ENDEIT

Trombone solo · 1954

J.J. Johnson: Walkin'

Key
F major
Tempo
128 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Hardbop
Choruses
7
Form
A12

J.J. Johnson's solo on “Walkin'” has 434 notes in 157 seconds (2.8 notes per second), spanning 23 semitones from Eb3 to D5. The average tempo is 128 BPM with a swing feel. About 50% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

434Notes
157sSolo length
2.8Notes per second
Eb3–D5Range (23 semitones)
50%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×73
  • +1 ×63
  • 0 ×48
  • -1 ×48
  • +3 ×40
  • -3 ×34

Changes played over

A1
F7
B♭7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
F7
F7
Gm7
C7
F7
Gm7C7

Record

Record
Walkin' · Prestige · 1957
Recorded
1954-04-29
Line-up
Miles Davis (tp); Lucky Thompson (ts); J.J. Johnson (tb); Horace Silver (p); Percy Health (b); Kenny Clarke (dr)
Composer
Miles Davis/Richard Carpenter

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