ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1948

Fats Navarro: The Skunk

Key
D♭ major
Tempo
164 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
2
Form
A12

Fats Navarro's solo on “The Skunk” has 162 notes in 35 seconds (4.7 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from Ab3 to Eb6. The average tempo is 164 BPM with a swing feel. About 69% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

162Notes
35sSolo length
4.7Notes per second
Ab3–Eb6Range (31 semitones)
69%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×37
  • +1 ×28
  • -2 ×25
  • +2 ×20
  • +3 ×12
  • -3 ×9

Changes played over

A1
D♭7
G♭7
D♭7
D♭7
G♭7
G♭7
D♭7
B♭7
E♭7
A♭7
D♭7
A♭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
Dameron
Solo length
01:12-01:48

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