Miles Davis
Trumpet Solo on
My Old Flame

About

Miles Davis closes out the solos on trumpet with half a chorus, following Charlie Parker at approximately 67 BPM. Set within a ballad setting, the 32-bar AABA form and the key of F, the solo allows for nuanced, expressive phrasing. Coming last in the solo order, Davis has the task of building on everything that came before while steering the performance back toward the closing head. Miles Davis follows with a half-chorus on trumpet. Miles follows Bird and solos over the bridge out. The ballad tempo allows the soloist to linger on each note, emphasizing tone and emotion.

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