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Miles Davis's trumpet solo is the 2nd of 3 on this recording, spanning one chorus at approximately 173 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 32-bar AABA form and the key of B♭, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. Built on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm," the harmonic foundation is a familiar one in the jazz repertoire, inviting inventive melodic departures. Positioned between Charlie Parker and John Lewis, Davis bridges the conversation between the two. Davis sounds increasingly like his own man in his solo, moving beyond the influence of Gillespie and Parker toward the spare, cool-toned approach that would define his mature style.
Miles Davis was 21 to 22 years old at the time.
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