ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1956

Miles Davis: Vierd Blues

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
115 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
3
Form
A12

Miles Davis's solo on “Vierd Blues” has 157 notes in 100 seconds (1.6 notes per second), spanning 14 semitones from C#4 to Eb5. The average tempo is 115 BPM with a swing feel. About 42% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

157Notes
100sSolo length
1.6Notes per second
C#4–Eb5Range (14 semitones)
42%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • 0 ×42
  • +1 ×34
  • -3 ×18
  • -1 ×17
  • +2 ×8
  • +4 ×7

Changes played over

A1
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
G79♭
Cm
F7
B♭7G79♭
Cm7F7

Record

Record
Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings (1951 - 1956), CD 5 · Prestige · 1992
Recorded
1956-03-16
Line-up
Miles Davis (tp); Sonny Rollins (ts); Tommy Flanagan (p); Paul Chambers (b); Art Taylor (dr)
Solo length
00:26-02:08

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