ENDEIT

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 297 notes in 172 seconds (1.7 notes per second), spanning 38 semitones from E3 to F#6. The average tempo is 118 BPM with a funk feel. About 56% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

297Notes
172sSolo length
1.7Notes per second
E3–F#6Range (38 semitones)
56%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • 0 ×64
  • -2 ×50
  • +2 ×44
  • +1 ×35
  • -1 ×34
  • -3 ×22

Changes played over

A1
F79♯

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.