Miles Davis
Trumpet Solo on
Perhaps

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Miles Davis's trumpet solo is the 2nd of 3 on this recording, spanning three choruses at approximately 195 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 John Lewis, Davis bridges the conversation between the two. Davis's three-chorus solo shows him at his most confident, with increasingly assured phrasing. The groove sits in a comfortable medium-up zone, encouraging flowing melodic invention. The generous allocation of solo space allows each musician to develop extended ideas within the blues form.

Miles Davis was 21 to 22 years old at the time.