×30
  • -3 ×19
  • -2 ×15
  • +3 ×11
  • +2 ×9

Changes played over

A1
A♭
A♭
A♭
A♭
A♭
A♭
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
A♭
A♭
B1
A♭
A♭
A♭
A♭
A♭7
A♭7
D♭
D♭
D♭
D♭m
A♭
F7
B♭7
E♭7
A♭
A♭
A♭
A♭

Record

Record
Combos (1935-41) · History - (Trumpets of Jericho)s
Recorded
1936-12-02
Line-up
Teddy Wilson (p); Gene Krupa (dr); Benny Goodman (cl)
Composer
La Rocca, Shields
Solo length
00:06-00:56

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