ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1963

Lee Morgan: The Sidewinder

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
156 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Latin
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
3
Form
A24

Lee Morgan's solo on “The Sidewinder” has 396 notes in 113 seconds (3.5 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from F3 to C6. The average tempo is 156 BPM with a latin feel. About 58% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

396Notes
113sSolo length
3.5Notes per second
F3–C6Range (31 semitones)
58%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×68
  • -2 ×57
  • +1 ×52
  • +2 ×49
  • 0 ×43
  • -4 ×25

Changes played over

A1
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
A♭7
A♭7
A♭7
A♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7

Record

Record
The Sidewinder · Blue Note · 1989
Recorded
1963-12-21
Line-up
Lee Morgan (tp); Joe Henderson (ts); Barry Harris (p); Bob Cranshaw (b); Billy Higgins (dr)
Composer
Lee Morgan

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