ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1957

Lee Morgan: Blue Train

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
134 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
1
Form
A12

Lee Morgan's solo on “Blue Train” has 616 notes in 107 seconds (5.7 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from F3 to C6. The average tempo is 134 BPM with a swing feel. About 61% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

616Notes
107sSolo length
5.7Notes per second
F3–C6Range (31 semitones)
61%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×122
  • +1 ×118
  • -2 ×76
  • +2 ×61
  • -3 ×44
  • +3 ×38

Changes played over

A1
E♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
Cm7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
A2
E♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
Cm7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
A3
E♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
Cm7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
A4
E♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
Cm7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
A5
E♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
Cm7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
A6
A6
A6

Record

Record
Blue Train · Blue Note · 1985
Recorded
1957-09-15
Line-up
Lee Morgan (tp); John Coltrane (ts); Kenny Drew (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (dr); Curtis Fuller (tb)
Composer
John Coltrane
Solo length
03:23-05:13

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