Trumpet solo · 1961

Don Ellis: Sweet and Lovely

Key: C major
Tempo: 134 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Postbop
Choruses: 2
Form: A8A8B8A8

Don Ellis's solo on “Sweet and Lovely” has 331 notes in 115 seconds (2.9 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from G3 to D6. The average tempo is 134 BPM with a swing feel. About 53% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

331Notes

115sSolo length

2.9Notes per second

G3–D6Range (31 semitones)

53%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-1 ×49
-2 ×43
+1 ×41
+2 ×39
+3 ×31
-3 ×27

Changes played over

G^m7

C⁷

G^m7

C⁷

F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭⁷

C^maj7G⁷

C⁶

G^m7

C⁷

G^m7

C⁷

F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭⁷

C^maj7G⁷

C⁶

F^m7B♭⁷

C^maj7

F^m7B♭⁷

C^maj7

A♭^m7D♭⁷

E♭^maj7

E♭^m7A♭⁷

D^m7G⁷

G^m7

C⁷

G^m7

C⁷

F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭⁷

C^maj7G⁷

C⁶

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: Arnheim/Tobias/Lemare
Solo length: 01:03-03:01

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