Trumpet solo · 1953

Miles Davis: Tune Up

Key: D major
Tempo: 282 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Hardbop
Choruses: 3
Form: A16B16

Miles Davis's solo on “Tune Up” has 409 notes in 83 seconds (4.9 notes per second), spanning 22 semitones from A3 to G5. The average tempo is 282 BPM with a swing feel. About 75% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

409Notes

83sSolo length

4.9Notes per second

A3–G5Range (22 semitones)

75%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+2 ×98
-2 ×94
+1 ×61
-1 ×55
+3 ×24
-3 ×22

Changes played over

E^m7

A⁷

D^maj7

D^m7

G⁷

C^maj7

C^m7

F⁷

A♯^maj7

D♯^maj7

E^m7

F⁷

A♯^maj7

E^m7A^79♯

E^m7

A⁷

D^maj7

D^m7

G⁷

C^maj7

C^m7

F⁷

A♯^maj7

D♯^maj7

E^m7

A⁷

D^maj7

E^m7A^79♯

Record

Record: Quadromenia "Morpheus", CD 3
Recorded: 1953-03-19
Line-up: Miles Davis ( tp); John Lewis (p); Percy Heath (b); Art Blakey (dr)
Composer: Miles Davis

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