ENDEIT

Vibraphone solo · 1952

Milt Jackson: Bag's Groove

Key
F major
Tempo
175 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
2
Form
A12

Milt Jackson's solo on “Bag's Groove” has 198 notes in 35 seconds (5.7 notes per second), spanning 27 semitones from C4 to Eb6. The average tempo is 175 BPM with a swing feel. About 65% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

198Notes
35sSolo length
5.7Notes per second
C4–Eb6Range (27 semitones)
65%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×44
  • -2 ×36
  • +2 ×24
  • -1 ×24
  • +3 ×22
  • -3 ×11

Changes played over

A1
F7
B♭7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
F7
F7
Gm7
C7
F7
C7

Record

Record
Quadromania Jazz Edition, Milt Jackson, La Ronde Suite, CD 2 · Membran International · 2005
Recorded
1952-04-07
Line-up
Milt Jackson (vib); Lou Donaldson (as); John Lewis (p); Percy Heath (b); Kenny Clarke (dr)
Composer
Milt Jackson
Solo length
00:34-01:09

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