ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1964

Miles Davis: Eighty-One

Key
F major
Tempo
138 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
6
Form
A12

Miles Davis's solo on “Eighty-One” has 373 notes in 125 seconds (3 notes per second), spanning 32 semitones from Bb3 to F#6. The average tempo is 138 BPM with a swing feel. About 61% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

373Notes
125sSolo length
3Notes per second
Bb3–F#6Range (32 semitones)
61%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×74
  • +1 ×69
  • 0 ×55
  • +2 ×44
  • -1 ×40
  • -3 ×24

Changes played over

A1
Fsus7
B♭sus7
Fsus7
Fsus7
B♭sus7
B♭sus7
Fsus7
Fsus7
Csus7
B♭sus7
Fsus7
Fsus7

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
Carter/Davis
Solo length
00:44-02:48

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