ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1986

Wynton Marsalis: Cherokee II

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
340 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A16A16B16A16

Wynton Marsalis's solo on “Cherokee II” has 655 notes in 90 seconds (7.2 notes per second), spanning 37 semitones from E3 to F6. The average tempo is 340 BPM with a swing feel. About 68% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

655Notes
90sSolo length
7.2Notes per second
E3–F6Range (37 semitones)
68%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×125
  • +1 ×106
  • +2 ×105
  • -2 ×103
  • 0 ×48
  • +3 ×33

Changes played over

A1
B♭maj7
B♭maj7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
A♭7
A♭7
B♭maj7
Gm7
C7
C7
Cm7
Bdim
Cm7
F+7
A2
B♭maj7
B♭maj7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
A♭7
A♭7
B♭maj7
Gm7
C7
C7
Cm7
F7
B♭6
B♭6
B1
D♭m7
G♭7
Bmaj7
Bmaj7
Bm7
E7
Amaj7
Amaj7
Am7
D7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Gm7
C7
Cm7
F+7
A3
B♭maj7
B♭maj7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
A♭7
A♭7
B♭maj7
Gm7
C7
C7
Cm7
F7
B♭6
B♭6

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
Ray Noble

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