Miles Davis
Trumpet Solo on
Cheryl

About

Miles Davis's trumpet solo is the 2nd of 4 on this recording, spanning three choruses at approximately 180 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 12-bar Blues form and the key of C, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. Positioned between Charlie Parker and Bud Powell, Davis bridges the conversation between the two. Davis's three choruses show his growing confidence as an improviser, and Powell's two-chorus solo displays the percussive, harmonically advanced piano style that was revolutionizing the instrument. The groove sits in a comfortable medium-up zone, encouraging flowing melodic invention.

Miles Davis was 20 to 21 years old at the time.