Trumpet solo · 1956

Clifford Brown: I'll Remember April (Alternate Take 2)

Key
G major
Tempo
292 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
2
Form
A16B16A16

Clifford Brown's solo on “I'll Remember April (Alternate Take 2)” has 573 notes in 80 seconds (7.1 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from F3 to A5. The average tempo is 292 BPM with a swing feel. About 69% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

573Notes
80sSolo length
7.1Notes per second
F3–A5Range (28 semitones)
69%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×104
  • +1 ×99
  • +2 ×96
  • -1 ×93
  • -3 ×45
  • 0 ×42

Changes played over

A1
Gmaj7
G6
Gmaj7
G6
Gm7
Gm6
Gm7
Gm6
Am7♭5
D7
Bm7♭5
E7
Am7
D7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
B1
Cm7
F7
A♯maj7
Gm7
Cm7
F7
A♯maj7
A♯6
Am7
D7
Gmaj7
G6
F♯m7
B7
Emaj7
Am7D7
A2
Gmaj7
G6
Gmaj7
G6
Gm7
Gm6
Gm7
Gm6
Am7♭5
D7
Bm7♭5
E7
Am7
D7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7

Record

Record
Brownie - The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown (Disc 10) · EmArcy · 1991
Recorded
1956-02-16
Line-up
Clifford Brown (tp); Sonny Rollins (ts); Richie Powell (p); George Morrow (b); Max Roach (dr)
Composer
Raye/DePaul/Johnston
Solo length
02:08-03:29

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