ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1943

Roy Eldridge: The Gasser

Key
A♭ major
Tempo
238 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
2
Form
A8B8

Roy Eldridge's solo on “The Gasser” has 305 notes in 66 seconds (4.6 notes per second), spanning 33 semitones from Ab3 to F6. The average tempo is 238 BPM with a swing feel. About 71% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

305Notes
66sSolo length
4.6Notes per second
Ab3–F6Range (33 semitones)
71%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×62
  • -1 ×55
  • +1 ×54
  • +2 ×42
  • -3 ×25
  • 0 ×17

Changes played over

A1
F7
F7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
A♭6
B♭m7E♭7
A♭6
Gm7♭5C7
B1
F7
F7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
Fm7
Gm7♭5C7
Fm7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭6G7
G♭7F7
B♭7E♭7
A♭6

Record

Record
Minor Jive · History - (Trumpets of Jericho)s
Recorded
1943-11-16
Line-up
Roy Eldridge (tp); Joe-Andrew Gardner (as); Abrams Quebec-Tom Archia (ts); Rozelle Gayle (p); Theodore Sturgis (b); Harold West (dr)
Composer
Eldridge
Solo length
01:44-02:48

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