ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1945

Dizzy Gillespie: Hot House

Key
C major
Tempo
171 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8A8

Dizzy Gillespie's solo on “Hot House” has 217 notes in 43 seconds (5 notes per second), spanning 27 semitones from C#4 to E6. The average tempo is 171 BPM with a swing feel. About 65% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

217Notes
43sSolo length
5Notes per second
C#4–E6Range (27 semitones)
65%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×53
  • -1 ×35
  • +1 ×27
  • +2 ×24
  • +3 ×18
  • -3 ×18

Changes played over

A1
Gm7♭5
C+7
Fm7♭5
B♭+7
Dm7♭5
G+7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7
A2
Gm7♭5
C+7
Fm7♭5
B♭+7
Dm7♭5
G+7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7
B1
Cm7
F7
B♭maj7
B♭maj7
A♭7
A♭7
G7
G7
A3
Gm7♭5
C+7
Fm7♭5
B♭+7
Dm7♭5
G+7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7

Record

Record
Jazz Gallery, Dizzy Gillespie, CD 1 · BMG/Makin' Friends records · 1994
Recorded
1945-05-11
Line-up
Dizzy Gillespie (tp); Charlie Parker (as); Al Haig (p); Curley Russel (b); Sidney Catlett (dr)
Composer
Tadd Dameron
Solo length
01:36- 02:20

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