Piano solo · 1967
Herbie Hancock: Hand Jive
- Key
- Tempo
- 262 BPM UP
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Postbop
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- A11B7
Herbie Hancock's solo on “Hand Jive” has 642 notes in 139 seconds (4.6 notes per second), spanning 33 semitones from G3 to E6. The average tempo is 262 BPM with a swing feel. About 50% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
642Notes
139sSolo length
4.6Notes per second
G3–E6Range (33 semitones)
50%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- -2 ×97
- +2 ×87
- -1 ×74
- +1 ×62
- -3 ×61
- +3 ×53
Changes played over
A1
Record
- Record
- Nefertiti · Columbia · 1968
- Recorded
- 7./22./23.06, 19.07.1967
- Line-up
- Miles Davis (tp); Wayne Shorter (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (dr)
- Composer
- Tony Williams
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.