ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1961

Don Ellis: I Love You

Key
F major
Tempo
147 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Don Ellis's solo on “I Love You” has 305 notes in 106 seconds (2.9 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from A3 to C#6. The average tempo is 147 BPM with a swing feel. About 54% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

305Notes
106sSolo length
2.9Notes per second
A3–C#6Range (28 semitones)
54%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×46
  • -3 ×40
  • +2 ×39
  • -1 ×39
  • -2 ×38
  • -4 ×27

Changes played over

A1
Gm7♭5
C79♭
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Gm7
C7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
A2
Gm7♭5
C79♭
Fmaj7
Bm7E7
Amaj7
Bm7E7
Amaj7
Amaj7
B1
Gm7
C7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Am7♭5
D79♭
G7
C7
A3
Gm7♭5
C79♭
Fmaj7
Am7♭5D7
G7
Gm7C7
F6
F6

Record

Record
Giants of Jazz: Don Ellis featuring Paul Bley, Steve Swallow, Gary Peacock, Nick Martins, Jaki Byard, Ron Carter and Charlie Persip · Sarabandas srl (Giants of Jazz) · 1995
Recorded
1961-04-21
Line-up
Don Ellis (tp); Paul Bley (p); Steve Swallow (b)
Composer
C. Porter
Solo length
01:47-03:30

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