Trumpet solo · 1969

Miles Davis: Bitches Brew

Key: C major
Tempo: 100 BPM MEDIUM SLOW
Rhythm feel: Funk
Style: Fusion
Choruses: 1
Form: open

Miles Davis's solo on “Bitches Brew” has 303 notes in 153 seconds (2 notes per second), spanning 35 semitones from G3 to F#6. The average tempo is 100 BPM with a funk feel. About 68% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

303Notes

153sSolo length

2Notes per second

G3–F#6Range (35 semitones)

68%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

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Most frequent intervals

-1 ×82
+1 ×54
+2 ×35
-2 ×33
-3 ×25
+3 ×20

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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.