ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1991

Wynton Marsalis: U.M.M.G.

Key
D♭ major
Tempo
221 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Wynton Marsalis's solo on “U.M.M.G.” has 261 notes in 70 seconds (3.7 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from C4 to C6. The average tempo is 221 BPM with a swing feel. About 58% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

261Notes
70sSolo length
3.7Notes per second
C4–C6Range (24 semitones)
58%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×53
  • +1 ×46
  • -3 ×32
  • +2 ×29
  • +3 ×24
  • -2 ×22

Changes played over

A1
Fm7♭5
B♭79♭
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭dim7D♭6
D♭maj7
D♭m7
G♭7
A2
Fm7♭5
B♭79♭
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭dim7D♭6
D♭maj7
A♭m7D♭7
A♭m7D♭7
B1
Gm7♭5
C79♭
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
A♭m7♭5
D♭79♭
G♭m7
A♭7
A3
Fm7♭5
B♭79♭
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭dim7
D♭6
D♭dim
D♭6

Record

Record
Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn · Verve · 1992
Recorded
03.-08.09.1991
Line-up
Joe Henderson (ts); Gregory Hutchinson (dr); Wynton Marsalis (tp); Christian McBride (b); Stephen Scott (p)
Composer
Billy Strayhorn
Solo length
01:56-03:06

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