ENDEIT

Cornet solo · 1927

Louis Armstrong: Savoy Blues

Key
G major
Tempo
129 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Twobeat
Style
Traditional
Choruses
2
Form
A12

Louis Armstrong's solo on “Savoy Blues” has 159 notes in 44 seconds (3.6 notes per second), spanning 27 semitones from F#3 to A5. The average tempo is 129 BPM with a twobeat feel. About 40% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

159Notes
44sSolo length
3.6Notes per second
F#3–A5Range (27 semitones)
40%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×26
  • -3 ×25
  • +1 ×17
  • +3 ×17
  • +2 ×11
  • +4 ×10

Changes played over

A1
G
CC♯dim
G/D
G7
C
C
G
G
D7
D7
GC7
GD7

Record

Record
College Music Sociecty Sourcebooks in American Music, Louis Armstrong, The Original Hot Five Recordings of Louis Armstrogn · Pendragon Press, New York · 2007
Recorded
1927-12-13
Line-up
Louis Armstrong (cor); Kid Ory (tb); Johnny Dodds (cl); Lillian Hardin Armstrong (p); Johnny St. Cyr (bjo)
Composer
Edward Ory
Solo length
01:28-02:14

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