Trumpet solo · 1966
Miles Davis: Orbits
- Key
- Tempo
- 264 BPM UP
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Postbop
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- open
Miles Davis's solo on “Orbits” has 342 notes in 69 seconds (5 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from Ab3 to C6. The average tempo is 264 BPM with a swing feel. About 72% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
342Notes
69sSolo length
5Notes per second
Ab3–C6Range (28 semitones)
72%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- +2 ×70
- +1 ×69
- -1 ×69
- -2 ×39
- 0 ×23
- -3 ×17
Changes played over
A1
Record
- Record
- Miles Smiles · Columbia · 1967
- Recorded
- 24-25.10.1966
- Line-up
- Miles Davis (tp); Wayne Shorter (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (dr)
- Composer
- Shorter
- Solo length
- 00:28-01:38
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.