Trumpet solo · 1966

Miles Davis: Dolores

Key
Tempo: 275 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Postbop
Choruses: 5
Form: A8B6A8

Miles Davis's solo on “Dolores” has 464 notes in 80 seconds (5.8 notes per second), spanning 27 semitones from F#3 to A5. The average tempo is 275 BPM with a swing feel. About 75% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

464Notes

80sSolo length

5.8Notes per second

F#3–A5Range (27 semitones)

75%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+1 ×98
-1 ×96
+2 ×86
-2 ×67
-3 ×26
+3 ×20

Changes played over

D^m

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

A^m7D⁷

F^m7911

A^m7♭5D⁷

D♭^sus7

G^m7

D⁷

G^m7

F^m7

E^m7

E♭

G^m7

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

A^m7D⁷

F^m7

A^m7♭5D⁷

D♭^sus7

Record

Record: Miles Smiles · Columbia · 1967
Recorded: 24-25.10.1966
Line-up: Miles Davis (tp); Wayne Shorter (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (dr)
Composer: Shorter
Solo length: 00:34-01:56

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