ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1954

Miles Davis: Walkin'

Key
F major
Tempo
128 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
7
Form
A12

Miles Davis's solo on “Walkin'” has 458 notes in 159 seconds (2.9 notes per second), spanning 25 semitones from Ab3 to A5. The average tempo is 128 BPM with a swing feel. About 58% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

458Notes
159sSolo length
2.9Notes per second
Ab3–A5Range (25 semitones)
58%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×85
  • -1 ×69
  • -2 ×64
  • +2 ×49
  • -4 ×39
  • +3 ×30

Changes played over

A1
F7
B♭7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
F7
Am7D7
Gm7
C7
F7
Gm7C7

Record

Record
Walkin' · Prestige · 1957
Recorded
1954-04-29
Line-up
Miles Davis (tp); Lucky Thompson (ts); J.J. Johnson (tb); Horace Silver (p); Percy Health (b); Kenny Clarke (dr)
Composer
Miles Davis/Richard Carpenter

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