Trumpet solo · 1961

Freddie Hubbard: Society Red

Key
F major
Tempo
114 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
6
Form
A12

Freddie Hubbard's solo on “Society Red” has 449 notes in 150 seconds (3 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from F#3 to B5. The average tempo is 114 BPM with a swing feel. About 51% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

449Notes
150sSolo length
3Notes per second
F#3–B5Range (29 semitones)
51%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×92
  • -1 ×71
  • -3 ×50
  • +3 ×43
  • +2 ×39
  • 0 ×36

Changes played over

A1
F7
B♭7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
F7
D79♭
Gm7
C7
Am7Dm7
Gm7♭5C7

Record

Record
The Best Of Dexter Gordon · Blue Note · 1988
Recorded
1961-05-06
Line-up
George Tucker (b); Al Harewood (dr); Horace Parlan (p); Freddie Hubbard (tp); Dexter Gordon (ts)
Composer
Dexter Gordon
Solo length
01:17-03:47

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