ENDEIT

Trombone solo · 1957

Curtis Fuller: Blue Train

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
132 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
5
Form
A12

Curtis Fuller's solo on “Blue Train” has 382 notes in 107 seconds (3.6 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from Bb2 to C5. The average tempo is 132 BPM with a swing feel. About 59% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

382Notes
107sSolo length
3.6Notes per second
Bb2–C5Range (26 semitones)
59%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×73
  • -1 ×56
  • +1 ×53
  • +3 ×47
  • +2 ×42
  • -3 ×31

Changes played over

A1
E♭7NC
A♭7
E♭7
E♭7
A♭7
A♭7
E♭7
Gm7C7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭7
Fm7B♭7

Record

Record
Blue Train · Blue Note · 1985
Recorded
1957-09-15
Line-up
Lee Morgan (tp); John Coltrane (ts); Kenny Drew (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (dr); Curtis Fuller (tb)
Composer
John Coltrane
Solo length
05:13-07:04

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