Trombone solo · 1957

J.J. Johnson: Yesterdays

Key: D minor
Tempo: 125 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Bebop
Choruses: 4
Form: A16A16

J.J. Johnson's solo on “Yesterdays” has 489 notes in 128 seconds (3.8 notes per second), spanning 25 semitones from C#3 to D5. The average tempo is 125 BPM with a swing feel. About 62% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

489Notes

128sSolo length

3.8Notes per second

C#3–D5Range (25 semitones)

62%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

+1 ×80
+2 ×77
-2 ×73
-1 ×70
0 ×63
-3 ×33

Changes played over

D^m

E^m7♭5A^79♭

D^m

E^m7♭5A^79♭

D^mD^m_/D♭

D^m_/C

B^m7♭5

E⁷

A⁺⁷

D⁷

G⁷

C⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7

E^m7♭5

A^79♭

Record

Record: Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson At The Opera House · Polydor K.K · 1995
Recorded: 1957-10-07
Line-up: Stan Getz (ts); J.J. Johnson (tb); Oscar Peterson (p); Herb Ellis (g); Ray Brown (b); Connie Kay (dr)
Composer: Kern, Harbach
Solo length: 01:09-03:10

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