ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1944

Buck Clayton: Destination K.C.

Key
C major
Tempo
248 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Buck Clayton's solo on “Destination K.C.” has 272 notes in 61 seconds (4.4 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from Eb4 to Eb6. The average tempo is 248 BPM with a swing feel. About 59% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

272Notes
61sSolo length
4.4Notes per second
Eb4–Eb6Range (24 semitones)
59%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×54
  • -1 ×48
  • +1 ×46
  • 0 ×27
  • +3 ×22
  • +2 ×13

Changes played over

A1
C
C
G7
C
C
C
G7
C
A2
C
C
G7
C
C
C
G7
C
B1
C7
C7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
A♭7
G7
A3
C
G7
G7
C
C
C
G7
C

Record

Record
Quadromania Jazz Edition, Lester Young, Lester's Be-Bop Boogie CD 2 · Membran Music Ltd.. · 2005
Recorded
1944-03-22
Line-up
Lester Young (ts); Buck Clayton (tp); Dickie Wells (tb); Count Basie (p); Freddie Green (g); Rodney Richardson (b); Jo Jones (dr)
Composer
Clayton
Solo length
01:09-02:10

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