Trumpet solo · 1954

Clifford Brown: Jordu

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
139 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Clifford Brown's solo on “Jordu” has 552 notes in 110 seconds (5 notes per second), spanning 32 semitones from G3 to Eb6. The average tempo is 139 BPM with a swing feel. About 62% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

552Notes
110sSolo length
5Notes per second
G3–Eb6Range (32 semitones)
62%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×100
  • +2 ×87
  • -2 ×81
  • -1 ×70
  • -3 ×53
  • +3 ×34

Changes played over

A1
D7G7
Cm6
F7B♭7
E♭maj7
D7G7
Cm6
A♭7
A♭7
A2
D7G7
Cm6
F7B♭7
E♭maj7
D7G7
Cm6
A♭7
A♭7
B1
G7C7
F7B♭7
E♭7A♭7
D♭maj7
F7B♭7
E♭7A♭7
D♭7G♭7
Bmaj7
A3
D7G7
Cm6
F7B♭7
E♭maj7
D7G7
Cm6
A♭7
A♭7

Record

Record
Quadromania Jazz Edition, Clifford Brown, Easy Living, CD 2 · Membran International · 2005
Recorded
1954-08-03
Line-up
Clifford Brown (tp); Harold Land (ts); Richie Powell (p); George Morrow (b); Max Roach (dr)
Composer
Duke Jordan
Solo length
00:57-02:48

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