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
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- -1 ×90
- +1 ×80
- -2 ×75
- +2 ×62
- +3 ×43
- -3 ×41
Changes played over
A1
A2
B1
A3
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.