ENDEIT

Clarinet solo · 1936

Benny Goodman: Whispering

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
199 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
1
Form
A16B16

Benny Goodman's solo on “Whispering” has 158 notes in 39 seconds (4 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from Bb3 to C6. The average tempo is 199 BPM with a swing feel. About 32% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

158Notes
39sSolo length
4Notes per second
Bb3–C6Range (26 semitones)
32%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +3 ×20
  • -3 ×20
  • -2 ×17
  • 0 ×14
  • +1 ×12
  • +4 ×12

Changes played over

A1
E♭
E♭
D7
D7
E♭
E♭
C+7
C7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭
E♭
B♭7
B♭+7
A2
E♭
E♭
D7
D7
E♭
E♭
C+7
C7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭
Fm7B♭7
I1
E♭
E♭

Record

Record
From Swing to Bebop · History/This is Music · 1998
Recorded
1936-12-02
Line-up
Benny Goodman (cl); Teddy Wilson (p); Gene Krupa (dr); Lionel Hampton (vib)
Composer
Schonberger/Coburn/Rose
Solo length
00:43-01:24

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