Trombone solo · 1957

J.J. Johnson: My Funny Valentine

Key: F minor
Tempo: 133 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Bebop
Choruses: 2
Form: A8A8B8C12

J.J. Johnson's solo on “My Funny Valentine” has 365 notes in 135 seconds (2.7 notes per second), spanning 22 semitones from Eb3 to C#5. The average tempo is 133 BPM with a swing feel. About 61% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

365Notes

135sSolo length

2.7Notes per second

Eb3–C#5Range (22 semitones)

61%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-2 ×76
+2 ×61
0 ×48
+1 ×42
-1 ×42
-3 ×20

Changes played over

F^m

F^mj7

F^m7

F^m6

D♭^maj7

B♭^m7

G^m7♭5

C^79♭

F^m

F^mj7

F^m7

F^m6

D♭^maj7

B♭^m7

E♭⁷

A♭^maj7B♭^m7

C^m7B♭^m7

A♭^maj7B♭^m7

C^m7B♭^m7

A♭^maj7C⁷

F^m7E♭^m7D7

D♭^maj7

G^m7♭5C⁷

F^m

F^mj7

F^m7

F^m6

D♭^maj7

G^m7♭5C^79♭

F^m7E⁷

E♭^m7A♭⁷

D♭^maj7

B♭^m79E♭⁷

A♭⁶

G^m7♭5C⁷

Record

Record: Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson At The Opera House · Polydor K.K · 1995
Recorded: 1957-09-29
Line-up: Stan Getz (ts); J.J. Johnson (tb); Oscar Peterson (p); Herb Ellis (g); Ray Brown (b); Connie Kay (dr)
Composer: Rodgers, Hart
Solo length: 01:03-03:17

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