Piano solo · 1966
Herbie Hancock: Orbits
- Key
- Tempo
- 265 BPM UP
- Rhythm feel
- Swing
- Style
- Postbop
- Choruses
- 1
- Form
- open
Herbie Hancock's solo on “Orbits” has 463 notes in 80 seconds (5.8 notes per second), spanning 33 semitones from B2 to Ab5. The average tempo is 265 BPM with a swing feel. About 61% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).
Notes
463Notes
80sSolo length
5.8Notes per second
B2–Ab5Range (33 semitones)
61%Stepwise motion
Pitch-class distribution
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Most frequent intervals
- -1 ×106
- +1 ×93
- +2 ×43
- -2 ×42
- +4 ×36
- -3 ×31
Changes played over
A1
Record
- Record
- Miles Smiles · Columbia · 1967
- Recorded
- 24-25.10.1966
- Line-up
- Miles Davis (tp); Wayne Shorter (ts); Herbie Hancock (p); Ron Carter (b); Tony Williams (dr)
- Composer
- Shorter
Source: Weimar Jazz Database, Jazzomat Research Project (HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0.