ENDEIT

Piano solo · 1965

Herbie Hancock: Agitation

Key
Tempo
294 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A4A4B4A4A4B4A4

Herbie Hancock's solo on “Agitation” has 343 notes in 68 seconds (5 notes per second), spanning 41 semitones from D3 to G6. The average tempo is 294 BPM with a swing feel. About 60% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

343Notes
68sSolo length
5Notes per second
D3–G6Range (41 semitones)
60%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • +1 ×74
  • -1 ×66
  • +2 ×36
  • -2 ×27
  • +3 ×23
  • -4 ×19

Changes played over

A1
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
B1
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭
D♭/A♭

Record

Record
E.S.P. · Columbia · 1965
Recorded
20.22.01.1965
Line-up
Miles Davis(tp); Wane Shorter (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (dr)
Composer
M. Davis

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