Trumpet solo · 1955

Chet Baker: Just Friends

Key: G major
Tempo: 190 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Cool
Choruses: 2
Form: A16B16

Chet Baker's solo on “Just Friends” has 191 notes in 50 seconds (3.8 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from G3 to G5. The average tempo is 190 BPM with a swing feel. About 63% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

191Notes

50sSolo length

3.8Notes per second

G3–G5Range (24 semitones)

63%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+2 ×44
+1 ×34
-2 ×30
-3 ×21
+3 ×15
0 ×11

Changes played over

C^maj7

C^m7

F⁷

A♯^m7

D♯⁷

A^m7

D⁷

B^m7

E^m7

A⁷

A^m7

D⁷C♯⁷

C^maj7

C^m7

F⁷

G^maj7

A♯^m7

D♯⁷

A^m7

D⁷

B^m7

E^m7

A⁷

A^m7D⁷

G⁶

D^m7G⁷

Record

Record: Let's Get Lost · Giants of Jazz · 1996
Recorded: 1955-03-07
Line-up: Chet Baker (tp, voc); Russ Freeman (p); Carson Smith (b); Bob Neel (dr)
Composer: Klenner/Lewis
Solo length: 00:55-01:47

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