Trumpet solo · 1948

Fats Navarro: Double Talk

Key
F major
Tempo
226 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
3
Form
A8A8B8A8

Fats Navarro's solo on “Double Talk” has 660 notes in 104 seconds (6.3 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from Bb3 to F6. The average tempo is 226 BPM with a swing feel. About 68% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

660Notes
104sSolo length
6.3Notes per second
Bb3–F6Range (31 semitones)
68%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×162
  • -2 ×111
  • +1 ×102
  • +2 ×71
  • +3 ×51
  • -3 ×42

Changes played over

A1
F
F
Fm7
B♭7
Gm7
C7913
Am7A♭dim
Gm7G♭7
A2
F
F
Fm7
B♭7
Gm7
C7
Fm7B♭m7
E♭m7A♭7/D
B1
D♭
Dm7
E♭m7
Fm7B7913
Fm7B♭79♯13
E♭m7A♭79♯
D♭
C7alt
A3
F
F
Fm7
B♭7
Gm7
C7913
Am7A♭dim
Gm7G♭7

Record

Record
From Swing to Bebop, Double Talk, Fats Navarro CD 2 · Trumpets of Jericho Ltd.
Recorded
1948-10-11
Line-up
Howard McGhee (tp, p); Fats Navarro (tp); Ernie Henry (as); Milt Jackson (p, vib); Curley Russel (b); Kenny Clarke (dr)
Composer
McGhee, Navaro
Solo length
00:49-02:34

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