Trumpet solo · 1955

Clifford Brown: George's Dilemma

Key: C♯ minor
Tempo: 155 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel: A:latin/b:swing
Style: Hardbop
Choruses: 2
Form: A16B8A8

Clifford Brown's solo on “George's Dilemma” has 429 notes in 101 seconds (4.3 notes per second), spanning 25 semitones from Ab3 to A5. The average tempo is 155 BPM with a a:latin/b:swing feel. About 55% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

429Notes

101sSolo length

4.3Notes per second

Ab3–A5Range (25 semitones)

55%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-2 ×85
+2 ×66
+3 ×49
-1 ×45
+1 ×38
-3 ×36

Changes played over

C♯^m7

D^maj7

C♯^m7

B⁷

C♯^m7

D♯⁷G♯⁷

C♯^m7

D^maj7

C♯^m7

B⁷

C♯^m7

D♯⁷G♯⁷

C♯^m7

F♯^m7

B⁷

G♯^m7A^maj7

G♯^m7G^dim

F♯^m7

B⁷

E^maj7A^maj7

D^maj7D♯^m7A♭7

C♯^m7

D^maj7

C♯^m7

B⁷

C♯^m7

D♯⁷G♯⁷

C♯^m7

Record

Record: Brownie - The Complete EmArecy Recordings of Clifford Brown (Disc 9) · Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.0 · 1989
Recorded: 1955-02-24
Line-up: Clifford Brown (tp); Harold Land (ts); Richie Powell (p); George Morrow (b); Max Roach (dr)
Composer: Clifford Brown
Solo length: 01:09-02:50

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