Trombone solo · 1987

Steve Turre: Steve's Blues

Key
F major
Tempo
204 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
4
Form
A12

Steve Turre's solo on “Steve's Blues” has 269 notes in 58 seconds (4.7 notes per second), spanning 29 semitones from A2 to D5. The average tempo is 204 BPM with a swing feel. About 53% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

269Notes
58sSolo length
4.7Notes per second
A2–D5Range (29 semitones)
53%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×40
  • 0 ×38
  • +2 ×38
  • -2 ×35
  • -1 ×28
  • -3 ×21

Changes played over

A1
F7
B♭7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
F7
Am7D7
Gm7
C7
F7
C7

Record

Record
Imagination · 32 Jazz · 1998
Recorded
1987-06-24
Line-up
Kirk Lightsey (p); Steve Turre (tb); Ray Drummond (b); Carl Allen (dr); Woody Shaw (tp)
Composer
S. Turre
Solo length
00:36-01:35

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