Trumpet solo · 1956

Miles Davis: Oleo

Key: B♭ major
Tempo: 271 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Hardbop
Choruses: 2
Form: A8A8B8A8

Miles Davis's solo on “Oleo” has 224 notes in 56 seconds (4 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from Bb3 to Bb5. The average tempo is 271 BPM with a swing feel. About 64% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

224Notes

56sSolo length

4Notes per second

Bb3–Bb5Range (24 semitones)

64%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+1 ×48
-2 ×42
+2 ×37
-3 ×24
-1 ×16
0 ×15

Changes played over

B♭^maj7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭^maj7E♭^m6

B♭^maj7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭^maj7E♭^m6

B♭^maj7G⁷

B♭^maj7

D⁷

G⁷

C⁷

F⁷

B♭^maj7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭^maj7E♭^m6

B♭^maj7G⁷

B♭^maj7

Record

Record: Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet · Prestige · 1958
Recorded: 1956-10-26
Line-up: Miles Davis (tp); Red Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (dr); John Coltrane (ts)
Composer: Sonny Rollins
Solo length: 00:30-01:27

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