ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1956

Miles Davis: Blues by Five

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
178 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
8
Form
A12

Miles Davis's solo on “Blues by Five” has 371 notes in 131 seconds (2.8 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from Bb3 to D6. The average tempo is 178 BPM with a swing feel. About 52% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

371Notes
131sSolo length
2.8Notes per second
Bb3–D6Range (28 semitones)
52%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×55
  • +1 ×52
  • +2 ×47
  • 0 ×44
  • -1 ×38
  • -3 ×34

Changes played over

A1
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
Fm7B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
G7
Cm7
F7
B♭7
F7

Record

Record
Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet · Prestige · 2007
Recorded
1956-10-26
Line-up
Miles Davis (tp); Red Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (dr); John Coltrane (ts)
Composer
Red Garland
Solo length
00:56-03:07

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