Trumpet solo · 1964

Miles Davis: E.S.P.

Key: F major
Tempo: 291 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Postbop
Choruses: 6
Form: A16A16

Miles Davis's solo on “E.S.P.” has 865 notes in 160 seconds (5.4 notes per second), spanning 30 semitones from Bb3 to E6. The average tempo is 291 BPM with a swing feel. About 75% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

865Notes

160sSolo length

5.4Notes per second

Bb3–E6Range (30 semitones)

75%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+1 ×267
-1 ×155
+2 ×114
-2 ×107
-3 ×62
0 ×37

Changes played over

E^7alt

F^maj7

E^7alt

E♭^maj7911♯

D⁷

E♭^maj7911♯

E⁷

F^maj7E♭^maj7

D^m79

G⁷

G^m7

G♭⁷

E^7alt

F^maj7

E^7alt

E♭^maj7911♯

D⁷

E♭^maj7911♯

E⁷

F^maj7E♭^maj7

D♭^7911♯

G^m7

D♭^m7G♭⁷

F^maj7

Record

Record: E.S.P. · Columbia · 1991
Recorded: September 1964?
Line-up: Wayne Shorter (ts); Tony Williams (dr); Ron Carter (b); Herbie Hancock (p); Miles Davis (tp)
Composer: Shorter/Davis
Solo length: 01:24-04:04

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