ENDEIT

Trombone solo · 1949

J.J. Johnson: Blue Mode

Key
B♭ major
Tempo
64 BPM SLOW
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
1
Form
A12

J.J. Johnson's solo on “Blue Mode” has 222 notes in 90 seconds (2.5 notes per second), spanning 22 semitones from Eb3 to C#5. The average tempo is 64 BPM with a swing feel. About 53% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

222Notes
90sSolo length
2.5Notes per second
Eb3–C#5Range (22 semitones)
53%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×41
  • -1 ×36
  • +3 ×28
  • +1 ×20
  • +2 ×18
  • -3 ×12

Changes played over

A1
B♭7
E♭7Em7♭5
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
Dm7G7
Cm7
F7
B♭7F7
B♭7G7C-7F7
B1
B♭7
Am7D7
Gm7
Fm7B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
E♭m7D7
D♭7G7
Cm7
C7F7
B♭7G7
Cm7F7
I1
B♭7

Record

Record
Quadromania Jazz Edition, Sonny Stitt, One O'Clock Jump, CD 2 · Membran Music Ltd. · 2005
Recorded
1949-10-17
Line-up
Sonny Stitt (ts); J.J. Johnson (tb); John Lewis (p); Nelson Boyd (b); Max Roach (dr)
Composer
J.J. Johnson
Solo length
00:36-02:07

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