ENDEIT

Cornet solo · 1927

Bix Beiderbecke: Singin the Blues

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
134 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Twobeat
Style
Traditional
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8

Bix Beiderbecke's solo on “Singin the Blues” has 160 notes in 57 seconds (2.8 notes per second), spanning 23 semitones from Bb3 to A5. The average tempo is 134 BPM with a twobeat feel. About 42% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

160Notes
57sSolo length
2.8Notes per second
Bb3–A5Range (23 semitones)
42%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×33
  • -3 ×17
  • -4 ×17
  • -2 ×16
  • -1 ×12
  • +3 ×10

Changes played over

A1
Fm7
Fm7B♭7
E♭
E♭AbEbEbo
B♭7
B♭7
E♭
E♭E♭oE♭
B1
G7Dm7
G7CoFo
C7
C7
CmCm7
F7
B♭7
B♭7E♭dim
C1
Fm7
Fm7B♭7
E♭
E♭FoEbo
Edim
EdimC7
FmC7
FmC7F-
Fm7
E♭dim
E♭
EdimC7
F7
F7B♭7
E♭
E♭

Record

Record
The Gold Collection - 40 Classic Performances · Proper/Retro · 1997
Recorded
04.20.1927
Line-up
Bix Beiderbecke (cor); Frank Trumbauer (ts-c); Jimmy Dorsey (cl, as); Miff Mole (tb); Paul Mertz (p); Eddie Lang (g); Chauncey Morehouse (dr)
Composer
Robinson/Conrad
Solo length
01:02-02:02

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