Tenor saxophone solo · 1964

Joe Henderson: Punjab

Key: D major
Tempo: 160 BPM MEDIUM UP
Rhythm feel: Swing
Style: Postbop
Choruses: 5
Form: A10B8

Joe Henderson's solo on “Punjab” has 716 notes in 135 seconds (5.3 notes per second), spanning 35 semitones from Ab2 to G5. The average tempo is 160 BPM with a swing feel. About 56% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

716Notes

135sSolo length

5.3Notes per second

Ab2–G5Range (35 semitones)

56%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

C♯

E♭

F♯

A♭

B♭

Most frequent intervals

-2 ×171
+2 ×88
-1 ×77
+1 ×62
-3 ×56
+3 ×49

Changes played over

D^maj7

D^maj7A♯⁷⁹¹³

B^maj7

G♯^maj7

F^m7♭5

A♯⁷

E^6911♯

E^6911♯D♯⁷

G♯^maj7

G⁷⁹¹³

F♯⁷⁹¹³B^maj7

F⁷⁹

F^sus79

G^maj7A^maj7

B^maj7C^maj7911♯

Record

Record: In'n'Out · Blue Note · 1964
Recorded: 1964-04-10
Line-up: Kenny Dorham (tp); McCoy Tyner (p); Richard Davis (b); Elvin Jones (dr); Joe Henderson (ts)
Composer: Joe Henderson
Solo length: 01:09-03:24

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