ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1963

Joe Henderson: Totem Pole

Key
E♭ minor
Tempo
138 BPM MEDIUM
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Joe Henderson's solo on “Totem Pole” has 562 notes in 112 seconds (5 notes per second), spanning 31 semitones from Bb2 to F5. The average tempo is 138 BPM with a swing feel. About 55% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

562Notes
112sSolo length
5Notes per second
Bb2–F5Range (31 semitones)
55%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×110
  • +2 ×72
  • -1 ×72
  • +1 ×51
  • 0 ×43
  • -4 ×39

Changes played over

A1
E♭m79
E♭m79
F7
F7
E7
E7
E♭m79
E♭mB♭7
A2
E♭m79
E♭m79
F7
F7
E7
E7
E♭m79
E♭m79
B1
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
A♭m7
D♭7
G♭maj7
B♭+79
A3
E♭m79
E♭m79
F7
F7
E7
E7
E♭m79
B♭7

Record

Record
The Sidewinder · Blue Note · 1989
Recorded
1963-12-21
Line-up
Lee Morgan (tp); Joe Henderson (ts); Barry Harris (p); Bob Cranshaw (b); Billy Higgins (dr)
Composer
Lee Morgan

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