ENDEIT

Vibraphone solo · 1937

Lionel Hampton: Avalon

Key
E♭ major
Tempo
241 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8A8

Lionel Hampton's solo on “Avalon” has 151 notes in 32 seconds (4.7 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from Bb3 to Eb6. The average tempo is 241 BPM with a swing feel. About 30% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

151Notes
32sSolo length
4.7Notes per second
Bb3–Eb6Range (29 semitones)
30%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×21
  • 0 ×14
  • +5 ×11
  • -3 ×11
  • +3 ×10
  • +2 ×9

Changes played over

A1
A♭7
A♭7
A♭7
A♭7
E♭6
E♭6
E♭6
E♭6
A♭7
A♭7
A♭7
A♭7
E♭6
E♭6
E♭6
E♭6
B1
C7
C7
C7
C7
Fm7
Fm7
A♭m7
D♭7
E♭6
E♭6
C7
C7
Fm7
B7
E♭6
E♭6
I1
A♭7

Record

Record
From Swing to Bebop · History/This is Music · 1998
Recorded
1937-02-03
Line-up
Benny Goodman (cl); Teddy Wilson (p); Gene Krupa (dr); Lionel Hampton (vib)
Composer
Jolson/Rose
Solo length
01:39-02:10

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