ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1991

Kenny Wheeler: Slipped again

Key
F major
Tempo
130 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
3
Form
A12

Kenny Wheeler's solo on “Slipped again” has 256 notes in 64 seconds (4 notes per second), spanning 32 semitones from A3 to F6. The average tempo is 130 BPM with a swing feel. About 70% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

256Notes
64sSolo length
4Notes per second
A3–F6Range (32 semitones)
70%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×60
  • -1 ×53
  • +2 ×32
  • +1 ×31
  • -3 ×27
  • +3 ×17

Changes played over

A1
F7
B♭7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
F7
Am7D7
Gm7
C7
F7
Gm7C7

Record

Record
Rhythm In Mind · Novus · 1992
Recorded
1991-04-29
Line-up
Steve Coleman (as); Dave Holland (b); Ed Blackwell (dr); Kevin Eubanks (g); Tommy Flanagan (p); Von Freeman (ts); Kenny Wheeler (tp, flgn)
Composer
Thad Jones
Solo length
02:09-03:13

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