Miles Davis
Trumpet Solo on
Embraceable You

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To shorten the tune, Miles jumps to bar 9 of the form following Bird's solo and plays to the end without ever playing the actual melody.
Miles Davis was 20 to 21 years old at the time.

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Miles Davis

Trumpet

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The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes

Charlie Parker

Released 2002

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Embraceable You

Charlie Parker Quintet

Recorded 1947

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Embraceable You

by George Gershwin

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F major

Concert Key

G major

Trumpet Key

ABAC - 32 bars

Form

4/4

Meter

1m 21s

Duration

0.75

Choruses

70 bpm

Tempo

Ballad

Feel


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