ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1954

Clifford Brown: Joy Spring

Key
F major
Tempo
161 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
2
Form
A16B8C8

Clifford Brown's solo on “Joy Spring” has 455 notes in 95 seconds (4.8 notes per second), spanning 33 semitones from F3 to D6. The average tempo is 161 BPM with a swing feel. About 55% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

455Notes
95sSolo length
4.8Notes per second
F3–D6Range (33 semitones)
55%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×79
  • -2 ×64
  • +2 ×53
  • -3 ×53
  • -1 ×51
  • -5 ×28

Changes played over

A1
Fmaj7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7
B♭m7E♭7
E♭7D7
Gm7C7
F
A♭m7D♭7
G♭maj7
A♭m7D♭7
G♭maj7
Bm7E7
B♭m7A7
A♭m7D♭7
G♭
Am7D7
B1
Gmaj7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
A♭m7D♭7
G♭maj7
Gm7C7
A2
Fmaj7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7
B♭m7E♭7
Am7D7
Gm7C7
F
Gm7C7

Record

Record
Brownie - The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown (Disc 2) · Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.0 · 1989
Recorded
1954-08-06
Line-up
Clifford Brown (tp); Harold Land (ts); Richie Powell (p); George Morrow (b); Max Roach (dr)
Composer
Clifford Brown
Solo length
01:46-03:20

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