ENDEIT

Trombone solo · 1961

Curtis Fuller: Down Under

Key
F♯ minor
Tempo
147 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
2
Form
A12

Curtis Fuller's solo on “Down Under” has 119 notes in 37 seconds (3.2 notes per second), spanning 18 semitones from Eb3 to A4. The average tempo is 147 BPM with a swing feel. About 59% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

119Notes
37sSolo length
3.2Notes per second
Eb3–A4Range (18 semitones)
59%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×28
  • +1 ×17
  • 0 ×16
  • -1 ×13
  • +2 ×12
  • -3 ×12

Changes played over

A1
F♯m7
G♯m7♭5C♯7
F♯m7
F♯m7
G7
G7
F♯m7
Em7A7
D7
C♯7
F♯m7
C♯7

Record

Record
Art Blakey Jazz Profile Nr 3 · Blue Note · 1997
Recorded
1961-10-02
Line-up
Freddie Hubbard (tp); Wayne Shorter (ts); Cedar Wilson (p); Jymie Merritt (b); Art Blakey (dr); Curtis Fuller (tb)
Composer
Freddie Hubbard
Solo length
02:23-03:05

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