ENDEIT

Trumpet solo · 1962

Don Ellis: Johnny Come Lately

Key
G minor
Tempo
211 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Don Ellis's solo on “Johnny Come Lately” has 298 notes in 74 seconds (4 notes per second), spanning 32 semitones from G3 to Eb6. The average tempo is 211 BPM with a swing feel. About 52% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

298Notes
74sSolo length
4Notes per second
G3–Eb6Range (32 semitones)
52%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +2 ×42
  • -1 ×41
  • -2 ×36
  • +1 ×33
  • +3 ×31
  • -3 ×26

Changes played over

A1
Gm6
E♭7D7
Gm6
E♭7D7
Gm6
E♭7D7
Gm6
Am7♭5D7
A2
Gm6
E♭7D7
Gm6
E♭7D7
Gm6
E♭7D7
Gm6
Fm7B♭7
B1
E♭maj7Fm7
Gm7Fm7
E♭maj7Fm7
Gm7Fm7
E♭maj7Fm7
G7C7
F7B♭7
A79♭D+7
A3
Gm6
E♭7D7
Gm6
E♭7D7
Gm6
E♭7D7
Gm6
Gm6

Record

Record
Giants of Jazz: Don Ellis featuring Paul Bley, Steve Swallow, Gary Peacock, Nick Martins, Jaki Byard, Ron Carter and Charlie Persip · Sarabandas srl (Giants of Jazz) · 1995
Recorded
1962-07-15
Line-up
Don Ellis (tp); Paul Bley (p); Gary Peacock (b); Nick Martins (dr)
Composer
Duke Ellington
Solo length
00:35-01:52

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