ENDEIT

Cornet solo · 1978

Woody Shaw: Stepping Stone

Key
F major
Tempo
266 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
1
Form
A16B16

Woody Shaw's solo on “Stepping Stone” has 160 notes in 29 seconds (5.4 notes per second), spanning 27 semitones from G3 to Bb5. The average tempo is 266 BPM with a swing feel. About 52% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

160Notes
29sSolo length
5.4Notes per second
G3–Bb5Range (27 semitones)
52%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×33
  • -2 ×22
  • -3 ×19
  • -1 ×16
  • 0 ×14
  • +5 ×14

Changes played over

A1
F7
F7
F7
F7
F7
F7
F7
F7
F7
F7
F7
F7
F7
F7
F7
F7
B1
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7
Fm7

Record

Record
Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard · Columbia · 1978
Recorded
05.&06.08.1978
Line-up
Woody Shaw (cor, flgn); Carter Jefferson (ts, ss); Onaje Allan Gumbs (p); Clint Houston (b); Victor Lewis (dr)
Composer
Woody Shaw
Solo length
00.54-01:25

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