Trumpet solo · 1956

Miles Davis: Oleo

Key: B♭ major
Tempo: 268 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Hardbop
Choruses: 2
Form: A8A8B8A8

Miles Davis's solo on “Oleo” has 223 notes in 55 seconds (4 notes per second), spanning 30 semitones from E3 to Bb5. The average tempo is 268 BPM with a swing feel. About 68% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

223Notes

55sSolo length

4Notes per second

E3–Bb5Range (30 semitones)

68%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-2 ×50
+1 ×45
+2 ×41
0 ×22
-1 ×15
-3 ×10

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: 04:21-05:17

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