ENDEIT

Tenor saxophone solo · 1991

Joe Henderson: U.M.M.G.

Key
D♭ major
Tempo
219 BPM UP
Rhythm feel
Swing
Style
Postbop
Choruses
2
Form
A8A8B8A8

Joe Henderson's solo on “U.M.M.G.” has 329 notes in 70 seconds (4.7 notes per second), spanning 39 semitones from Ab2 to B5. The average tempo is 219 BPM with a swing feel. About 62% of the melodic motion is stepwise (one or two semitones).

Notes

329Notes
70sSolo length
4.7Notes per second
Ab2–B5Range (39 semitones)
62%Stepwise motion

Pitch-class distribution

Most frequent intervals

  • -2 ×65
  • -1 ×60
  • +1 ×43
  • +2 ×34
  • -4 ×22
  • -3 ×19

Changes played over

A1
Fm7♭5
B♭7
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭dim7D♭6
D♭maj7
D♭m7
G♭7
A2
Fm7♭5
B♭7
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭dim7D♭6
D♭maj7
A♭m7D♭7
A♭m7D♭7
B1
Gm7♭5
C79♭
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
A♭m7♭5
D♭79♭
G♭m
A♭7
A3
Fm7♭5
B♭79♭
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭dim7
D♭6
D♭dim
D♭6

Record

Record
Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn · Verve · 1992
Recorded
03.-08.09.1991
Line-up
Joe Henderson (ts); Gregory Hutchinson (dr); Wynton Marsalis (tp); Christian McBride (b); Stephen Scott (p)
Composer
Billy Strayhorn
Solo length
00:45-01:56

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