ENDEIT

Clarinet solo · 1936

Benny Goodman: Tiger Rag

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

Benny Goodman's solo on “Tiger Rag” has 203 notes in 36 seconds (5.6 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from B3 to Eb6. The average tempo is 271 BPM with a swing feel. About 45% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

203Notes
36sSolo length
5.6Notes per second
B3–Eb6Range (28 semitones)
45%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -3 ×38
  • +1 ×37
  • -2 ×33
  • +3 ×26
  • -1 ×13
  • +2 ×7

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♭
D♭
D♭m
A♭
F7
B♭7
E♭7
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.