ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1938

Roy Eldridge: Body and Soul

Key
D♭ major
Tempo
107 BPM MEDIUM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
1
Form
A8A8B8A8

Roy Eldridge's solo on “Body and Soul” has 313 notes in 77 seconds (4.1 notes per second), spanning 25 semitones from G3 to Ab5. The average tempo is 107 BPM with a swing feel. About 52% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

313Notes
77sSolo length
4.1Notes per second
G3–Ab5Range (25 semitones)
52%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×43
  • -2 ×41
  • -1 ×40
  • +1 ×34
  • +3 ×34
  • 0 ×27

Changes played over

A1
E♭m7B♭79♭
E♭m7D7
D♭maj7G♭7
Fm7Edim7
E♭m7
Cm7♭5F7
B♭m7E♭7Eb-7A♭7
D♭6B♭7
A2
E♭m7B♭79♭
E♭m7D7
D♭maj7G♭7
Fm7Edim7
E♭m7
Cm7♭5F7
B♭m7E♭7Eb-7A♭7
D♭A7
B1
Dmaj7Em7
D/G♭Gm7C7
G♭m7B-7E-7A7
Dmaj7
Dm7G7
Cmaj7E♭dim
Dm7G7
C7B7B♭7
A3
E♭m7B♭79♭
E♭m7D7
D♭maj7G♭7
Fm7Edim7
E♭m7
Cm7♭5F7
B♭m7E♭7Eb-7A♭7
D♭6
D♭6NC

Record

Record
The Chronological Classics: Chu Berry 1937-1941 · Classic Records · 1994
Recorded
1938-11-11
Line-up
Roy Eldridge (tp); Chu Berry (ts); Clyde Hart (p); Danny Barker (g); Artie Shapiro (b); Sidney Catlett (dr)
Composer
Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green

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