Miles Davis
Trumpet Solo on
Oleo

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Miles Davis's trumpet solo is the opening of 4 solos on this recording, followed by John Coltrane on tenor sax. Spanning three choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a brisk 304 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 1:24. The composition is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm." "Oleo" from Miles Davis's 1958 sessions is a high-velocity performance of Sonny Rollins's rhythm changes composition, taken at a scorching 304 BPM with the trumpeter's full sextet. Recorded live at The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, on September 9, 1958. Miles Davis was 31 to 32 years old at the time of this 1958 recording.

Miles Davis was 31 to 32 years old at the time.