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Vibraphone solo · 1952

Milt Jackson: What's New

Key
C major
Tempo
72 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
1
Form
B8A8

Milt Jackson's solo on “What's New” has 191 notes in 49 seconds (3.9 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from G3 to C6. The average tempo is 72 BPM with a swing feel. About 60% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

191Notes
49sSolo length
3.9Notes per second
G3–C6Range (29 semitones)
60%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×33
  • -2 ×31
  • +1 ×28
  • +2 ×22
  • +3 ×21
  • -3 ×12

Changes played over

B1
F6
E♭m7A♭7
D♭maj7
Gm7♭5C7
Fm7Dm7♭5
Gm7♭5C7
Fm6
Dm7♭5G7
A3
C6
B♭m7E♭7
A♭maj7
Dm7♭5G7
Cm7Am7♭5
Dm7♭5G7
C6Am7

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
Haggart/Burke
Solo length
01:57-02:45

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