Trumpet solo · 1944

Roy Eldridge: St. Louis Blues

Key: G major
Tempo: 361 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Swing
Choruses: 1
Form: A12A12B8A12

Roy Eldridge's solo on “St. Louis Blues” has 275 notes in 35 seconds (8 notes per second), spanning 21 semitones from D4 to B5. The average tempo is 361 BPM with a swing feel. About 76% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

275Notes

35sSolo length

8Notes per second

D4–B5Range (21 semitones)

76%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+1 ×91
-1 ×81
-2 ×24
0 ×23
-3 ×15
+2 ×13

Changes played over

G^m

D⁷

G^m

G^mD⁷

G^m

D⁷

G^mA⁷

D⁷

G⁷

C⁷

C⁷D⁷

D⁷

A⁷D⁷

D⁷

G⁷

C⁷

C⁷D⁷

D⁷

A⁷D⁷

D⁷

G⁷

C⁷

C⁷D⁷

D⁷

A⁷D⁷

G⁷

Record

Record: Minor Jive · History - (Trumpets of Jericho)s
Recorded: 1944-10-13
Line-up: Roy Eldrige (tp, voc); Dave Mcrae (b); Humphrey Brannon (p); Napoleon Allen (g); Billy Taylor (b); Cozy Cole (dr)
Composer: W.C. Handy
Solo length: 00:10-00:45;

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