ENDEIT

Trombone solo · 1944

Dickie Wells: Jo-Jo

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
183 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Swing
Choruses
2
Form
A12

Dickie Wells's solo on “Jo-Jo” has 114 notes in 32 seconds (3.6 notes per second), spanning 21 semitones from F3 to D5. The average tempo is 183 BPM with a swing feel. About 50% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

114Notes
32sSolo length
3.6Notes per second
F3–D5Range (21 semitones)
50%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×17
  • +2 ×14
  • +3 ×13
  • -2 ×13
  • -1 ×13
  • -3 ×11

Changes played over

A1
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
Cm7
F7
B♭7
B♭7

Record

Record
Lester's Be-Bop Boogie · Quadromania · 2006
Recorded
1944-03-14
Line-up
Bill Coleman (tp); Dickie Wells (tb); Lester Young (ts); Jow Bushkin (p); John Simmons (b); Jo Jones (dr)
Composer
Joe Bushkin

Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.