ENDEIT

Cornet solo · 1927

Bix Beiderbecke: I'm Coming Virginia

Key
F major
Tempo
132 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Twobeat
Style
Traditional
Choruses
2
Form
A8B8C8

Bix Beiderbecke's solo on “I'm Coming Virginia” has 225 notes in 88 seconds (2.5 notes per second), spanning 23 semitones from Bb3 to A5. The average tempo is 132 BPM with a twobeat feel. About 41% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

225Notes
88sSolo length
2.5Notes per second
Bb3–A5Range (23 semitones)
41%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • 0 ×28
  • +1 ×27
  • +3 ×27
  • +2 ×26
  • -2 ×25
  • -3 ×18

Changes played over

A1
FA♭dim
F6Bbj7A-7D-7
D7G7
C7F7
B♭A7
G7C7
F7Gm7
C7G-7EboC7
A2
FA♭dim
F
Am
Am
Bm7♭5E7
Am7♭5D7
G♭maj7C7
F7F
B1
B♭6Gm7
Gm7Dm
Dm6
CD7
Gm7
G7C7
F7Gm7
F

Record

Record
The Gold Collection - 40 Classic Performances · Proper/Retro · 1997
Recorded
1927-12-05
Line-up
Bix Beiderbecke (cor); Frank Trumbauer (ts-c); Don Murray (cl, bs); Bill Rank (tb); Doc Ryker (as); Irving Riskin (p); Eddie Lang (g); Chauncey Morehouse (dr)
Composer
Heywood
Solo length
01:28-02:59

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