Trombone solo · 1949

J.J. Johnson: Elora

Key: B♭ major
Tempo: 197 BPM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Bebop
Choruses: 1
Form: A8A8B8C8

J.J. Johnson's solo on “Elora” has 140 notes in 39 seconds (3.6 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from D3 to D5. The average tempo is 197 BPM with a swing feel. About 57% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

140Notes

39sSolo length

3.6Notes per second

D3–D5Range (24 semitones)

57%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-2 ×39
-1 ×25
-3 ×15
+1 ×9
+3 ×9
+4 ×9

Changes played over

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭^maj7

D^m7D♭⁷

C^m7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7

D^m7D♭⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭^maj7

D^m7D♭⁷

C^m7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

E♭^m7A♭⁷

B♭^m7

A^m7D⁷

G^m7

C⁷

C^m7

F⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭^maj7

D^m7D♭⁷

C^m7G⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7

D^m7D♭⁷

C^m7

Record

Record: Quadromania Jazz Edition, Sonny Stitt, One O'Clock Jump, CD 1 · 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: 01:29-02:08

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