Trumpet solo · 1969

Miles Davis: Bitches Brew

Key: C major
Tempo: 98 BPM MEDIUM SLOW
Rhythm feel: Funk
Style: Fusion
Choruses: 1
Form: open

Miles Davis's solo on “Bitches Brew” has 261 notes in 147 seconds (1.8 notes per second), spanning 30 semitones from C4 to F#6. The average tempo is 98 BPM with a funk feel. About 70% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

261Notes

147sSolo length

1.8Notes per second

C4–F#6Range (30 semitones)

70%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-1 ×76
+1 ×59
-2 ×25
+2 ×20
-3 ×19
+3 ×11

Changes played over

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Record

Record: Bitches Brew, CD1 · CBS · 1992
Recorded: 1969-08-19
Line-up: Miles Davis (tp); Wayne Shorter (as); Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul (p); John McLaughlin (g); Benny Maupin (bcl); Dave Holland (b); Harvey Brooks (eb); Jack DeJohnette, Lenny White (dr); Don Alias, Jim Riley (perc)
Composer: Miles Davis

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