ENDEIT

Vibraphone solo · 1937

Lionel Hampton: Runnin' Wild

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
281 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8B8

Lionel Hampton's solo on “Runnin' Wild” has 164 notes in 26 seconds (6.2 notes per second), spanning 34 semitones from G3 to F6. The average tempo is 281 BPM with a swing feel. About 27% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

164Notes
26sSolo length
6.2Notes per second
G3–F6Range (34 semitones)
27%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +3 ×23
  • -3 ×21
  • +2 ×16
  • 0 ×15
  • +1 ×12
  • -2 ×12

Changes played over

A1
B♭
B♭
B♭7
B♭7
E♭
E♭
B♭
B♭
F7
Cm6D7
Gm
B♭m6
F
C7
F7
F7
B1
B♭
B♭
B♭7
B♭7
E♭
E♭
D7
D7G7
C7
F7
B♭
B♭
F7
F7
B♭
B♭

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
Grey/Wood/Gibs
Solo length
01:39- 02:04

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