ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1952

Dizzy Gillespie: Cognac Blues

Key
F major
Tempo
114 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
2
Form
A12

Dizzy Gillespie's solo on “Cognac Blues” has 150 notes in 40 seconds (3.8 notes per second), spanning 27 semitones from D4 to F6. The average tempo is 114 BPM with a swing feel. About 49% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

150Notes
40sSolo length
3.8Notes per second
D4–F6Range (27 semitones)
49%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×28
  • +1 ×19
  • -2 ×14
  • -4 ×13
  • 0 ×11
  • +2 ×11

Changes played over

A1
F7
B♭7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
F7
F7
Gm7
Gm7
F7Dm7
Gm7C7

Record

Record
Quadromania Jazz Edition, Don Byas, Moon Nocturne CD 4 · Membran Music Ltd. · 2005
Recorded
1952-03-25
Line-up
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Don Byas (ts); Ar Simmons (p); Joe Benjamin (b); Bill Clark (dr); Humberto Morales (cga)
Composer
Dizzy Gillespie
Solo length
01:41-2:24

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