Trumpet solo · 1956

Clifford Brown: I'll Remember April

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

Clifford Brown's solo on “I'll Remember April” has 590 notes in 82 seconds (7.2 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from F3 to Bb5. The average tempo is 285 BPM with a swing feel. About 68% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

590Notes
82sSolo length
7.2Notes per second
F3–Bb5Range (29 semitones)
68%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×106
  • -1 ×102
  • -2 ×101
  • +2 ×90
  • -3 ×51
  • +3 ×43

Changes played over

A1
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
Am7
D7
Bm7♭5
E79♭
Am7
D7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
B1
Cm7
F7
A♯maj7
A♯maj7
Cm7
F7
A♯maj7
A♯maj7
Am7
D7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
F♯m7
F♯m7
Emaj7
Emaj7
A2
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
Gm7
Am7
D7
Bm7♭5
E7
Am7
D7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7

Record

Record
Brownie - The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown (Disc 10) · Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.0 · 1989
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
01:41-03:03

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