ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1956

Miles Davis: Trane's Blues

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
164 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
5
Form
A12

Miles Davis's solo on “Trane's Blues” has 262 notes in 106 seconds (2.5 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from C4 to E6. The average tempo is 164 BPM with a swing feel. About 49% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

262Notes
106sSolo length
2.5Notes per second
C4–E6Range (28 semitones)
49%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • 0 ×46
  • -2 ×42
  • +2 ×38
  • +1 ×28
  • -1 ×21
  • -3 ×20

Changes played over

A1
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
Dm7G7
Cm7
F7
B♭7
Cm7F7
A2
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
Dm7G7
Cm7
F7
B♭7
Cm7F7

Record

Record
Trane's Blues · Giants of Jazz · 1990
Recorded
1956-05-11
Line-up
Miles Davis (tp); John Coltrane (ts); Red Garland (p); Paul Chambers (b); Philly Joe Jones (dr)
Composer
John Coltrane

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