Trumpet solo · 1986

Wynton Marsalis: Caravan

Key
C major
Tempo
197 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Wynton Marsalis's solo on “Caravan” has 526 notes in 157 seconds (3.4 notes per second), spanning 35 semitones from E3 to Eb6. The average tempo is 197 BPM with a swing feel. About 59% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

526Notes
157sSolo length
3.4Notes per second
E3–Eb6Range (35 semitones)
59%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×90
  • +1 ×80
  • -2 ×75
  • +2 ×62
  • +3 ×43
  • -3 ×41

Changes played over

A1
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
Fm
Fm
Fm
Fm
A2
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
Fm
Fm
Fm
Fm
B1
F7
F7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭79E♭79♭
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
G7
D♭7
A3
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
C79♭
Fm
Fm
Fm
Fm

Record

Record
Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1 · CBS/Columbia · 1987
Recorded
29.-30.5.1986, 24.-25.9.1986
Line-up
Wynton Marsalis (tp); Marcus Roberts (p); Robert Leslie Hurst III (b); Jeff Watts (dr)
Composer
Juan Tizol

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