Trumpet solo · 1969
Miles Davis: Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
- Key
- F major
- Tempo
- 118 BPM MEDIUM
- Rhythm feel
- Funk
- Style
- Fusion
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- open
Miles Davis's solo on “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down” has 525 notes in 213 seconds (2.5 notes per second), spanning 37 semitones from F3 to F#6. The average tempo is 118 BPM with a funk feel. About 64% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
525Notes
213sSolo length
2.5Notes per second
F3–F#6Range (37 semitones)
64%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- +1 ×131
- -1 ×121
- 0 ×76
- -2 ×45
- +2 ×37
- -3 ×29
Changes played over
A1
Record
- Record
- Bitches Brew, CD2 · CBS · 1992
- Recorded
- 1969-08-20
- Line-up
- Miles Davis (tp); Wayne Shorter (as); Larry Young (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.