Trumpet solo · 1987

Woody Shaw: Dat Dere

Key
C minor
Tempo
115 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Woody Shaw's solo on “Dat Dere” has 406 notes in 135 seconds (3 notes per second), spanning 28 semitones from G3 to B5. The average tempo is 115 BPM with a swing feel. About 58% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

406Notes
135sSolo length
3Notes per second
G3–B5Range (28 semitones)
58%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×86
  • -1 ×69
  • -3 ×59
  • +2 ×46
  • +3 ×35
  • +1 ×31

Changes played over

A1
Cm7
Am7♭5A♭maj7
Am7♭5D7
Dm7♭5G7
Cm7
Am7♭5A♭maj7
Dm7♭5G+7
Cm7G7
A2
Cm7
Am7♭5A♭maj7
Am7♭5D7
Dm7♭5G7
Cm7
Am7♭5A♭maj7
Dm7♭5G+7
Cm7
B1
Dm7♭5G7C-7
Am7♭5D7G7C-7
Am7♭5D7
Dm7♭5G7
Dm7♭5G7C-7
Am7♭5D7G+7E♭7
Dm7♭5G+7
G7G+7
A3
Cm7
Am7♭5A♭maj7
Am7♭5D7
Dm7♭5G7
Cm7
Am7♭5A♭maj7
Dm7♭5G+7
Cm7

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
O. Brown Jr./B. Timmons
Solo length
01:20-03:37

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