Trumpet solo · 1961

Don Ellis: Out of Nowhere

Key: G major
Tempo: 152 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Postbop
Choruses: 1
Form: A16B16

Don Ellis's solo on “Out of Nowhere” has 229 notes in 54 seconds (4.2 notes per second), spanning 26 semitones from G3 to A5. The average tempo is 152 BPM with a swing feel. About 48% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

229Notes

54sSolo length

4.2Notes per second

G3–A5Range (26 semitones)

48%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+2 ×34
+1 ×28
-1 ×24
-2 ×22
+3 ×21
-3 ×20

Changes played over

G^maj7

A♯^m7

D♯⁷

G^maj7

B^m7

E^79♭

A^m7

E^79♭

A^m7

D♯⁷

D^sus7

D^79♭

G^maj7

A♯^m7

D♯⁷

G^maj7

B^m7

E^79♭

A^m7

E^79♭

A^m7

C^m6

B^m7A♯^dim

A^m7D⁷

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: Heyman, Green
Solo length: 00:49-1:44

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