ENDEIT

Trombone solo · 1949

J.J. Johnson: Teapot

Key
F major
Tempo
315 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Bebop
Choruses
2
Form
A8B8

J.J. Johnson's solo on “Teapot” has 251 notes in 49 seconds (5.1 notes per second), spanning 24 semitones from C3 to C5. The average tempo is 315 BPM with a swing feel. About 55% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

251Notes
49sSolo length
5.1Notes per second
C3–C5Range (24 semitones)
55%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -1 ×53
  • -2 ×51
  • 0 ×23
  • +3 ×22
  • +2 ×18
  • -3 ×17

Changes played over

A1
F7
C7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭m7
E♭7
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭6
A♭6
B♭m7E♭7
A♭6C7
B1
F7
C7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
B♭7
Fm7
C7
Fm7
Fm7
Cm7
F7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭6C7

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
00:06-00:55

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