Trumpet solo · 1977

Woody Shaw: Rahsaan's Run

Key
G minor
Tempo
298 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
6
Form
A24

Woody Shaw's solo on “Rahsaan's Run” has 347 notes in 58 seconds (6 notes per second), spanning 30 semitones from G3 to C#6. The average tempo is 298 BPM with a swing feel. About 57% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

347Notes
58sSolo length
6Notes per second
G3–C#6Range (30 semitones)
57%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×68
  • -1 ×53
  • +2 ×45
  • -3 ×36
  • +1 ×30
  • +3 ×25

Changes played over

A1
Gm7911
Gm7911
Gm7911
Gm7911
Cm7911
Cm7911
Gm7911
Gm7911
A7
D7
Gm7911
Gm7911

Record

Record
Rosewood · Columbia (Legacy) · 1998
Recorded
1977-12-19
Line-up
Woody Shaw (tp); Carter Jefferson (ts); Onaje Allan Gumbs (p); Clint Houston (b); Victor Lewis (dr)
Composer
Woody Shaw
Solo length
00:42-01:40

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