Trumpet solo · 1964

Freddie Hubbard: Speak No Evil

Key: C minor
Tempo: 143 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Postbop
Choruses: 1
Form: A14A14B8A14

Freddie Hubbard's solo on “Speak No Evil” has 251 notes in 82 seconds (3 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from Ab3 to Eb6. The average tempo is 143 BPM with a swing feel. About 56% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

251Notes

82sSolo length

3Notes per second

Ab3–Eb6Range (31 semitones)

56%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+2 ×39
-2 ×36
+1 ×34
-3 ×32
-1 ×31
-4 ×14

Changes played over

C^m7

D♭^maj7

C^m7

D♭^maj7

C^m7

D♭^maj7

C^m7

D♭^maj7E♭^m7

E^m7911C^m7

D^m7911B♭^m7

A^7alt

B♭^m7

A^7alt

B♭^m7

C^m7

D♭^maj7

C^m7

D♭^maj7

C^m7

D♭^maj7

C^m7

D♭^maj7E♭^m7

E^m7911C^m7

D^m7911B♭^m7

A^7alt

B♭^m7

A^7alt

B♭^m7

A^m7♭5

A♭⁷

G^m7

G♭⁷

F^m7

B♭⁷

E♭^{maj79♯11♯}

D♭^maj7911♯

C^m7

D♭^maj7

C^m7

D♭^maj7

C^m7

D♭^maj7

C^m7

D♭^maj7E♭^m7

E^m7911C^m7

D^m7911B♭^m7

A^7alt

B♭^m7

A^7alt

B♭^m7

Record

Record: Speak No Evil · Blue Note · 1965
Recorded: 1964-12-24
Line-up: Elvin Jones (dr); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Freddie Hubbard (tp)
Composer: Wayne Shorter
Solo length: 04:19-05:41

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