Trumpet solo · 1961

Don Ellis: You Stepped Out of a Dream

Key: D major
Tempo: 169 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Postbop
Choruses: 1
Form: A16B16

Don Ellis's solo on “You Stepped Out of a Dream” has 118 notes in 43 seconds (2.7 notes per second), spanning 21 semitones from A3 to F#5. The average tempo is 169 BPM with a swing feel. About 61% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

118Notes

43sSolo length

2.7Notes per second

A3–F#5Range (21 semitones)

61%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-2 ×25
+1 ×18
+2 ×16
0 ×14
-1 ×12
+3 ×8

Changes played over

D^maj7

D♯^maj7

F⁷

A♯^maj7

A^m7

D⁷

G^maj7

B^m7

E⁷

F^m7A♯⁷

E^m7A⁷

D^maj7

D♯^maj7

F⁷

G♯⁷

G⁷

E^m7♭5

A⁷

F♯^m7

B⁷

E^m7

A⁷

D^maj7

D^maj7N.C.

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: Kahn/Brown
Solo length: 02:42-03:25

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